Testimony: Hope at a Bookshop Door
“‘Jesus! How can Jesus help me?’ questioned the customer further. “‘Jesus bore our sins and griefs and carried our sorrows. You can have peace now through the blood of His cross.’ “She was arrested by the Name of Jesus. She became quieter."
When Two Become One: Kingsway CLC Trust
In just a few months, discussions led to prayer, which led to a decision: CLC UK would merge with the Kingsway Trust. The legal process was completed on September 25, and the joint operation is now known as the Kingsway CLC Trust. This new structure is fully recognised by, and remains part of, CLC International...
A Background to Taking Over Six Existing Bookshops by Phil Burnham
The 2008 financial crisis, which caused many churches and individuals to put the budgetary brakes on, merely underlined the difficulties already impacting the recruitment efforts of mission agencies. The CLC trend was clear: personal financial support for our existing staff was falling, there were no fresh faces on the horizon and we were faced with having to close shops...
The Ministry’s Early Days
As we prayed and thought and dreamed, the vision kept enlarging. We could see not only a chain of bookshops across the British Isles, but a chain of bookstores throughout the English speaking world… and even in other countries where English was widely used. And more, we could become a ...
Advance Into the Impossible
“It is impossible,” said another of the team, to which Ken Adams replied, “We are going to advance into the Impossible.”