CSM Recommended Resources

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Whether you are a youth leader looking for resources to follow up a CSM trip, a student who wants to learn more about serving in urban ministry or an individual who wants to delve deeper into tough issues that surround urban missions we recommend the following resources.

Promotional Materials

CSM has brand new promotional materials - ready for you to use! Check out our new CSM Promo page to find posters, banners and a whole bunch materials you can download and print off.

Websites

CSM Urban Updates (Check out CSM's blog!)
Youth Ministry Exchange (Great resource for anyone working with today's youth)
Top 10 Social Justice Videos (From Faith Visuals - fees may apply to download videos)
Ministry Database (Campolo School for Social Change's Global Urban Ministries Database)
ChristianVolunteering.org (TechMission's Volunteering Database)
Youth Ministry Exchange (Website dedicated to providing resources to youth leaders)
Partners in Urban Transformation (Dr. Robert Linthicum's website aimed to equip the church for engagement in public life)
Word&Deed Network (Website designed to encourage holistic ministry leaders)
North American Association of Christians in Social Work
Christian Community Health Fellowship
Campolo School for Social Change
MissionYear (Founded by Bart Campolo - sites in Atlanta, Philadelphia, Chicago, Camden (NJ), Wilmington(DE), New Orleans)
CCDA Institute
Gospel.com (Everything you can imagine!)
Ethnic Harvest (Find Bibles in over 230 languages)
Ethnic Harvest - Parallel Bible (Display Bible passages in 25 languages alone or in parallel columns)
National Coalition for the Homeless (Informational site dedicated to education about homelessness)
Community Insurance Agency, Inc (Missionary medical insurance)

Books

Poverty and Justice Bible,
(Bible Society) Contemporary English Version with verses related to poverty and justice issues highlighted throughout. Includes an applicable Bible Study. Available from the American Bible Society.
Serving With Eyes Wide Open: Doing Short-Term Missions with Cultural Intelligence,
David A. Livermore (Baker Publishing Group) encourages today's Christians to approach short-term missions with eyes open to global realities so that we may learn how to minister on a cross-cultural level more effectively. (Available for a discounted rate on Christianbook.com).
God In The Alley,
Greg Paul (WaterBrook Press) Stories from Toronto - offering both a real perspective of life on the streets as well as hope and restoration. (Available from Amazon).
The Beloved Community: How Faith Shapes Social Justice, From the Civil Rights Movement to Today,
Charles Marsh (Basic Books) Explores the pursuit of community in a divided America and the basis of faith in social justice.
Urban Ministry in a New Millennium,
David Claerbaut (Authentic Media/World Vision Resources) An updated edition of "Urban Ministry" by Claerbaut focusing on topics such as global cities, institutionalized poverty and new directions for urban ministry.
Renewing the City: Reflections on Community Development and Urban Renewal,
Robert Lupton (InterVarsity Press) Lupton applies the story of Nehemiah, rebuilder of Jerusalem in the Old Testament, to today's topics facing urban ministry.
Never a City So Real: A Walk in Chicago,
Alex Kotlowitz (Crown Publishers) Takes an intensive look at nine different urban dwellers and their family structures.
The Preacher King: Martin Luther King Jr. And the Word That Moved America,
Richard Lischer (Oxford University Press) Chronicles the faith journey of Martin Luther King Jr. Includes unpublished sermons.

Magazines/Newsletters

CSM E-Letter
Urban Perspectives (Bob Lupton's monthly newsletter - FCS Ministries)
Sojourners (Jim Wallis; located in DC)
Evangelicals for Social Action (Ron Sider's group; publishes Prism magazine)
Christianity Today, Leadership Journal, Campus Life (All great magazines)
CityVoices (From SCUPE)

Other Resources

North Park University (Chicago - great for Youth Ministry, Urban Ministry and lots of other majors as well as Seminary, Masters in Community Development and Non-profit Management graduate degrees to name a few.)
Bakke Graduate University (Creative, experiential and global city courses are offered at the MTS and DMin levels.)
RELOAD (Urban youth worker's one day training experience.)
Congress on Urban Ministry (Chicago)
DeVos Urban Leadership Initiative (National faith-based leadership development program for urban youth workers in Christian organizations and institutions.)