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What: For 7 weeks this summer, we will have two discussion groups around Ray Bakke’s book, A Theology as Big as the City.
In A Theology as Big as the City, Ray Bakke walks through the Bible, section by section, highlighting how ‘cities’ appear and are portrayed in the Bible.
Pulling from more than 40 years of urban ministry in downtown Chicago, Bakke helps us think about cities from Babel to Sodom to Jerusalem to Babylon and finally the New Jerusalem. Exploring these vignettes, he builds a biblical framework for ministry in the city.
In 1900, 8% of the world’s population lived in cities; today in 2024, 54% of world’s population lives in cities. And, after all, our hope is in a city—the city on the hill—the New Jerusalem.
Why: Place matters. And Redeemer is in a particular city, in a particular parish.
Interstates, the internet, and smart phones tend to uproot our cultural moment from a physical place, but as we think about the incarnation of Jesus, our embodied presence, and love for our neighbor, we need to contextualize ministry to our neighborhood and our city.
It’s a part of our Mission & Vision:
Redeemer Church, PCA, is a multi-ethnic community of Christians committed to glorifying the Lord Jesus Christ and proclaiming the Good News of His Kingdom both in word and deed to the Broadmoor / Broadmeadow (Fondren North) neighborhoods, the city of Jackson, and the world.
When: There will be two groups that will meet on 7 Tuesdays from June 18 – July 30. One will be a Lunch-Hour group (12-1pm) and the other will be an Evening group (6:30-7:30pm).
Who: Anyone who can commit to 5 of the 7 weeks and to read the book prior to the discussion. We want to especially encourage Redeemer’s leadership. There are only 30 spots in each group.
RSVP: To reserve your seat at the table, please choose the group you’d like to participate in, and register.
Tuesday Lunch-Hour Group (12-1pm)
Tuesday Evening Group (6:30-7:30pm)