Bible To The People

I do receive the occasional complaint that my blog is neglecting urban ministry. We found it a challenge, in urban ministry, to bring people to the study of the Bible -- due to shift work, a lack of transport, a scattered congregation, unsafe streets, and so on. Therefore we decided to take the study of the Bible to the people -- chiefly through Bible studies and Bible dictionary topics which were distributed on a sheet of paper on a Sunday morning. From time to time, we distributed Bible study or devotional booklets. OBSERVATION: I know that this was appreciated. At the same time, there was some debate as to what expense one should go to. My own line was that once people have something in their hands, they are likely to read it -- rather than people being unlikely to read it so don't place it in their hands.