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World Evangelism: Why? How? Who? was the theme of the Urbana 70 Convention, directed by Paul Little, David Howard (asst.). The worship was led by Bernie Smith.
Speakers at Urbana 70 included:
John Stott, Myron Augsburger, Dennis Clark, Tom Skinner, Leighton Ford, C. Peter Wagner, Samuel Escobar, George Taylor, Ted Ward, Warren Webster, Samuel Kamaleson, Byang Kato, Paul Little, John Alexander
Messages
Urbana 70 Speeches and Stories
Christ the Liberator
by John Stott and others
We are still adding talks; check back for more. To request a specific talk, email editor@urbana.org.
PrefaceInterVarsity's Post-Convention Summary, from March 1971 Part I. The Upper Room Discourse (John 13-17) - John Stott
The Foot-washing Lord and Savior (John 13)
The Two Comings of Christ (John 14)
The Threefold Duty of the Christian (John 15)
The Master's Final Prayer (John 17)
What is Evangelism? - C. Peter Wagner
Social Concern and World Evangelism - Samuel Escobar
"Our notion of sin has been terribly impoverished ... We are against the violence of an alcoholic who beats his wife. But there is also the violence of those who do not need to act violently but pay and organize others to do so - those whose political life or business demands that type of violence."
Racial Tensions Overseas and World Evangelism - George J. Taylor
Racism is a sin that the North American church is exporting along with the gospel in missions.
Revolution and World Evangelism - Myron S. Augsburger
"Most people really do not understand Jesus Christ in our society, because they have been given a perverted picture of Christ. Gandhi was turned off by the church in South Africa by being told that the church is not for the likes of you; it is for white Europeans. When he went back to India, what he rejected was not Jesus Christ as much as the perverted picture of Christ he was given."
The International Business Community - Ted Ward
"As American Christians the inordinate and imbalanced riches of our land and of ourselves - in the light of the impoverished majority of the world - make us even more profoundly debtors to all men. We have obligations. Christians must not be counted among the more selfish people of our nation."
How to Prepare for Missions - Warren W. Webster
A discussion ot the training and attitudes needed for missions work.
The Local Church and World Evangelism - Samuel Kamaleson
"We have often called the church an international institution. We reduce her when we say that. She is not an organization but a supernatural organism: She feels, she throbs with vitality. In other words, when the church in the United States is pinched, the church in India must say, "Ah, that hurts!" If this is not what we have achieved, we have not heard the gospel properly, for this is the new humanity."
The National Church: Do They Want Us? - Byang H. Kato
Part III. The Challenge of World Evangelism"The church in North America needs the ministry of Christians from India, Congo, or Brazil as much as the people in those countries require the services of Christians from North America."
Student Power in World Evangelism - David M. Howard
It was everyday college students like those in InterVarsity chapers today, who led the American church in world evangelism.
The U.S. Racial Crisis and World Evangelism - Tom Skinner (also available in Real Audio)
"Any gospel that does not talk about delivering to man a personal Savior who will free him from the personal bondage of sin and grant him eternal life and does not at the same time speak to the issue of enslavement, the issue of injustice, the issue of inequality - any gospel that does not want to go where people are hungry and poverty-stricken and set them free in the name of Jesus Christ is not the gospel. "
God's Will for Me and World Evangelism - Paul E. Little
"It is very important to understand at the outset that God has a plan and purpose for your life. To me, this is one of the sensational aspects of being a Christian."
Is Man Really Lost? - Leighton Ford
"... if a man does not have a soul, then compassion is pointless and absurd. Why care, if man is a chance chemical accident? Man is valuable because he is significant. He is significant because he is morally and spiritually responsible. And because he is responsible, he is really lost. That is why our practical concern for man's earthly welfare must grow out of an overarching concern for man's eternal destiny."
Where Do We Go from Here? - John W. Alexander
Part IV. A Survey of God's Work in the World"What will happen when there is ... no more of the excitement of living with 12,000 fellow disciples of Jesus Christ? What will happen when we are in the old humdrum routine with the old familiar faces and the old familiar places?"
Student Work around the World - C. Stacey Woods and Samuel Escobar
The Church around the World Dennis Clark
Part V. Reports and TestimoniesThe Message: Urbana 70 In a nutshell
Urbana 70 in Black and White: Race at the convention
Student Responses (from March 1971)
Is It Over? How to apply what you've learned
The Cloud Poem by IVCF staffworker Cliff Bajema
Urbana 70's Legacy: a turning point in InterVarsity's racial history (written in 2000)
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