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Urban Praise

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

Grace United Methodist Church offers a special Urban Praise service once monthly, typically at 5:00 p.m. on the second Saturday of each month (see our schedule page). Rev. Leo A. Cunningham provides this question-and-answer dialog: (please read Blogs)

My Interests

Bible study. Theolgical discussion. Hymns. Anthems. Gospel. Hip-hop. Jazz. Rock. Mostly interested in helping people with thier journey with The Lord.

I'd like to meet:

People who want to gain a deeper relationship with The Lord.People whose "Faith is Seeking Understanding."People who do not know the grace and mercy offered through faith...but are looking for it.People who want to find a place to offer authentic praise to The Lord.People who want to learn the not only what the Bible says, but what the Bible means.

Music:

“Absolutely. The music, the preaching, the use of technology, the community meals -- all of it has a jazz attitude to it.“God is beyond limitations and definitions, and praise of God should be done in a manner allowing that praise to be most real. I stand by the argument that worship and praise needs to be authentic and meaningful in the context in which that praise occurs. If Grace United Methodist Church is in Dayton, which is a city, then we want to offer a worship service that is reflective of that presence in the city. When I think about the city I think about jazz.”

Movies:

The Fighting Temptations. The Chronicles of Narnia.

Books:

List is coming soon...

Heroes:

We are going to start with Jesus the Christ. A list of other people is coming.

My Blog

One More Thing...

Any closing thoughts or statements? "If you are debating or thinking about the Urban Praise service, come for two services. The service itself lasts about an hour, and afterward there is a free commun...
Posted by Urban Praise on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 06:08:00 PST

It is a City Thing

Is there a theological basis for Urban Praise? "If there wasn't I would not be doing it or supporting it. The majority of the apostle Paul's mission work and declaring of the gospel was to cities, lar...
Posted by Urban Praise on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 06:06:00 PST

"Welcome to the City."

Can a person from the rural area or suburbs have a place or feel welcome in Urban Praise? "That will depend on the person. I am going to use the Dayton Dragons as an example. People from all over the ...
Posted by Urban Praise on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 06:04:00 PST

It Feels Like...

Is this why Urban Praise music has a jazz feel to it? ..> "Absolutely. The music, the preaching, the use of technology, the community meals -- all of it has a jazz attitude to it. "God is beyond l...
Posted by Urban Praise on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 06:03:00 PST

Urban Praise

What is Urban Praise? "First, we need to define the word urban. For me, the word urban is not limited to a race, culture or demographic. I use the word urban in the original sense: the word urban mean...
Posted by Urban Praise on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 06:01:00 PST