Chapel in the Midst: A Mundane Mission

by Gordon Cook (Author)

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  1994

  $4.55

  This is an account of how one layman deepened his faith through practising as an architect. Gordon Cook's life was one of personal problems and bereavement, and he had been haunted from early manhood by the problem of how to lead a fully dedicated Christian life such as that of an overseas missionary, without the full commitment of ordination. He became involved with Christian Teamwork and through this organization, found himself facing the theological and practical questions underlying the design of new church centres. In the process he gained a fresh understanding of the Church's mission in the community arising from the liturgical movement, as well as changing and broadening his own faith. Church architecture led to church and cathedral building in the Third World. The financial problems associated with much church building overseas and at home led to the founding of a charity, the Churches Community Development Consultancy. Throughout this book, the reader is faced with the question of how an ordinary man can lead a fully dedicated Christian life through his occupation. Gordon Cook draws on some contemporary writers who have helped him clarify his own thought on this dilemma.