THE CHURCH IN THE CITY:
WEEPING TEARS OF GRIEF AND HOPE
SAINT CHRYSOSTOM'’S CHURCH
Two YEAR CENTENNIAL OBSERVANCE
May 17, 1995
JOHN BUCHANAN, PASTOR

FOURTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

UIrat a fm + be @ Oty Chive. '

I SOMETIMES THINK THAT WE ARE ON
THE FRONTIER ¢«

——

IF FRONTIER IS THAT LINE THAT

DIVIDES THE KNOWN FROM THE UNKNOWN, \ THE

BORDER BETWEEN THE SAFETY AND SECURITY
Ses

OF FAMILIAR PATTERNS\ AND THE EXHILARA-
qe f (Sito Se
TION AND ADVENTURE AND_RISK OF _ THE NEW -
Se ae Pe —————,

THE_UNKNowN { THENY URBAN CHURCHES ARE THE

END-OF-THE 20TH CENTURY VERSION OF
FRONTIER MINISTRY.

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Fvery Gaye. city Chucky Meucruut
peer — deters Leh Ahiyjs th} an
Lava ; y Wick Syn p 4 oly vb O's
ehsowvlan .

How TO BE A CHURCH IN THE CITY?
THERE WAS SOMETHING ABOUT HIS
VOICE. ke CAME THROUGH THE INTERCOM OF

eterna el
THE MANSE_NEXT TO THE CHURCH, URGENTLY,

Samet arte ese ad

PAINFULLY,\ WHEN YOU WORK IN A CITY
——— —

CHURCH YOU HEAR, BEFORE VERY LONG, EVERY
erate em pean

CONCEIVABLE STORY CREATED, REHEARSED,

TOLD AND RETOLD ve TO SEPARATE YOU
a ¢
I HAVE WONDERED at

TIMES ABOUT THE GENERAL HEALTH

FROM 4 FEW DOLLAR

PEOPLE IN TENNESSEE BECAUSE EVERY DAY
rr

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SOMEONE ASKS US FOR MONEY IN ORDER TO

BUY A BUS TICKET TO VISIT A/MOTHER WHO

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IS CRITICALLY ILL IN NASH tle.\ AND so
‘

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ONE DEVISES SOME CRITERI TO ‘SEPARATE
Ne anand i

E\ ong

THE WHEAT FROM THE CHAF LEARNS TO

FOOD AND CLOTHING INSTEAD OF CASH IS ONE

ree - ln

co

WAY TO MAKE SURE ONE'S CHARITY IS NOT
Por remcant

ENDING IN THE CASH REGISTER OF A
eT,

LOCAL LIQuo store. | EVEN THAT CAN

BE TRICKY IF WHATLYOU GIVE IS IN ANY WAY
Ne ammmaiieed

MARKETABLE. p SQ, IN THE PROCESS OF
nal Laem tit netartaene ond

PROTECTING’ OUR CHART? BEING RESPONSI-

BLE WITH OUR RESOURCES, URING THAT

OUR“CARING IS DESERVED, SOMETHING SOME-
IMES GETS LOST.
——— THIS VOICE PENETRATED MY OWN DE-

FENSE PERINETERS. | I WENT TO THE DOOR

AND SAW A YOUNG MAN IN TORN AND DIRTY

CLOTHING. \ Hrs FACE WAS BRUISED AND

PUFFY, AND HE WAS SHIVERING. | It wAS NOT

ee einem

PARTICULARLY coLp.| HE DID NOT ASK FOR

MONEY OR FOOD. \ALL HE WANTED WAS A.
a ———

SWEATER SO HE COULD STOP susvertne. | So

I DID WHAT WE ALL KNOW WE SHOULD DO

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UNDER THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES. E REFERRED

HIM TO OUR SOCIAL SERVICE CENTER AROUND

THE CORNER AND RETURNED TO THE GAME ON

TELEVISION. | dust AS I SAT BACK DOWN I
bn
RECALLED TWO qurnes: | (one 27 was 5:30

