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YUBM [' yueb-oum ]  pr.n.: Young Urban Black Male : distinguished tribe : distinctive vibe : uniquely positioned for a strategic role in redemptive history.
Church vs. the Street?

The righteous are as bold as a lion.  Proverbs 28:1

Philippians 3:10

MATURE • MENTOR • MINISTER • MAINTAIN • INVESTING IN BLACK FUTURES THRU STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Hangin' out

The church as viewed by hip-hop/street culture,
 alongside its own self-perception & self-representation

CHURCH

Christianity-ism
feeling - emotions  
behind the times 
faith in God and the Bible
Bible wisdom 
waiting-passive 
suffering 
female  
adults-children 
white 
foreign
rigid-formal-ritual 
phoney - false - dishonest  
long - boring
preacher 
monologue
sermons
pat answers 
closed 
formality 
sweet by and by
refined and "cooked"   
soft 
irrelevant 
powerless 
tail
old wineskins 

ISRAEL

SAUL

DAVID

 

HIP-HOP / The STREET

Islam
thinking - ideas
on-time
faith in self and others
street wisdom
doing-active
solving
male
youth-young adults
black
natural
free-informal-improvise
for real - true - honest
engaging - exciting
rapper
dialogue
good stories
good questions
open
functionality
mean here ‘n now
rough 'n raw
hard
relevant
powerful
head
new wineskins

PHILISTINES

GOLIATH

G. DEFEATED

DAVID DISCIPLES GITTITES *

Saul saw Goliath as too big to hit.
David saw him as too big to miss!

1 Samuel 17
So where are the David-types today?

*
Did you know that David had Philistines in his entourage?  There were 600 loyal
Gittites who wouldn't let distress deter them from standing by David (2 Sam. 15:18).
They were from Gath -- Goliath's hometown -- former enemies!  One of them, Ittai the
Gittite, was promoted to the position of commander under King David (2 Sam. 18:2).

While the above material hardly reflects the state of most churches, its purpose is intended to provoke
thought, discussion and action in helping Christ's followers reach those in hip-hop/street culture. 

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