Urbana (conference)

=== 1980s ===
Urbana 81 was themed "Let Every Tongue Confess That Jesus Christ Is Lord" and 14,000 attended. One unusual characteristic of this Urbana was that it came only two years after the previous one. Speakers included [[Wycliffe USA|Wycliffe Bible translator]] Ed Beach, Eric Alexander from a church in Scotland, Gordon MacDonald, [[Isabelo Magalit]], Marilyn Laszlo, Billy Graham, George McKinney, and author Rebecca Manley Pippert.<ref name="Christ" /><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://urbana.org/urbana-81 |title = Urbana 81}}</ref>

Urbana 84 attracted 18,000 participants. Eric Alexander spoke on the conference theme "Faithful in Christ Jesus" from the book of Ephesians. Other notable speakers: Ada Lum, Billy Graham, Cliffe Knechtle, David Bryant, George McKinney, Joanne Shetler, John Kyle, Luis Palau, Mariano DiGangi, Ray Bakke, and Tokunboh Adayemo.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://urbana.org/urbana-84 |title = Urbana 84}}</ref>

Urbana 87 took its theme from the [[Book of Jonah]]: "Should I not be concerned?" Nearly 19,000 participants came to hear [[Harvie Conn]], Ray Bakke, Floyd McClung, Billy Graham, Helen Roseveare, Rebecca Manley Pippert, Roberta Hestenes, and Tony Campolo. Nearly 6,000 attendees indicated they felt they were being called by God to serve in overseas missions.<ref name="Christ" /><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://urbana.org/past-urbanas/urbana-87 |title = Urbana 87}}</ref>