Hopeful Realism in Urban Ministry. Barry K. Morris

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      smaller publications such as Wheat & Chaff and Unitas.

      Chapter 3—Urban Ministry Dynamics and Triad Intimations

      We have for once learnt to see the great events of world history from below, from the perspective of the outcast, the suspects, the maltreated, the powerless, the oppressed, the reviled—in short from the perspective of those who suffer [. . .] neither bitterness nor envy should have gnawed at the heart during this time, that we should have come to look with new eyes at matters great and small, sorrow and joy, strength and weakness, that our perception of generosity, humanity, justice and mercy should have become clearer, freer, less corruptible.85

      When I ponder ways and levels to depict ministry in the city, these prepositions assist. “In” the city implies being involved where a ministry resides and beyond—beyond the immediate address to the surrounding area, district, and even city-wide region. When an urban ministry engages issues that cannot be addressed and redressed merely within its limited sphere of influence, the wider framework of decision-making comes into play. “With” the city implies an embodied or incarnate sensitivity as to what a ministry can possibly engage by walking and struggling with


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