Books published by McKnight & Bishop

When David Bown arrived in Wythenshawe, one of the largest housing estates in Europe, in the conurbation of Manchester, he found five Methodist churches struggling for survival. It would have been easy to close and concentrate the membership in one place, as a rational way of 'managing decline'. But David wanted none of that. He set about working to devise a strategy for the future which built on the vibrancy and creativity of the local people. He went on to devise a myriad of tactical responses, based on the needs and opportunities he found.The resulting 36 regeneration projects, which ranged from street dance to alternative therapies, and from rummage sales to community lunches, connected the people, activities and organisations in the communities around the 5 churches, creating a pathway to the Kingdom of God for ordinary working class people.

Hey, guess what? Joe Fisher's got a book.It's full of words that sometimes rhyme and ones that need a second look, containing puns and clever word play.Lots of fun and laughs but others seem quite painful:deep and wonderfully powerful, a tower full of images. Some whimsical and limitless,wandering through life's deep tunnels, funnelling deep thoughts and pondering on what proports to life in all its nakednesswhilst gaining hope through Faithfulness. They're not just poems that make you think.But words that sink beneath the skin, the thinking person now allowed to read out loud and gaze within.These pieces are called spoken word, so speak them out,you've heard the call and let them slip into your heart with a joy that may impart the more you read. You'll see it's worth a second look.So buy one more, please share this book.