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Introduction to Series on Ministry with Slum Communities

By Glenn Smith
Introduction to the year-long series on urban slum communities, including important definitions, numbers and resources. Read Article >>

Cite Du Peuple—Cap-Haitien, Haiti: The Community and the Challenges

By Glenn Smith
A deeper look into one slum community in Haiti reveals missiological challenges such as confronting fatalism, the role of cities in God's redemptive plan, the concept of space, the nature of evil and the role of the conscience. Read Article >>

Theology of Place and the “Bethel” in Cite Du Peuple, Cap-Haitien, Haiti

By Glenn Smith
If God by his Spirit transforms people, is he not interested in the places we live as well? A biblical look at sacred space and the presence of God. Read Article >>