CITY REALITIES:
- Over 50% of humanity lives in urbanized regions (Cities) throughout the world
- These city areas are our mission field assigned by God to us
- 80% of all Americans live in urban Cities (metropolitan)
- At this time of history we have an unprecedented opportunity
- Some missions experts refer to America's cities as a new missions frontier
- Cities are:
- Multi-ethnic
- Multi-lingual
- Multi-cultural
- Multi-religious
- Multi-philosophical
- Multi-generational in composition
- Cities are SEATS of demonic power- principalities
- Cities are unique power brokers of regions
- Cities control governments
- Cities control much of the wealth of a region
- Cities are bastions of pluralism with multitudes of people who need Jesus
- Cities are often seats of education
- Cities control the media
- Jesus and Paul spent most of their ministry time in Cities
- Most People are born in cities and migrate out
- In cities you will find concentrations of:
- Poverty
- Racism, Sexism
- Health Care and health care needs
- Deteriorating educational systems
- Devastated marriages and Fatherless Children, Abortion
- Pornography, Sexual immorality
- Homosexual invasion
- Terrorism
- Increasing international polarization
- Increasing Anti-American ideologies
- Gang violence, drug addictions, prostitution
- White Collar crime
- Proliferation of false world religions
- Fading Judeo Christian Values and beliefs
- American Cities, like St. Louis HAVE A STRAGIC PART TO PLAY IN the COMING END-TIME REVIVAL
- Cities like St. Louis City MUST BE RESTORED Spiritually First