Member Since: 10/30/2005
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We can't lose another generation. : We have a Christian crisis in America, : 88% of our young adults leave the Church within 6 months of their 18th Birthday. : Moreover the vast majority of young Christian don't have a Christian world view. : We under estimate our youth, they have a better grasp of the situation then we do. : Our Hypocrisy and Compromise has cause them to turn their face from God. :
America is at a dangerous crossroads, if we lose another generation America will cease to be a Christian nation. : Many modern day theologians believe the battle is already lost, and we are in Post Christian America. :
There are 3 very specific reasons we as a church are at this place;
1. : We have failed to preach and teach the full Gospel
2. : We have failed : to make disciples that make disciples
3. : We have failed to take open and definitive stand against sin and wickedness
This is not a Christian Rap or Holy Hip Hop Movement. : This is a movement gear to counter act the Urban influence that the Rap and Hop message and culture has on the Christian community. : Whether your listen to Rap music or not you have experienced its effects. : Our TV shows, cartoons, Cars, Houses, Sports Drinks, Clothes and much more are all : by products of the MTV generation.
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The Urban Missionary Project doesn't believe the plight is irreversible. : Sure we have strayed but the Word of God can restore us as it did for Israel under; David, Solomon, Hezekiah, and Josiah. : The Church needs to be stirred up, not with gimmicks or fades, but with God fearing men and women Gifted like Paul and Silas for this work in this season.
This mission can be accomplished by utilizing the DRC Method; Define, Cultivate, and Reform. : We plan to rehabilitate this Generations view of God through infusing them with Core Christian Doctrine thru 5 pillars.
1. : Christian Entertainment - What is Christian Entertainment? At it's very basic level Christian Entertainment is Entertainment that Teaches, Preaches, and bares witness to Christ and His message. : This definition is not meant to frame Christian Entertainment a much as constrain it. : It is not good enough to just mention Christ and a few scriptures to be labeled "Christian Entertainment," : it must be at it's core Christ Centered,
2. : Christian Culture – What is Christian Culture? The best way to define Christian Culture is to define what it isn’t. : It's not enough to wear t-shirts or put bumper stickers on you car. : Christian Culture is the customary beliefs, social forms, : the characteristic features of everyday existence. : Shared by people in a place or time, the set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterizes Christianity.
3. : Outreach – What is Christian outreach? : The most basic definition for Christian outreach is to reach the lost with the gospel of Jesus Christ. : At every level outreach has to grow from events to movements, routing service two missions in urban communities. : It is the gospel that has the power on to salvation; and any outreach That does not present the Gospel will be Ineffective.
4. : A Fear of God - What does it mean to Fear God? : The fear of the Lord is an inducement to obedience and service: to fear God is to do his will. This equation appears most prominently in covenant contexts, especially in Deuteronomy, where the appeal is to serve the Lord as evidence of proper recognition of his sovereignty.
5. : Christ Crucified - “but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles.†Christ Crucified is the one thing we can agree on as Christians. : It is our unifying Flag; it is the common ground that kits us together. : If Christ Crucified is the focus point for everything we do, great things are on the horizon. :