Challenges of U.S. Missions
Eighty percent of America's population lives in metropolitan areas. Thirty percent lives in the nine U.S. cites (like New York) with a population greater than five million. Consider the challenges in reaching the people in America's cities and surrounding areas.
Declining Awareness of God
Many people in America's cities grow up without ever reading a Bible or attending church. Most non-believers consider the church to be irrelevant to their lives. Many adopt negative stereotypes of Christians without investigating the truth for themselves.
Postmodernism
Postmodernism thinking permeates metropolitan areas. The majority of people in and around our cities do not believe in absolute truth, or sense a need for God. All is relative. The demand for tolerance rages in our country.
Diversity
The nations of the world live in U.S. cities and bring richness to the culture. Yet the numerous religious and cultural beliefs represented by such ethnic diversity present overwhelming challenges when considering how to communicate the Gospel.
Internal Tensions
Though surrounded by infinite people and opportunities, people living in urban areas can feel alone. They want life-long friendships, but have no time. They want meaningful relationships, but fear commitment. They hunger for the spiritual, yet distrust religion.
Opportunities
Cities provide unlimited opportunity to live and minister among the lost. People from every nation, religion, world view, economic level, walk of life, and age demographic reside in our cities and the surrounding suburbs.
Key people living for Christ can have a far-reaching impact!