P.M., AND THE SOCIAL SERVICE CENTER

CLOSES AT 5:00 P.M. ON SATURDAY; JAND
Ce mained
(awoDa WEDDING WAS ABOUT TO BEGIN IN THE
ED WAS Al
CHAPEL So I HURRIED OVER TO THE CHURCH
ee La

AND SURE ENOUGH, THERE HE WAS, STANDING

bli al
i

AT THE SIDE DOOR NEAR THE CHAPEL, THE

ONE THAT IS LOCKED, POUNDING, TRYING TO

LOOK THROUGH THE wrnpows \ INSIDE THERE
ee,

WERE PEOPLE IN TUXEDOS AND LOVELY DRESS-

Pein

ES ENGAGED IN A VERY IMPORTANT AND VERY
De eee amma

HAPPY RELIGIOUS CEREMONY.

THE CHURCH STAFF WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN
el

ee ial

THE TWO EVENTS: \ THE LOVELY WEDDING
el

re

ABOUT TO BEGIN AND THE MAN_ STANDING

nein l

OUTSIDE THE DOOR, WITH HIS FACE ALL

oo

PUFFY AND BRUISED, SHIVERING, WANTING A
germs erent ter

mie,

SWEATER. | THe RESOLUTION WAS SIMPLE

ENOUGH.\ THE RECEPTIONIST AND I WENT

DOWN TO THE SHARE SHOP, FOUND A SWEATER

AND A WOOL SPORT COAT.\ I TOOK THEM UP

beminammien inet cone ol

TO THE MAN AND GAVE THEM TO uim.\ HE WAS
rei

OVERJOYED, PUT THEM BOTH ON, \THANKED ME

meee

PROFUSELY AND WALKED UP CHESTNUT STREET.

—

As I WATCHED HIM MAKE HIS WAY
ean al

THROUGH THE SMALL CAFE TABLES OUTSIDE

OO ail

CRICKET'S,
ee
DIATELY WEST OF THE CHURGH, FULL OF
oe

FASHIONABLE PEOPLE WITH SHOPPING BAGS
eruproaninitinnn am

Mee

FROM BLOOMINGDALE'’S, MARSHALL FIELD,
ecommerce EMI

Lorp & TAYLOR, ENJOYING A LATE AFTERNOON

DRINK, I FELT_GUILT, EXASPERATION,

r
ANGER, FRUSTRATION. THE CHURCH CAN'T
INTERRUPT A WEDDING EVERY TIME_A HOME-

LESS PERSON OR AN ADDICT OR A DRUNK

Le

LOOKING FOR SOME GUILT-RIDDEN, MIDDLE

a,

CLASS BLEEDING HEART_IQ FINANCE ANOTHER
Lemna scone

BOTTLE OF MUSCATEL POUNDS ON _THE DOOR.
Nor CAN I PLAY SAVIOR TO EVERY PERSON

WITH A HAND OUT ON MICHIGAN AVENUE, NOT

TO MENTION THE TEN OR FIFTY THOUSAND

ee

HOMELESS PEOPLE ON THE STREETS, DEPEND-

ING ON WHOSE NUMBERS YOU BELIEVE, NOT TO

eit

MENTION MILLIONS OF HUNGRY PEOPLE IN THE
COUNTRY AND WORLD.| So I_WATCHED, HIM

WALK AWAY FROM THE CHURCH, WHERE THE

PROCESSIONAL HAD NOW BEGUN, WITH HIS

DISCARDED WOOL SWEATER AND_SPORT COAT,
Hee eee aig iamameeaamenal

THREADING HIS WAY THROUGH THE COCKTAIL

CROWD AT CRICKET'S - STILL SHIVERING BY
ee -—_

THE WAY - AND I FOUND MYSELF WONDERING.

