Urbanus is a theological, educational network for training urban practitioners with practical tools for contextual ministry in large francophone cities.
Activities and Goals
- Undergraduate and graduate curriculum of courses in urban theology, missiology and ecclesiology taught in over 30 schools across the francophone world by Urbanus partners
- Initiatives of AIDS education and prevention in Haiti and French Africa
- Expansion of pedagogical resources on CD-ROM for Bible schools and urban practitioners
Missiological Challenges in large French cities
- Deep poverty
- Large Muslim populations
- Significant numbers with AIDS
- Massive secularization in Europe and Canada
- Religious and tribal pluralism
- The scarcity of good training resources for pastors and urban missionaries
La Francophonie (the francophone world)
- 51 French-speaking countries or regions with a total population of 500 million
- Vast urbanization across La Francophonie
23 cities – 1,000,000 + people
51 cities – 250,000 + people
Urbanus Resources
Free Article in PDF format — Urban Bibliography
CD-ROM
The Gospel and Urbanization — 5th edition, five sections including Lausanne Paper no. 37 sold in the Boutique.