Foundations for Christian Mission, Mentor's Guide, MG04

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4. Paul’s missionary journeys were completely urban in character.

a. His ministry included going to many different cities covering a broad region.

(1) Acts 20.23

(2) Rom. 15.19-23

b. “The preoccupation with cities was not peculiar to Paul. . . . within a decade of the crucifixion of Jesus, the village culture of Palestine had been left behind, and the Greco-Roman city became the dominant environment of the Christian movement” (Wayne A. Meeks. The First Urban Christians: The Social World of the Apostle Paul. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1983, p. 9-11).

5. Proclaiming Christ and his Kingdom (the heart of mission) occurred in urban areas, in cities, which served as gateways to the larger Roman empire.

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a. Acts 8.5-6

b. Acts 13.44

c. Acts 14.20-22

d. Acts 16.14

e. Acts 18.8-10