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The story of London City Mission is of men walking the poorest streets of London, getting their hands dirty as they reached out to people in need with the message of the Gospel and their unique brand of practical help. Rather than writing a consecutive history of London City Mission, the authors selected areas of the work and told the story of each. The story takes a different turn as it enters the 20th C. From being the capital city of an empire, London became a city at war with itself and then with others. LCM missionaries were right in among the revolutionaries. What comes out in the story of LCM is that missionaries were men (until the late 1980s) whose hearts were full of compassion for the lost and the needy. The Mission is still looking forward to the challenge of the 21st Century LCM may be an old Mission, but it is not resting on its laurels; rather it is grappling, as it always has, with today's London, and planning for the needs of the London of tomorrow. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)266.009421Religions Christian church and church work Missions; Home and Foreign Missions; Home and Foreign Missions; Home and Foreign History, geographic treatment, biographyLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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It is incredible that the mission managed to keep its focus on the Gospel as the primary source of help and hope even when faced with terrible circumstances including both world wars, famine, overcrowding, disease etc. The moral decline and flagging numbers attending church are also documented along with the various missionaries' views on this subject. LCM has never set out to be a network of churches, but rather a vehicle to draw those who wouldn't otherwise go into a church building under the sound of the Gospel.
This book is now 15 years out of date, but still provides a valuable insight into the principles and workings of one of the most effective missionary organisations in England.
Highly recommended both for the historical value and for consideration as we find creative ways to continue sharing the Gospel in our day.
The post-script is a letter written to LCM by a man who witnessed an encounter between an LCM missionary and a drunkard lying on the floor. I wrote it out when I first read this book as a reminder that we never know who is watching us as Christians. ( )