Introduction
by Elliott Wright
The Vision of Shalom for the City
by Kinmoth W. Jefferson
The entire January-February 2000 issue of New World Outlook—along with other basic resources for the Urban Culture mission study—will be available mid-April in one shrink-wrapped package from the United Methodist Service Center.
The March - April print and online issues of New World Outlook will feature six full-length stories about Mission Initiatives; the printed issue will include a centerfold insert entitled Deaconesses: A Movement for Laywomen, as well as the 1999 Index.
Additional titles in the January/February print issue of New World Outlook:
A Church of Many Cultures
by Elliott Wright
The Impact of Urban Culture on Rural Communities
by Ed Kail
God's Spirit in the City: Church Renewal in Houston
by Randy Cypret
Shalom in Action
by Lynda Byrd and Tracy Early
Holy Boldness: New Visions of Urban Ministry
by DarEll T. Weist, Brian W. Jackson, and E. Cary Simonton
Hispanic Churches in Three Urban Communities
by Michael A. Mata
Preserving Native American Values in an Urban Culture
by Elizabeth Haak
Church and Civic Partnerships: The School-Church Connection
by Vickie Sigmon
Mission Volunteers: Repairers of the Breach
by Robert E. Walton
Conclusion: Great Joy in the City
by Elliott Wright
Editor's Column: A Century of Urban Culture
by Alma Graham
Mission Memo
Christian Community in Urban Contexts
book reviews by Elliott Wright
Bulletin Inserts on Mission