Andy Hawthorne is an evangelist, author, and founder of The Message Trust, an award-winning Christian mission organization dedicated to bringing the gospel message to the poorest neighborhoods of his hometown and beyond. He is also the author of Diary of a Dangerous Vision.

Hope Unleashed challenges Christians to evangelize their communities through unashamed proclamation of the gospel and bold community action projects to reach the poor.   
  
Committed to bringing the Christian message to youth in his hometown of Manchester, England, Andy Hawthorne was shocked when a missions partner told him he shouldn't just preach the gospel but also engage in community projects. What has washing someone's car got to do with the gospel? The idea worked, and today Hawthorne's Message Trust has been praised internationally for bringing hope and change to the roughest, poorest neighborhoods of Manchester.  
  
Written in a warm, passionate, nonreligious style, Hope Unleashed is filled with moving true stories as well as practical ideas and strategies for Christian mission based on Word and deed.

Andy Hawthorne

Cover

Foreword

Acknowledgments 

Introduction: Two Phone Calls

1. There Is No Plan B

2. Not Fluffy Bunnies or Facebook

3. Getting into the Boat

4. A Question of Healing 

5. The Halftime Break

6. I Never Liked the Floor That Much Anyway 

7. God Said Okay and Disappeared . . . 

8. Heaven Takes a Breath

9. More Than Just Leftovers

10. Tribute Bands and Bread and Wine 

Closing Thoughts

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Hope Unleashed challenges Christians to evangelize their communities through unashamed proclamation of the gospel and bold community action projects to reach the poor.   
  
Committed to bringing the Christian message to youth in his hometown of Manchester, England, Andy Hawthorne was shocked when a missions partner told him he shouldn’t just preach the gospel but also engage in community projects. What has washing someone’s car got to do with the gospel? The idea worked, and today Hawthorne’s Message Trust has been praised internationally for bringing hope and change to the roughest, poorest neighborhoods of Manchester.  
  
Written in a warm, passionate, nonreligious style, Hope Unleashed is filled with moving true stories as well as practical ideas and strategies for Christian mission based on Word and deed.

Hope Unleashed challenges Christians to evangelize their communities through unashamed proclamation of the gospel and bold community action projects to reach the poor.   
  
Committed to bringing the Christian message to youth in his hometown of Manchester, England, Andy Hawthorne was shocked when a missions partner told him he shouldn't just preach the gospel but also engage in community projects. What has washing someone's car got to do with the gospel? The idea worked, and today Hawthorne's Message Trust has been praised internationally for bringing hope and change to the roughest, poorest neighborhoods of Manchester.

Written in a warm, passionate, nonreligious style, Hope Unleashed is filled with moving true stories as well as practical ideas and strategies for Christian mission based on Word and deed.

\["A powerful read for urban Christians","Andy Hawthorn shows the power of deeds over words in evangelism","These stories remind you of the hope for all brought by Christ"\]

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Andy Hawthorne is the founder and CEO of The Message Trust, a Christian charity based in Manchester which aims to improve the lives of young people.   
The author rightly points out that few Christians actually obey the Great Commission of Matthew 28 – “Go into all the world and preach the Gospel”. He believes passionately that if we are to see souls saved we must go out of our churches and into our communities.   
Taking passages from Luke’s Gospel as a loose scriptural basis he shares his vision for evangelism using as tools both words and actions. He calls for believers not only to tell others the good news but also to demonstrate it by good works. He gives examples from his Trust’s work in Manchester, where many Christians have moved into deprived areas to reach young people with the love of Christ. However, as a book on evangelism, this book has serious weaknesses: He does not tell us what the Gospel message is - there is no explanation of the need to repent and believe on the Lord Jesus to be saved. He advocates methods that the early church never used, such as the use of rock bands at evangelistic meetings. He falls into the trap of teaching that whether God heals depends on the strength of our faith.   
Read this book and be inspired to go out with the Gospel, but read your Bible to find out the message and methods to use in evangelism.

Hope Unleashed

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