The incredible growth of Latin American cities has resulted in social complexities that defy commonly held assumptions concerning urban culture. These stereotypes, if taken at face value, impede the development of an effective missiological and urban strategy. A closer look at marginality reveals adaptive and generative patterns of response among the poor that are conducive to the missiological task. Dispelling the myths of urban marginality provides insights that are incorporated in a missiological response to the urban realities facing the evangelical church in Latin America.
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