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Following the Jesus in the Underside of Megalopolises

Following the Jesus in the Underside of Megalopolises. Encarnação – Portuguese for the Ancient Principle of the Incarnation the Modern Reality of Global Urbanization and Poverty. The Heart of the Great Commission Luke 4:18, 19.

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Following the Jesus in the Underside of Megalopolises

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  1. Following the Jesus in the Underside of Megalopolises Encarnação – Portuguese for the Ancient Principle of the Incarnation the Modern Reality of Global Urbanization and Poverty

  2. The Heart of the Great CommissionLuke 4:18, 19 • The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,because he has anointed meto preach good news to the poor. • He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisonersand recovery of sight for the blind, • to release the oppressed,to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor. (central passage in Luke, Acts, refers back to the Servant Songs of Isaiah and the Jubilee of Leviticus)

  3. The Power of the Spirit • The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,because he has anointed me The Centrality of Proclamation • to preach good news The Focus of Ministry • to the poor.

  4. The Holistic Style and Context of Proclamation • He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisonersand recovery of sight for the blind, The Goal of Justice • to release the oppressed,to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor. (The eternal jubilee, the year of redistribution). • Conversion and church growth are intermediate goals not end goals.

  5. ½ the world is urban beginning the urban century From 19-95% of these cities are urban poor slum dwellers, squatters, favelados 2 billion people have migrated to the cities in the last decades All rural population increase has been moving to the cities The Greatest Migration in History • Most responsive mega-people • Group whether Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists, animists • Left behind old gods • Looking for new social relationships

  6. John 1:14 • The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. • We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, • Full of grace and truth.

  7. Cities Up the Ganges

  8. Five Phases to Global Urban Evangelization • Phase 1: Mobilization of teams of cross cultural missionaries to the slums of the 200 mega-cities and 1700 least evangelized cities • 40 cities, 400 workers, perhaps 1200 globally • Phase 5: Transformation of the cities • Phase 2: Pioneering initial churches in the slums of each city • Manila, Lima, Mumbai, Delhi, etc • Phase 3: Indigenous leadership and movements • of 5000-15,000 in each city • Latin movements, movements in some African cities • 677 in Manila’s slums • Phase 4: Transformation of some slums

  9. Undergraduate Level: Urban Poor Church-planter’s TrainingInformal consultations, diplomas, leading to a BA Numbers in brackets represent 1 unit= 30 course hours including teaching, study, activities Teaching for each unit is about 2 x 8 hour CDRom modules * Indicates optional courses

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