a second quick post from Urbana 06第二个快速员额从厄巴纳06

My particular job at Urbana is to be the “clicker” at dinnertime.我的工作，特别是在厄巴纳是要成为“点击” dinnertime 。 In other words, I will be the one standing at the door counting all 23,000 people as they come through the door.在其他的话，我将成为一个常设在门票所有23000人，因为他们来通过的大门。 Good times.好的时候。 Yesterday, I was trained into my job.昨天，我是受过训练的到我的工作。 After training and dinner, I attended the main session, which was a line by line commentary of Ephesians 1:1-14 by Ajith Fernando (National Director for Youth for Christ in Sri Lanka).经过培训和晚餐，我参加的主要会议，这是一个逐行评以弗所书1:1-14由ajith费尔南多（主任为国家青年为基督在斯里兰卡） 。 The worship music was well done and loud, but not my style.崇拜的音乐是做得好，并响亮，但不是我的风格。 I understand why people really enjoy large worship gatherings, but I prefer singing with a handful of people with unplugged musicians.我明白为什么人们真正享有大礼拜聚会，但我喜欢唱歌，与极少数人与不插电的音乐家。

Nevertheless, it is awesome seeing 23,000 people in one place.不过，这是可怕看到2.3万人集中在一个地方。 And those faces aren’t homogeneous.和那些面临的不均质。 I’ve been impressed by the diversity at Urbana.我已经留下深刻印象的多样性，在厄巴纳。 While white students are in the majority, there are students from all corners of the earth here as well as students from every state in the US and province in Canada.而白人学生是在大多数，有学生来自五湖四海的地球这里的学生，以及由每一个国家在美国和省在加拿大。 Over 200 organizations are represented here (from across the evangelical spectrum).超过200个组织的代表在这里（来自全国各地的福音事工促进会，频谱） 。 I’m pleased that while InterVarsity hosts Urbana, the conference isn’t “all about” InterVarsity.我很高兴，虽然intervarsity主机厄巴纳，这次会议是不是“所有关于” intervarsity 。

Furthermore, I’m pleased by the bookstore.此外，我很高兴由书店。 It doesn’t have that over-loaded consumer feel that one finds at many ministry conferences.它没有超过负载消费者认为，一发现在许多部会议。 The selection of books is broad, yet restrained.选择的书籍是广泛的，但克制。 There are a number of books that encourage a radical Christ-centered life (in the best sense of the word “radical.”)有很多的书籍，鼓励激进的基督为中心的生活（在最好的意义上的Word “激进” ） 。

This theme of radical discipleship finds its way into the “majors” (seminar tracks) being offered.这一主题的激进的门徒认定，其方式为“专业” （研讨会跟踪）提供。 Here are the different majors:这里是不同的专业：

• Africa非洲
• Aids艾滋病
• Around the World世界各地
• Arts艺术
• Asian亚洲
• Campus校园
• Crossing Cultures穿越文化
• Diverse People不同的人
• Evangelism传道
• Getting Ready to Go准备去
• Global Missions Issues全球特派团问题
• Healthcare医疗保健
• High School中学
• Missions 101任务101
• Pastors and Church Leaders牧师和教会领袖
• Slum Communities贫民窟社区
• Urban市区
• Workplace and Academia工作场所和学术界
• World Religions世界宗教
• General Interest一般利益

While there is certainly a global focus, the overall sense of Urbana is that God’s call can lead anywhere.虽然确实是一个全球谈论的焦点，整体意识，厄巴那是上帝的呼吁，可能导致的任何地方。 There is no privileging of “foreign” missions over “domestic.”有没有privileging “外国”任务“国内” 。

I’ll be attending only three sessions, because of my job responsibilities.我将只参加三次会议，因为我的工作职责。 Here’s the sessions I’ll be attending:这里的会议我将参加：

1. Justice 101: Intermediate Steps to Transforming the City (Kevin Blue) Urban Major正义101 ：中间步骤，以改造城市（凯文蓝色）主要城市
2. The Simple Way: The New Monasticism in North America’s Cities (Shane Claiborne) Urban Major简单的方法：新修道生活在北美的城市（谢恩勃）市区主要
3. Mission and Monasticism: Is this Ancient Form of Mission Reemerging?使命和修道生活：这是古代形式的使命reemerging ？ (Scott Bessenecker) Slum Communities Major （斯科特bessenecker ）贫民窟社区的主要

My reason for attending these tracks is to 1) go deeper in my understanding of engaging in urban mission as a neo-monastic community and 2) to meet others who are either doing such ministry or are interested in doing such ministry.我的理由出席这些轨道是1 ）深入在我的理解，从事在市区的使命作为一个新寺院的社会和2 ） ，以满足别人谁不是这样做，例如财政部或有兴趣在这样做的，例如部。

for further reading .为进一步读。 . 。 . 。

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