URBAN MINISTRY IS LIKE THAT. \ THE

CITY IS LIKE THAT.| IT'S ONE OF THE

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REASONS SUBURBA

PEOPLE SEEM TO DISLIKE
THE CITY SO MU¢H AND TREAT YOU LIKE YOU
HAVE SOME KING OF MENTAL ILLNESS IF YOU
SAY SOMETHING SO Lupricrous AS "I LOVE
CITIES," WwHI¢H I DO, ALWAYS HAVE, ALWAYS
WILL. But Ij po NOT LOVE THE CITY SENTI-
MENTALLY - WY
HarRVEY Cox HAS WRITTEN THE FORWARD

a,

TO A FINE 4@BF COLLECTION OF ESSAYS FHAT™
ee nanmmeniiianl

URBAN MINISTRY.

Cox, ,WHO HAS SPENT HIS CAREER IN

CITIES, HE SAYS, HAS _BEEN MUGGED IN

CHICAGO, | BURGLARIZED IN Boston, | NEARLY
—_——

ASPHYXIATED IN MEXICO Crtyv,\ INTERROGATED

IN BERLIN AND HOPELESSLY LOST IN TOKYO,
Pe mania
STILL LOVES THE CITY.

Cox QUOTES THE GERMAN PLAYWRIGHT,

BERTHOLD BRECHT, WHO REMARKED THAT WHILE

[nel

SHELLEY THOUGHT HELL WAS A PLACE RATHER

en

LIKE LONDON, IN HIS OWN OPINION IT WAS
L eaniiliiend emi

PROBABLY MUCH MORE LIKE Los ANGELES.
{p, 13]

THe Crty_as Het. \IN THAT SAME
BOOK, JIM WALLIS TELLS ABOUT HIS SISTER

a

AND HER FIVE-YEAR-OLD SON MICHAEL, WALK~

ING THROUGH THEIR WASHINGTON, D.C.
ae
NEIGHBORHOOD ON THE WAY TO THE SOJOURN-

ERS Day Care CENTER, WHERE BURNED OUT
a

BUILDINGS AND VACANT LOTS REMAIN FROM
AA THE 1968 RIOTS. \eRror Corrzpor,)” IT 1S
STILL CALLED. MICHAEL LOOKED AT HIS

Le EEERnaEAEEEnE oa
MOTHER AND saxo, ("Momy, WAS THERE A WAR
were?” \[P. 44]

URBAN PROBLEMS HAVE REACHED GARGAN-
Preacmmirrar

TUAN PROPORTIONS.| COLUMNIST WILLIAM

er

RASPBERRY WROTE RESMELY THAT THE PROB-

LEM OF HOMELESS POOR PEOPLE IS SO COM-~

PLEX, SO MULTI-LAYERED, SO MULTI-~FACET-
ae TE

ED, SO HOPELESS. THAT HE HAS NOTICED HIS

OWN CAPACITY 10 CARE SHUTTING DOWN.

It’s CALLED "COMPASSION FATIGUE."

7, You KNOW THE LITANY: | CITY SCHOOLS

ARE BAD, QUBLIC HOUSING IS_AWFUL,| GANG

VIOLENCE, DRUGS, SOCIAL DESTRUCTION,
FAMILY DISINTEGRATION.

—

ALEX KOTLOWITZ WROTE ABOUT IT IN

a LEP

THERE ARE No CHILDREN HERE: \ THE STORY

OF A FAMILY TRYING TO MAKE IT IN THE

HENRY HorRNER HOUSING PROJECT AND IN

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PARTICULAR TWO BOYS, PHAROAH AND LAFAY-
ema

ETTE RIVERS AND THEIR MOTHER.

LisTEN TO KOTLOWITZ DESCRIBE AN
INCIDENT IN THEIR LIVES:
Brirp LEG, THEIR FRIEND, FIFTEEN IS DEAD,

iy

SHOT ON A PLAYGROUND ON A HOT AUGUST
NIGHT BY A RIVAL GANG newer. | AT THE

Oe ll

FUNERAL PHAROAH AND LAFEYETTE ARE SIT-
TING IN A PEW WITH THEIR FAMILY. SOME-
ONE SANG, “LeaN ON ME.”

