cial needs of any and all it comes in contact with. "The task of urban missions…will be that of ushering Christians, not as in the past, into merely judicial and impersonal structures, but into the vital experiences of the local church" (Tonna 173). With out the continuous support of a local body of believers most endeavors in the inner-city will fail. The lofty heights of the pulpit are for feeding the sheep, not for gathering new sheep into the fold. Personal, one on one friendships will be the evangelism tool of the future. It is through the daily, often uneventful, demonstration of love, purer than anything found on earth, that will lead to lost into a relationship with Christ. In John 13:35 we find that "By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." The Jesus people see in you may be the only Jesus they will ever see. Your light must be evident. It is a sobering thought to that you only love Jesus as much as the person you love the least, and yet, it is an inescapable principle. The task at hand - evangelizing the cities and urban areas of the world - seems overwhelming at times We can, however, make a difference when equipped properly. The cities of the world are growing a record rates so the it is with great urgency that the church must decend onto the cities. There is a clear call the "take the city" for Christ and a clear burden in the heart of God for those within the city. "Almost in line with contemporary urbanization," says Tonna, "the scriptures begin in a garden and end in a city" (Tonna 121). The scripture as our guide, there is not city too vast and great it cannot be penetrated with the gospel. In the end, the church of today is in uncharted territory within the city. Tonna concludes his thoughts this way: "At the empirical, experimental level, no way our of this situation has been charted for us. We can only maintain a attitude of openness to the transcendent lev...
