Urban Presence: RefUrb

RefUrb is an occasional event for anyone working or living in an urban area and involved in urban ministry, whether as a full-time worker or church leader, part-time, volunteer or 'just' a member of a local church. (Just? These are the most important people!)

It is so easy to get buried under the pressures of urban life, and due to the scarcity of Christians 'on the ground' in many areas, to feel isolated and discouraged. The concept of RefUrb is to provide an oasis away from those pressures for a while, where folk can relax, discover others with similar vision, concerns, problems and joys, and hopefully begin relationships that will develop beyond the meeting.

Our prayer for RefUrb is that those who come feel better about serving God in the inner city when they leave, than when they arrived.

We usually have a guest speaker, and a buffet meal is included, courtesy of the Urban Presence trustees.

For more details, please send us an email.

Next RefUrb...

At present no RefUrbs are planned, but we are open to ideas and suggestions.

If you would like to go onto the RefUrb email list and get notification of future dates, click .

Recordings from some RefUrbs are available on CD. for details.

Refurb November 2008

What's God got to do with it?
Down to earth theology for the front line with Mark Perrott from the Catalyst Trust in London.

Only nine of us, but a stimulating day with excellent input from Mark and lots of lively discussion looking at (among other things) power, incarnation, 'selective indignation', response-ability, the now and not-yet Kingdom, shalom, fatherlessness, and... Christian the lion. Some audio excerpts will be posted here soon along with Mark's Powerpoint slides.

Mark (along with Angie Tunstall of Synergy) also led a 'connecting with culture' event the previous evening on 'The Whole Church for the Whole City' organised in partnership with LICC Manchester.

Past RefUrbs...