CLarce TEARS SLID DOWN PHAROAH’S
PLUMP CHEEKS. | He CLUTCHED_ D-UP

SWEATSHIRT TO HIS CHEST FOR SECURITY.

——

CAs THe SERVICE CLOSED AND THE
——— ee

MOURNERS MOVED FORWARD TO PASS THE
CASKET, PHAROAH, STILL GRIPPING HIS
BALLED-UP SWEATSHIRT, ASKED LAFEYETTE,
"WHAT'S UP IN HEAVEN? |) Do THEY HAVE
Ce hai a

STORES?’

Feed

"'SHut up,’ LAFEYETTE SAID. ‘YOu
DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.’

min pier mena ergs

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"As THE BOYS WAITED TO FILE OUT,

THEY HEARD A MOTHER, TWO ROWS BACK,
SCOLD HER SON, {’THAT COULD HAVE BEEN YOU
IF I'>D LET YOU GO OVER THERE.’

" WE'RE GONNA DIE ONE WAY OR THE
OTHER BY KILLING OR PLAIN out,’ JAMES
SAID TO LAFEYETTE. ‘I JuS' WANNA DIE
PLAIN OUT.’ LAFEYETTE NODDED.

"ME r00."") [p. 48-51)

SINCE THAT BOOK WAS PUBLISHED,

DANTRELL Davi WAS SHOT AT CABRINI-

Green; \Curtoren HAVE BEEN DROPPED FROM

ny
THE WAY TO A RECORD NUMBER OF MURDERS.

WINDOWS; \BEATEN AND BURNED AND WE ARE ON
een ae

ak

a
TIME FEATURED\ CAMDEN, New JERSEY IN
va

AN ARTICLE ENTITLED "Wo COULD LIVE

~

Here?" CAMDEN, A ON THRIVING INDUS-
TRIAL CENTER, IS A GuT ED, FLATTENED
CITY OF 100,000, HALF OR, THEM UNDER
TWENTY-ONE, wae LIQUOR STORES, NO
THEATERS, WHERE YOU CAN BUY\A HAND

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THERE IS IN OUR CITIES A LETHAL
ieee ee

2S

COMBINATION OF FORCES WHICH IS CREATING

sq

AN URBAN PROBLEM SO LARGE WE CAN NO
. ia 7 Sa

Ree

LONGER EVEN SEE THE ENTIRE PICTURE:

eae HT

poverty. |pruss, \vrouence, |crack, DE-

SPAIR, \_ GANGS, \ASSAULT RIFLES. \ ano
— a

need

BENEATH IT ALL, WHAT APPEARS FOR ALL THE
: —

WORLD LIKE A MASSIVE, UNCONDITIONAL

Penrod

POLITICAL SURRENDER, | THE FEDERAL GOVERN-

—

MENT HANDS URBAN PROBLEMS TO THE STATE.

STATES ARE NOTORIOUSLY BROKE, AND SO

ma

THEY HAND THEM TO THE_CITY rrsene. | At

ALL THREE LEVELS PEOPLE GET ELECTED BY

PROMISING TO CUT SPENDING AND NEVER

RAISE taxes, \ay LOOKING TO THE PRIVATE
es .

SECTOR, WHICH RESPONDS WITH SOME JUSTI-

——

FICATION THAT ITS PRIMARY BUSINESS IS

BUSINESS - COMMERCE - NOT_URBAN VIO-

eae
LENCE, EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE.

