Review:

Street Pastors

As a young man from a tough part of London, there were times when I could have done with a Street Pastor or two. But they hadn’t been invented back in the 70s.

Street Pastors tells the inspiring story of Christian ministry at the rough edges of society. Beginning with just a small group of Christians on the streets of Brixton, there are now more than 125 teams serving throughout the UK.

Les Isaac founded the movement, although he had no idea it would be a movement when he started. His heart-warming book tells the story of reaching truly hard to reach people and the incredible God experiences that result.

It is a good read on a number of levels – has a personal story, as a guide to working in partnership with other agencies and as a testimony to the power of prayer and active love as a response to lostness, anger and brokenness.

The one problem with this kind book is that they can become a bit one-paced and you wonder if it really should have been a talk and an article and not 215 pages. The jury is still a bit out on this, but it is certainly worth considering if you have a heart for urban and town centre outreach.

HIGH: The gritty dialogue.

LOW: Drags on a bit.

Published by: Kingsway