Manuel Ortiz

Professor of Ministry and Urban Mission, Emeritus

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B.S., Philadelphia College of Bible, 1971; M.A., Wheaton Graduate School of Theology, 1975; D.Min., Westminster Theological Seminary, 1989; Teacher, Philadelphia Association for Christian Schools, 1972–1973; Pastoral ministry, Illinois, 1973–1987; Headmaster, Humboldt Community Christian School, Chicago, 1980–1987; Founder and Director, The Apprenticeship School for Urban Ministry, Chicago, 1981–1987; Board member and faculty, The Seminary Consortium for Urban Pastoral Education, Chicago, 1982–1987; Board Member, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and World Relief, 1994; Visiting Professor, Eastern Baptist Seminary, 1994; Pastor, Spirit and Truth Fellowship, Philadelphia, 1995– ; Westminster, 1987– .

Author: The Hispanic Challenge: Opportunities Confronting the Church; One New People: Models for Developing a Multiethnic Church; Urban Ministry: The Kingdom, the City and the People of God (co-author).

Contributor: Evangelical Preaching and Hispanic Theology; Bridge Book; Great Commission Handbook; Discipling the City, 2nd ed.; Upholding the Vision; The Urban Face of Mission: Ministering the Gospel in a Diverse and Changing World (co-editor).

Representative Articles: “Christian Community Development: Answers and Issues,” Urban Mission, December 1997; “An Urgent Call to Do Mission in Our Cities: A Missiological Challenge,” Evangelical Journal, Spring 1998; “Seeking the Kingdom in Our Cities,” The Banner, February 2000.