Scott Hodge has been blogging from Q in NYC. A few days ago he shared his notes from a session with Tim Keller, pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian in NYC and author of The Reason For God.
In his session, Tim said "If you want to be culture makers you ought to live in big cities."
That strikes a nerve with me. Could it be that evangelical christian leadership has focused on rural/suburban areas because its easier, and neglected the opportunity to truly make a cultural difference?
Personally, I've always felt like a city-guy at heart, so when I read Scott's notes on Tim's session, I nod...I get what he's saying. Now I'm not saying there's not a necessity for ministry in rural or suburban areas...two thirds of my ministry life has been spent in communities under 40,000. But...I'll finish with Tim's words...
"If you can be used elsewhere, great. But don't stay out of the cities because you’re selfish or cowardice or don’t have the grace or because you're clueless about their importance."
Read Scott's blog about the three city-graces
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