Viv Grigg: Teaching and Conference Speaking

Some Seminary and Bible College Courses

Urban Poor Mission

• Urban Poor Mission 1: Theology and Practice of Urban Poor Mission
• Urban Poor Mission 2: Poor People's Theology
• Urban Poor Mission 3: Churchplanting and Revival Movements
• Urban Poor Mission 4: Biblical Reflections on Development Theories
• Urban Poor Mission 5: Prefield Missionary Orientation Course
• Urban Poor Mission 6: Theology and Practice of Urban Poor Churchplanting

Urban Leadership

• City Transformation 1: Transformative Revival in the Post Modern City
• City Transformation 2: Strategies for Evangelizing and Transforming Cities
• City Transformation 3: Values-Based Leadership in Societal Sectors
• City Transformation 4: Missiological Reflections  on Urban Sociology and Anthropology

Urban Theology

• Urban Theology: 'Transformational Conversation' Theology in Postmodern Cities
• Transformational Conversations : Kiwi Church and Society
• Transformational Conversations: Global Issues

Some Major Conference Involvements

• 1989 Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization, Manila. 2 Sessions on Ministering to the Urban Poor.
• 1993 VisionNZ Congress plenary on "Reaching the Cities"
• 1995 Global Congress On World Evangelization, Seoul , Korea. Plenary Session. Leader of the AD2000 Cities Network.
• 1996 Mission Korea 96, a gathering of eight student movements, plenary on "The Cry of the Urban Poor" and seminars.
• 1996 AD2000 Urban Poor Network, Hong Kong. Leadership team , several seminars, plenary
• 1997 Vision NZ Congress plenary on "Transformation of the Nation."
• Numerous City Leadership Consultations in nations and cities.
• 1997 Korean Students for Christ plenary and seminar
• 1998 Korea Students for Christ plenary address, "The Poor Wise Man" and seminars
• 1998 Asbury Seminary, Kingdom Conference, keynote speaker, "The Cosmic Christ in Cities From Hell" and forums.
  • The Incarnate Christ in the Underside of Anti-Christian Megalopolises
  • The Poor You Will Have With You Always - Did Jesus Really Mean This?
  • The Poor Wise Man and YTREVOP the Demon
  • Releasing Holiness: Fires of Reconciliation, Restitution and Citywide Revival
  • Discipling the Poor: The Challenge of Integrating Social Responsibility, Evangelism and Discipleship
  • The City of God is a Multiethnic Party - Starting Now!
  • Cosmic Christ - Transformer of the Soul of a Nation
• 1996, 1997, 1998 Australian AD2000 National Leadership Consultations as plenary speaker
• 1999 Vision for Auckland Huis, organizer, keynote address on "Six Battlefronts in Auckland"
• 2000 Transformational Conversations: Developing Indigenous Theologies hui, Auckland, facilitator.
• 2001 Biola Missions Week, keynote speaker
• 2002 Moody Bible Seminary, Chicago, Missions Week, keynote speaker
• 2003 Wheaton College, Missions Week, keynote speaker
• 2004 Asian Theological Seminary, 4th Annual Lecture on Holistic Mission, "The Kingdom of God and Land Rights for the Urban Poor"
• 2004 Mumbai Businessmen's Network, "Transforming Mumbai's Business Culture"
• etc.

One Day Seminars Available

• Urban Poor Perspectives Seminars (Global or Local)
• Linking Rich Churches and Poor Communities
• Formation of Protestant Apostolic Orders
• City Leadership Team Dynamics
• Values-Based Leadership in Business, Law, Medicine, Social Services, etc.
• Global Briefing: The Least Evangelised Cities
• Called, Trained and Sent: How to Get There from Here
• The Holy Spirit, Evangelism to Justice: Integrating our Faith
• From Renewal to Transformative Revival
• Dealing with the Pain of Migration
• KiwiKulture, Asian Culture