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Resources
Whether you are a youth leader looking for resources to follow up a CSM trip, a student who wants to learn more about serving in urban ministry or an individual who wants to delve deeper into tough issues that surround urban missions we recommend the following resources.
Promotional Materials
CSM has some great promotional materials – ready for you to use! Check out our CSM Promo page to find posters, banners and a whole bunch materials you can download and print.
Websites
- CSM Urban Updates (Check out CSM’s blog!)
- ChristianVolunteering.org (TechMission’s Volunteering Database)
- Word&Deed Network (Website designed to encourage holistic ministry leaders)
- North American Association of Christians in Social Work
- Christian Community Health Fellowship
- Campolo School for Social Change
- MissionYear (Founded by Bart Campolo – sites in Atlanta, Philadelphia, Chicago, Camden (NJ), Wilmington (DE), New Orleans)
- CCDA Institute
- Gospel.com (Everything you can imagine!)
- Ethnic Harvest (Find Bibles in over 230 languages)
- Ethnic Harvest – Parallel Bible (Display Bible passages in 25 languages alone or in parallel columns)
- National Coalition for the Homeless (Informational site dedicated to education about homelessness)
Books
- Poverty and Justice Bible
(Bible Society) Contemporary English Version with verses related to poverty and justice issues highlighted throughout. Includes an applicable Bible Study. - Serving With Eyes Wide Open: Doing Short-Term Missions with Cultural Intelligence
David A. Livermore (Baker Publishing Group) encourages today's Christians to approach short-term missions with eyes open to global realities so that we may learn how to minister on a cross-cultural level more effectively. - God In The Alley
Greg Paul (WaterBrook Press) Stories from Toronto – offering both a real perspective of life on the streets as well as hope and restoration. - The Beloved Community: How Faith Shapes Social Justice, From the Civil Rights Movement to Today
Charles Marsh (Basic Books) Explores the pursuit of community in a divided America and the basis of faith in social justice. - Urban Ministry in a New Millennium
David Claerbaut (Authentic Media/World Vision Resources) An updated edition of "Urban Ministry" by Claerbaut focusing on topics such as global cities, institutionalized poverty and new directions for urban ministry. - Renewing the City: Reflections on Community Development and Urban Renewal
Robert Lupton (InterVarsity Press) Lupton applies the story of Nehemiah, rebuilder of Jerusalem in the Old Testament, to today's topics facing urban ministry. - When Helping Hurts
Brian Fikkert, Steve Corbett (Moody Publishers) Takes a look at how to realistically help those living in poverty without hurting them or the helper. - Never a City So Real: A Walk in Chicago
Alex Kotlowitz (Crown Publishers) Takes an intensive look at nine different urban dwellers and their family structures. - The Preacher King: Martin Luther King Jr. And the Word That Moved America
Richard Lischer (Oxford University Press) Chronicles the faith journey of Martin Luther King Jr. Includes unpublished sermons.
Magazines/Newsletters
- CSM E-Letter
- Urban Perspectives (Bob Lupton’s monthly newsletter – FCS Ministries)
- Sojourners (Jim Wallis; located in DC)
- Evangelicals for Social Action (Ron Sider’s group; publishes Prism magazine)
- Christianity Today, Leadership Journal, Campus Life (All great magazines)
Other Resources
- North Park University (Chicago – great for Youth Ministry, Urban Ministry and lots of other majors as well as Seminary, Masters in Community Development and Non-profit Management graduate degrees to name a few.)
- Bakke Graduate University (Creative, experiential and global city courses are offered at the MTS and DMin levels.)
- RELOAD (Urban youth worker’s one day training experience.)
- Congress on Urban Ministry (Chicago)
- DeVos Urban Leadership Initiative (National faith-based leadership development program for urban youth workers in Christian organizations and institutions.)