WHICH LEAVES THE CHURCHES. | WE HAVE

REFUSED TO THINK IN NEW WAYS ABOUT DRUGS

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5 emmy

AND GANGS AND GUNS.| THERE ARE NOT

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satel doa ed

ENOUGH POLICE,\ NOT ENQUGH COURTROOMS,

NOT ENOUGH JAILS TO BEGIN TO WIN THE

VAUNTED WAR ON DRUGS WE DECLARED AND

HAVE ALREADY LOST. \ BECAUSE OF POVERTY,

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DESPAIR, AND DRUGS, AN_ENTERPRISING

Ce i emmaniallll

CHILD IN CABRINI GREEN WILL LOOK OUT AT

THE WORLD AND MAKE SOME BASIC DECISIONS.
—— — seiitchineail

AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD "WATCHER" ON A BICY~

CLE, KEEPING A LOOKOUT FOR POLICE, EARNS

—_—_

$50 A DAY. \ A TWELVE-YEAR-OLD CAN EARN

TWICE THAT MUCH MAKING A FEW DELIVERIES.

it

WE COULD, OF COURSE, DO IT perter(y)
=~

WE KNOW THE THINGS THAT MAKE FOR PEACE.
WE COULD BE gerter. \ WE COULD BUILD A
CO al

CITY THAT CARES FOR ITS LEAST, THAT

ba
—_

SHELTERS ITS HOMELESS, [THAT TENDS TO ITS

‘inteeiiceeecee

SICK AND EDUCATES ITS CHILDREN. But rT

Rin

WILL REQUIRE A NEW WAY OF THINKING. J AND

IT WILL REQUIRE SACRIFICE AND MONEY, AND
TOUGHNESS, AND=¥EGELANGEONRTHES PART OF

——aEe

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yn finally B MING _ — _ D

RELIGION IS TO BE FOCUSED.| ‘

RECENT RESEARCH-PROTECI ZC

For Erniés-Anp oRPOKA

i Ze zt REV ra
sr FOR/MOST P hrf ySALINE CHURCH-

ES RELTGIOUS seein srr Els cay LY.-EEFE

BUT HAS! VERY LE/ 18 BEWITH THE
EITHER THEIR’ WORK OR POLITICS OR THEIR

LEISWRE.

PROFESSOR GLENN TINDER, WROP ED

J IN THE PoLITICAL MEANING OF CHRIS-

TIANETY, AMF OBSERVED STREET Y THAT WE

tal

WANT TO KEEP SPIRITUALITY SEPARATE FROM

THE MORE COMPLEX AREAS OF OUR LIVES:

"WE ARE SOQ USED TO THINKING OF SPIRITU-
ALITY AS WITHDRAWAL_FROM THE WORLD AND
HUMAN AFFAIRS THAT IT IS HARD TO THINK

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Mo

OF IT AS rourrzeas. | SPIRITUALITY IS
PERSONAL AND PRIVATE, WE ASSUME, WHILE
POLITICS IS PUBLIC. | Bur SUCH A DICHOTO~

MY DRASTICALLY DIMINISHES SPIRITUALITY.”

TINDER SAYS, ™
(Arne NOTION THAT WE CAN BE RELATED TO Gop
“SAND NOT TO THE WORLD - THAT WE CAN
PRACTICE A SPIRITUALITY THAT IS NOT
POLITICAL - IS IN CONFLICT WITH THE
CHRISTIAN UNDERSTANDING..ofF Gop.”
Our LorD CAME TO THE CITY -| nor THE

| mhaiiehtentihiemmniensammial

RETREAT CENTER, \MONASTERY OR CLOISTER,

Mairi ue Ee

BUT THE NOISY, WONREREUL, TRAGIC. GLORI-

OUS HEART OF THE CETY.

SOMEWHERE IN EACH OF US, I SUPPOSE,
| ane
IS A WISH THAT HE HADN'T DONE THAT; «FF

reli

DESIRE TO KEEP OUR GOD SAFELY TRANSCEND~

er, \ro KEEP OUR LORD IN THE_PLEASANT,

ROLLING HILLS OF GaLrLee, | To KEEP GUR
vote

ell

OWN RELIGION CONFINED TO THE_CHURCH
mes

SANCTUARY ON SUNDAY mornzns. | AND THAT

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MIGHT BE A TENABLE POSITION TO ASSUME,

EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT Beeman’ F Crcluds hes

THE CITY.
In THAK SENSE IT'S BAD NEWS, I

SUPPOSE. AS IS OFTEN THE CASE WITH

RELIGION) ALSO THE GOOD NEWS

BECAUSE /IT MEANS THAT Gop’'sS COMMIFMENT

TO US IS ABSOLUTE, AND Gon’s coMzNne INTO
THE CENTER OF OUR \LIVES 15 AELENTLESS
AND DETERMINED AND STRONG. THERE IS ON
THAT ROAD DOWN FROM AE MounT OF OLIVES
TO JERUSALEM NOT. fil, DESPAIR BUT GREAT
HOPE. THERE wa HIS\ WEEPING BOTH
GRIEF AND ALSO DEEP LOVK FOR THE CITY.
AND THERE’IS IN THE WHOLE GESTURE A

PROMI THAT Jesus CHRIST ‘COMES TO THE

CITY, OUR CITY, REDEMPTIVELY, DECISIVE-
,c VELY, HOPEFULLY.
oe ~~ Ty HARVEY Cox’S FORWARD WHICH I
CITED EARLIER, HE SAYS THAT WHAT MOVES

HIM MOST ABOUT THE CHURCH IN THE CZTY 1S
nn eenlll

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ITS soveruiness. | NOT SUPERFICIAL OPTI-
ee

MISM, BUT HOPE BASED ON THE EXPERIENCE
aah,

eee

WHICH THE CHURCH HAS THAT THE PEOPLE OF
——e

Gop ARE STILL ALIVE IN THE CITY - PEOPLE
niin

WHO KNOW A CHRIST WHO WALKS THE CITY
== a aa aa

STREETS. puller
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\u _WuaT_ops.-se-pomes |EAN_ ANYTHING?
C7, oF ALL, FoLLOs
r cw WE CAN, FIRST_OF ALL, FOLLOW OUR
a % yy LORD WHO CAME TO THE crty, |By AT LEAST

18 OM NOT ABANDONING CW
‘a
* x\ L oA) @) AS INDIVIDUALS, AND CORPORATELY, WE
ey mee ™
wf CAN BEGIN TO SPEAK_AND ACT PUBLICLY IN

AN WAY THAT WORKS REALISTICALLY FOR THE

==

POLITICAL CHANGE THAT WILL REVERSE THE
el (eo

CURRENT STRUCTURES THAT FORCE CITIES TO
aaa

DEAL WITH REGIONAL PROBLEMS WITHOUT THE

BENEFIT OF REGIONAL TAXATION.

So LONG AS THERE IS AN ENORMOUS

eal
DISPARLTY BETWEEN WHAT WE SPEND ON THE
en -
EDUCATION OF OUR CHILDREN, FOR INSTANCE,
Pe ieee al nmin

IT WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE TO

—

REMAIN IN THE CITY.

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(> WE CAN BECOME ADVOCATES FOR THE

PUBLIC SECTOR.
PROFESSOR SUMNER OBSERVED THAT
HISTORICALLY WHEN AMERICANS GET ENOUGH

MONEY THEY SEEK TO IMPROVE THEIR PRIVATE

pe

SPACES. | WHEN EUROPEANS GET MONEY. THEY

SEEK TO IMPROVE PUBLIC SPACES AND SERV-

ICES.

THE MASSLYE PRIVATIZATION OF AMERI-

CA LIFE OCCURS AT THE EXPENSE OF THE

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PUBLEC.

