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Faith on the Streets: Christians in action through the Street Pastors movement
On sale
22nd May 2014
Price: £10.99
Street Pastors is an international organisation bringing about change, town by town, to the face of the UK… and more and more countries around the world. Since 2003, Street Pastors have been a fixture of the night-time high street: friendly faces and a reassuring presence, defusing tension and helping people get home safely.
These are the Street Pastors: caring; listening; helping.
And this is the church in action – taking its faith on the streets.
These are the Street Pastors: caring; listening; helping.
And this is the church in action – taking its faith on the streets.
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Reviews
"Les Isaac and his band of pioneers" Ed Stourton
"I couldn't just sit in church and pray about it, I had to do something practical. Drug dealers asked us for prayer and told us why they were selling drugs, people began to unburden their problems." Les Isaac on BBC Radio 4
Faith on the streets is an account of the positive impact of street pastors and begins with an account of Les' childhood and teenage years and his journey to Christian faith. It contains interviews and powerful testimonies from police officers, church leaders, street pastors, school pastors, head teachers and the Mayor of Lewisham.
A familiar and valued presence on the high street.
Faith on the Streets brings the story [of Street Pastors] up to date in a mixture of personal narrative, social and organisational history and some outlining of facts and figures.
Fathers interested in social change, taking Christianity into their own community or the Good Samaritan story will form a connection with this book.
I have found it a fascinating read, both in terms of the stories and experiences of the people and the way in which the street pastor movement has spread.
Les Isaac and Rosalind Davies write about them [Street Pastors] and go behind the scenes to tell their story . . . Short, meaningful encounters have changed lives.
This book is eminently readable, a mix of testimony, Isaac's own faith journey and proof of the value of both ecumenism and strong local partnerships with Police.
What a wonderful way for the church to be seen as caring, relevant and a crucial part of the community.
What makes this book so very fresh and intelligent is that it doesn't just laud the work or report the changed lives that can result from an organisation underpinned by prayer. It seriously explores the part that Christian-led volunteers can play in the infrastructure of public life.
Les Isaac has been a guest with Claire Balding on her Radio 2 Sunday morning show.
the book will inspire readers as it relates the stories which show how the work of the volunteers has changed the face of the night-life scene in many towns and the lives of those involved