Ministry in a Multi-Cultural and Unchurched Society

Ses s i on 1: Tra i n i ng Cros s -Cu l tura l Mi n i s ter s 15

he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. [37] Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; [38] therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.” 3. Matt. 28.18-20 (ESV) – And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. [19] Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, [20] teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

B. Acknowledge the city’s strategic place in human civilization.

C. Acknowledge the city’s presence as a spiritual outpost for kingdom business.

D. Acknowledge the city’s spiritual peril: Nineveh as a model of the modern city (Jonah).

E. Acknowledge the city’s spiritual promise as a light for the world (Matt. 5.14-16).

F. Bottom Line: Only the most spiritually jaundiced will fail to recognize our inner cities as one of this century’s most strategic mission fields.

III. B – Believe in the Sovereignty, Selection, and Supply of the Holy Spirit to Raise Up Qualified Spiritual Laborers in the City.

A. Scriptures