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AS MORE AND MORE PEOPLE PAY FOR
Oe

PRIVATE SECURITY, PUBLIC SECURITY DE-

cuanes:| appty THE PARADIGM 70, TRANSBOR=

TATION, \ RECREATION ,\ EDUCATION, THE ARTS.-

ALL OF WHICH, UNINTERRUPTED, TENDS TO

Saal ey

CONCENTRATE THE POOR, THOSE UNABLE TO

PAY FOR PRIVATE SERVICES IN CITIES,

WHICH, BECAUSE THE MOST CAPABLE LIVE

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ELSEWHERE, ARE LESS ABLE TO PAY FOR

THOSE SERVICES.
aur yee SZ |

Co AND WE CAN -- USE -aM@gR 2,000 EXPE-

(sr

RIENCE TO TEACH US HOW TO BE CHURCH ON

THES FRONTIER -- THIS NEW MISSION FIELD.
f annd bre naeel

OLD PATTERNS DON'T WORK: | MAINLINE

DENOMINATIONS HAVE TOO MUCH REAL ESTATE,
aneeananentel ea aad

TOO MANY DETERIORATING BUILDINGS AND TOO

FEW OF THE OLD CONGREGATIONS WILLING AND

i

ABLE TO MAINTAIN THEM\ AND SO A PATTERN {| =
A ie i ‘ SEA Rebels oe

-- CONGREGATION DECLINES -\ eurcome

DETERIORATES \ MORE MONEY IS NEEDED FOR
Laie ll

THE BUILDING \: CONGREGATION CONTINUES

TO DECLINE, | CAN'T AFFORD? PASTOR "SE

THE PASTOR IT CAN AFFORD IS NOT PARTICU-

LARLY EQUIPPED FOR THIS FRONTIER, DE-

NowW. WOULDN'T IT BE SOMETHING IF WE
ec ee

mae
COULD BE CREATIVE -\ ano CONVERT SOME OF
aos emiinnainaenahe Crile,
OUR REAL ESTATE INTO CASH, AND HIRE A

ie nl

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TEAM OF URBAN MISSIONARIES AND THEY BDO

SOMETHING LIKE THE METHODISTS AND Bap-

Oe

TISTS DID ON THE

DID IN CHINA -- SEND THEM PUT THEM
area, Lead

IN THE FIELD, | AND LET THEM GO LIVE IN
JESUS CHRIST AND PROCLAIM LORDSHIP OF
eT em

Jesus CHRIST AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS .. 2

b *
Au a——™ WE CAN BECOME SENSIBLE ABOUT THE
UAIm eae
UNITY OF CHURCH AND THES eeee E -~- IN
ed

ER} OR YOU AND WE a 4

MISSION ,OF OUR TRADITIONAL (us
DIFFERENCES ... But LW ’
ane i> f o phinsew
lure 89 \WAA No CHURCH FEDERATION ~ ON®X GREAT- si
ER CHICAGO BROADCAST MINISTRIES. OC &
G4né&. = CENTRAL C1Ty HousrNG_VEN RES
parm Were
Car Leb iG—A5ENG—FY NEED US CAN .
KEEP ON KEEPING ON -- CHALLENGING OUR 4
PEOPLE TO LOVE AND SERVE THE CITY -- C7
IN PROGRAMS WHICH DEAL WITH HUNGER, Awe
CoN
HOMELESSNESS, ADDICTION, CRIME -- Sociat

—=

Aeris — ty Vk wou 4

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Tim Wap ~ (aeaume To seCRS te
\wger__ + Heicst for waaay 4 Tse YH
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wale 8 fu.

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none
NAME-,--DOES TO ME.
BYSMY FAITH -- AND
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" THIS ENTERPRISE DOES NOT ULTIMATELY

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BELONG TO US. (It TS CHRIsT’s CHURCH --
HRIST S LAU

HIS PROJECT.

Our TASK IS TO BE FAITHFUL: | +0

LIVE OUR LIVES, \INDIVLOUAtL¥-AND. CORPO-

eee

RATELY, FOR HIM AND FOR THE WORLD HE

ante

LOVED.

—_

WE ARE TO BE HIS PEOPLE WITH OUR
Pe ndimene. anal

HEART, MIND, SOUL, AND STRENGTH 4. WITH
at ee
OUR IMAGINATIONS, CREATIVITY, ENERGY AND

LOVE a\T REST IS UP TO HIM.

——— en

ase o beh 4 yor fol ob Qn,

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