Urban Discipleship Articles
Practical, field-tested thinking and experience on discipleship, mission, and what it means to partner with God in the city. Written by practitioners from across the global learning community focussed on the unique challenges of the urban harvest field.
No-religion? No problem!
‘I am not interested in religion’, declared “Carol”, my Pilates-mate.
It was reported by the Singapore Department of Statistics (2020) that in Singapore, about 20% of the population is not affiliated with any religion, a figure which is steadily increasing.
The rising of trend of ‘no-religion’ presents opportunities.
Northern Lights: 9 Movement Lessons from a Finnish Network
"That might work in African or Asian villages, but it can't happen here."
Yet in Finland, one of Europe's most secular and individualistic nations, a different story is emerging.
Why Are Cities Hard To Reach? The New Urban Reality & 4 Postures To Move Us Forward
The growing urbanism of our world is well documented. Growing numbers of disciple-making movements (DMMs) are also well documented. What's missing is well-documented DMMs in urban contexts. Anecdotally, there are few urban instances of DMM, and those that exist are taking place primarily within sub-groups who have preserved a rural social structure. Sustained replicating discipleship is still rare amongst majority populations in our cities.