Ministry of the Spirit

Roland Allen (1868-1949) was a great missionary prophet, whose influence, modest in his own lifetime, has grown extensively after his death. After studying at Oxford, his clerical training was in Leeds. He went as a missionary to China for the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (SPG), where he stayed for twenty years. His experience convinced him that missionary methods needed changing, and that St Paul had more to offer than contemporary practice, and in particular that ministry should be centred in the laity. These ideas, unpopular at the time, have grown in importance, and Roland Allen's influence is now greater than at any time.Paton, David M. is the author of 'Ministry of the Spirit ', published 2006 under ISBN 9780718891732 and ISBN 0718891732.