Chesnut’s 6 principles on what a city church must do to thrive and survive in a changing environment. (p.1)
‘City churches drawing their membership from the city as a whole, as well as from their immediate neighborhoods, are in a unique position to reach all sorts and conditions of people, to become diverse and inclusive communities of faith”
Churches must be ready to meet the people of their area at the people’s own level of need and understanding. This may mean, as an example, that churches of a more formal tradition of worship would be open to adopting more informal styles, including the use of gospel music and so on.
Churches must extend their outreach through the mass media, advertising, and active promotion of their programs.
Being actively involved with the church’s immediate neighborhood through cooperative, ecumenical mission outreach and community development work.
Offering holistic, seven-day-a-week programming.
Offering the lost and lonely a community of caring and sharing, of solace and healing, of values and vision for a purposeful life.
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