Our Darkest Hour
The world seems to grow darker by the hour as chaos and confusion run wild. But our greatest problem is not the darkness, it is the lack of light moving into it. We have a disciple deficit—Christians sitting in comfortable church seats while their cities drown in confusion, deception, and despair. But Jesus’ heart breaks for the crowds when He is among them (Matthew 9:36). His one prayer request still stands: “Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.” When God’s people return to their own “evangelical triangle”—their daily pathways, their neighborhoods, their networks—the mission of Jesus becomes alive again. And when this begins to multiply across the Western world, where the city is rising but the Church is declining, millions will encounter the freedom and hope of Jesus. Our cities can become beacons of light instead of bastions of darkness.
What Is An Urban Village?
Our name comes from Matthew 9:35: “Jesus went through every city and village, teaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and meeting needs.” Jesus made large places small by doing small things with great love—walking the same routes the people walked, caring for the crowds in the ordinary spaces of daily life. He spent most of His ministry in a small, walkable region on the north shore of Galilee—the Evangelical Triangle of Chorazim, Bethsaida, Capernaum, and the villages between. This is our model. An Urban Village forms wherever God’s people love their neighbor, teach and proclaim the good news, and meet needs with compassion. We make our cities small again—one relationship, one neighbor, one act of love at a time. But the purpose is not merely kindness. It is salvation. We do this to bring dead men to life—to see the lost rescued from darkness and set free by the power of the gospel. Our work echoes the heartbeat of the old hymn: to rescue the perishing and care for the dying. This is why Jesus came, and it is why we go. When the sheep are cared for, they are protected. When the gospel is proclaimed, the dead are raised. When the light enters the darkness, the darkness has only one option— to bow down and back up.
"Lord, I am here! Send me."
Isaiah 6:8
Why Cities Matter More Than Ever
Since 2009, the world has crossed a historic threshold. For the first time in human history, the majority of the global population began living in cities rather than rural or non-urban areas. This was not a gradual shift—it was a decisive turning point. By 2050, it is projected that nearly 75% of the world’s population will be urban dwellers. This matters because cities do not merely house people—they shape culture. Just as the rise of technology reshaped how we live, think, and relate, the rise of the global city has radically altered how ideas are formed, multiplied, and exported. And through technology, the influence of the city now travels far beyond its physical borders. The noise of the street is amplified through the noise of the screen. The worldview of the city is delivered through digital traffic into homes, towns, and villages across the world. Ideas that once originated in major cultural centers—especially secular progressivism—are now normalized and imported everywhere at unprecedented speed. What dominates the city increasingly dominates the world. This shift changes how the gospel must be engaged today. Jesus understood this reality long before modern sociology could name it. That is why He went through every city and village—because cities are not obstacles to the mission; they are accelerators of it. Charles Spurgeon, preaching from the heart of London, captured this truth when he said that if we are to reach the world, we must reach our cities first—because from them everything flows outward. This is not a new strategy. It is a biblical one—urgently needed again in our time.
Our MISSION
To raise up, resource, and release God’s people to move from the moral sidelines to the missional frontlines—reaching the lost near them as a force of truth, love, and light.
Our VISION
To establish an Urban Village in 30 global cities by 2033, partnering with God’s people to sustain a critical church-to-city ratio so every major Western city maintains a vibrant frontline witness.
The people of God must hold the missional frontline or the Western world will fall
2033 More Than A Date
A Divine Marker
It is two thousand years since Jesus rose from the dead and sent His disciples into the world, and the Western Church now stands in crisis—declining influence, diminished discipleship, and cities drowning in darkness.
Yet Jesus’ commission has not changed. Urban Village exists to help the Church answer by helping raise up frontline disciples in 30 cities by 2033 so that light breaks into the darkest places.
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The RISE Report is your monthly update to the mission, momentum, and multiplying impact of Urban Village.
Each issue highlights how we’re helping the Church rise to meet this cultural moment through discipleship, evangelism, and city transformation efforts.
Whether you’re a long-time ministry partner or simply exploring the vision, this report invites you to rise with us—to invest your time, talent, and treasure in the work that lasts forever.
