How Christ Came to Church by A J Gordon

How Christ Came to Church by A J Gordon

How Christ Came to Church is an autobiography by preacher, author and educator Adoniram Judson Gordon.

The author seeks to frame his life in his very identity as a man of God, with decades of experience establishing and working for the Christian church. We receive a superb discussion on both the events that defined Gordon's career; the attitude to the church as an institution; the vitality of preaching; and Christ as a crucial thread through all.

The religious and theological second part is, owing to its general departure from ordinary biographical narrative, framed as the author's 'dream'. It is here that the author details his ideas of church roles and Jesus in greatest detail. The qualities the physical structure of a church must have, as a temple and place of God, are amply detailed.

The third and final part is concerned with the character of A. J. Gordon himself; how he efforted to conform his life and deeds with those of Christ. His efficiency and kindness, and ability to galvanize fellow believers, resulted in one of the most famously successful Baptist churches to ever emerge in the United States.

Adoniram Judson (A. J.) Gordon (1836-1895) came to prominence in the United States as the evangelical pastor of Clarendon Street Baptist Church in Boston for more than twenty-five years. During his tenure there, he saw the church completely transformed into one of the most spiritual and aggressive churches in America, with an unsurpassed effort in missions.

A missionary training school and publishing house were associated with the church, and Gordon preached at many of D. L. Moody's Northfield Conferences, along with other notable preachers such as A. B. Simpson, A. T. Pierson, and R. A. Torrey.

Gordon's training school eventually became Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts, and Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts.

He wrote his most famous book, The Ministry of Healing, in 1882, but he also wrote at least fifteen hymns, including My Jesus, I Love Thee, as well as other books of Christian instruction.

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ISBN 13	9781789870305
ISBN 10	1789870305
Title	How Christ Came to Church
Author	A J Gordon
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pantianos Classics
Year published	1896-01-01
Number of pages	62
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