Four Reasons We Can’t Forget the Work of Prayer
I underestimated the role of prayer when I planted my church. I was told about the huge effort it would take to plant a church but I didn’t anticipate that effort might subtly crowd out a reliance on God through prayer, over time.
Churches Sharing a Collective Vision: From Competition to Collaboration
If you imagine an ordinary moment at an intersection in New York City, and there is a pause because there is a streetlight, and some people are stopped and others in motion, and some cars are stopped and others in motion…
Five Things I Noticed About “Pray March Act”
I haven’t been this proud to be a part of the church in 15 years.
Resources for Churches Addressing Racial Justice
Last week, Redeemer City to City’s CEO, Steve Shackelford, released a statement acknowledging the several ways our organization has failed to live up our own best ideals of diversity, trans-denominational unity, and the importance of mercy and justice in ministry.
How to Make Content from Your Digital Meetings
In these months of social distancing, all City to City meetings are done over Slack, Google, or Zoom.
Ways to Do Church During Social Distancing
Churches in most places on the planet have had to social distance.
Reaching the West with a Spirituality of the Margins
How to Reach the West Again is Timothy Keller and City to City’s newest book on starting a new missionary encounter with Western culture.
One Ant Arguing with Another Ant
The following article originally appeared in the Redeemer Report. One of the common frustrations church planters often face is a kind of protectionist turf consciousness that they meet from established churches in their target areas. If the established church, however small or weak it may be, discovers that a new church might begin nearby, the […]
Together for the City
The following excerpt is from Neil Powell and John James’ new book, Together for the City, a groundbreaking story of a group of churches who decided to work together to reach their city like never before.
Ministry at the Heart of an NYC Summer
In New York City, summer is a time when our communities are bustling with activity.