Welcome to the Urban Gems Podcast, a companion to the new book Urban Gems: Ministry Perspectives on the Global City and its People.

On this episode our guest is Kurt Rietema. Kurt is the Senior Director of Youthfront Neighborhood at Youthfront. Kurt lives and works in a neighborhood called Argentine in Kansas City, Kansas, that may be short on money and status, but rich in culture. Kurt’s work includes youth social entrepreneurship, short-term mission, community development, and creating just housing and lending partnerships for immigrants.

Kurt has an MA in Global Development and Social Justice from St. John’s University and is the co-author of To Mend the World: A New Vision of Youth Ministry.

Kurt is also the author of Chapter 10 , titled “Foreigners There”: Privilege, Wilderness, and the Search for Belonging in the new book “Urban Gems”

Urban Gems: Ministry Perspectives on the Global City and its People, published by SacraSage Press, is available as an eBook or paperback:

eBook: Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/ya52w24h or BN: https://tinyurl.com/3f232jfj or Google Play: https://tinyurl.com/yfj5vb87

Paperback: BN: https://tinyurl.com/bkzvxfcz or Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/mr22cv7v

Urban Gems Cover Art:

Neighborhood Church by Scott Erickson (scottericksonart.com).

Used with permission from the author.

Theme Music: Urban by EwaySound

Royalty Free Music from Tune Tank (https://tunetank.com/track/2090-urban)