Mad for Jesus - The Vision of the World Wide Message Tribe

MAD FOR JESUS:
The Vision of the World Wide Message Tribe
By Andy Hawthorne
Hodder & Stoughton. 132 pages. £6.99
ISBN 0 340 74563 0

This book is the story of Andy Hawthorne, one of the founders of the Christian band the World Wide Message Tribe (WWMT). It describes his conversion, how the band started and the vision to reach school-kids with the message of the gospel.

It's also about the Eden Project - an initiative to radically rejuvenate Manchester's inner-city. The idea was spawned by the observation that the church in general has abandoned our inner-cities. The Eden Project is trying to reverse that by drafting in hundreds of committed youth workers and evangelists to live on one of the roughest council estates in the UK.

The book is written in a very friendly, relaxed style which would help most younger people relate to what's said. It's certainly not just one for kids though! There's much in here that will challenge, inspire and encourage those trying to figure out the church's response to youth culture.

Dozens of testimonies of God's power to turn devastated people's lives upside-down make this a gripping read. Highly recommended!

Jon Mason

© Evangelicals Now - March 2000
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Main Articles

• Women hold up half the sky
  On Sunday March 5 2000, Tearfund is inviting churches to help tackle the disproportionate burden of poverty borne by women throughout the world
• Healthy friendships
  The Bible's pattern and teachings on healthy friendship?
• Turning the tables on the multi-faith agenda
  A response to the move to treat all religions as essentially the same and all faiths as equally valid
• Michelangelo and the Reformation
  The links between the great artist and the Reformation
• Acting up
  An interview with performers Rob and Sandra Lacey
• Are Christians required to tithe?
  There is no simple Yes or No to this question (reprinted from Christianity Today)
• Tolkien - the movie
  A look at the forthcoming film of Lord of the Rings (reprinted from World Magazine)
• Monthly column on the arts: Gormenghast reaches TV
  Has the BBC triumphed or failed with Mervyn Peake's masterpiece?
• Monthly column for youth leaders: virtual reality youth leading
  An interactive guide to the perils and pains of youth work
• Monthly column on hymns and songs
  Advice on choosing your church's hymns
• Where is the ecumenical movement?
  An assessment of the Anglican / Roman Catholic discussion known as ARCIC

Other articles

• Hungry - CD review
• Wisdom to Live By - Living Biblically in a Complex World
• Objections Sustained - Subversive Essays on Evolution, Law and Culture
• Three Huguenot Pastors
• It's OK (CD)
• New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology and Exegesis (NIDOTTE)
• Discovering Christ in Ruth
• Out of the Saltshaker and Into the World
• The Visitor
• Travelling Homeward - Exodus Simply Explained
• Spiritual Mentoring - A Guide for Seeking and Giving Direction
• Time Well Spent - A Practical Guide to Daily Devotions
• Mad for Jesus - The Vision of the World Wide Message Tribe
• Children at Risk