Course Outline

Introduction

• Introducing the Speaker

Unit 1: The Background of Poverty

• The Need for a Theology of Urban Ministry

• A Snapshot of Sodom

• Poorology: A Biblical Theology of the Oppressed or Neglected

• What Is Poverty?

Unit 2: Theology from the Pentateuch

• Joseph: A Model of Integrity

• Moses: A Model of Holiness

• God’s Heart for the Alien

• Engaging the Community

Unit 3: Theology from the Historical Books

• Gideon: A Model of Brokenness

• Hope in the Midst of Trials

• Nehemiah: A Model of Fearing God

• Esther: A Model of Risk-Taking

Unit 4: Theology from the Wisdom Literature

• Prayer for Shalom

• God’s Heart for the Oppressed

• God’s Heart for the Poor

Unit 5: Theology from the Prophets

• Isaiah: A Theology for the Streets

• God Builds a City

• Seeking the Welfare of the City

• Daniel: A Model of Discipline

• God’s Heart for Justice

• Levels of Doing Justice

• Jonah: A Compassionate Cry for the City

Unit 6: Theology from the Gospels

• Jesus and the City

• Jesus, the Poor, and the Marginalized

• Jesus: Our Model in Reconciliation

• A Spirituality for the City

• The Search for an Urban Jesus

Unit 7: Theology from Acts

• A Glimpse of Graeco-Roman Cities

• Lessons from the Early Church: Committed to Community

• Cultivating an Evangelistic Lifestyle

• The Community of the Early Church

• The Response of the Early Church

• The Appeal of Early Christianity

Unit 8: Theology from Paul

• The Church at Antioch

• First- and Second-Century Urban Ministry Principles

• A Theology of Doing Good

• A Tale of Two Cities

• God’s Holy City: The New Jerusalem
  
  

Conclusion

• Concluding Thoughts

• Video hours: 5.75