For the faithful five people who check the 3ABC blog, please know that the rapture has not occurred and you have not been left behind. Now that you’re past being scared, you could send me your list of top five current contenders for the Anti-Christ since it’s been a while since I’ve heard speculation on that topic. The scarcity of posts is due to the press of real work that has come upon some of our number. The show must go on however, and I am going to launch a new topic.

The topic I’d like to launch is: Should the ministry of our church be different because it is in a city? I was reminded of the question today when I heard a summary of the life and work of Jane Jacobs on NPR. She died recently but was well known for her activism for urban spaces — especially in NYC in the early 1960’s. She was also well known for her book The Death and Life of Great American Cities.

I live in the city and care about the city. I view living in the city as a form of incarnational ministry just as I did when I lived in Washington, DC for many years. I do not think that you have to live in the city to be a member of 3ABC. But I do think that it would be fruitful for us to talk about how our church could/should respond to its context. Is there one soul that would respond to my question? Would a member like to send me an email in response to the question?

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