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Mission in the city : hopes and dreams : my story / Shirley-Joy Barrow.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Wellington, New Zealand : Philip Garside Publishing, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Description: 228 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781927260920
  • 1927260922
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Online version:: Mission in the citySummary: Read these powerful stories of Christian social service in Whanganui, New Zealand Journey with servant minister Shirley-Joy Barrow as she shares her inspiring story of being City Missioner in Whanganui from 2004 to 2011. Working together, her team found that they could achieve much more than their individual skills and capabilities led them to expect. They developed effective ways to respond to the people on the margins of society that they served. This social history also includes many personal stories of the people served by the Mission and those who worked for it. Importantly, Shirley-Joy reflects on the lessons she learned during the conflict with the governing board that brought her tenure as missioner to an end.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Heritage & Archives Alexander Library | Te Rerenga Mai o Te Kauru Heritage Collections Reference - not for loan B BAR Reference Only T00807698
Non-Fiction Alexander Library | Te Rerenga Mai o Te Kauru Non-Fiction Non-Fiction 286.6082 Coming Soon
Biographies Davis (Central) Library Biographies Biographies B BAR Available T00807696
Biographies Davis (Central) Library Non-Fiction Biographies B BAR Available T00807697
Total holds: 0

Read these powerful stories of Christian social service in Whanganui, New Zealand Journey with servant minister Shirley-Joy Barrow as she shares her inspiring story of being City Missioner in Whanganui from 2004 to 2011. Working together, her team found that they could achieve much more than their individual skills and capabilities led them to expect. They developed effective ways to respond to the people on the margins of society that they served. This social history also includes many personal stories of the people served by the Mission and those who worked for it. Importantly, Shirley-Joy reflects on the lessons she learned during the conflict with the governing board that brought her tenure as missioner to an end.

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