Chapel in the midst - Gordon Cook

Gordon Cook's 'Mundane Mission' is recorded here as an inspiration for many others; for its through the author's mundane, everyday, professional life that he found his spiritual path. The author finds reassuring confirmation in the words of the Alternative Service Book: 'Through him we offer our souls and bodies to be a living sacrifice. Send us out in the power of your spirit to live and work to your praise and glory.' His work as a church architect led him to examine the theological and practical questions associated with the design of church centres. His church at Weston Favell in Northampton, The Emmanuel Shared Church, encapsulates Gordon Cook's philosophy. The chapel is placed in the midst of a secular centre of many rooms: hub in the wheel of mundane life both surrounded by society and holding that society together. His talent and dedication led him to design churches and cathedrals in the world, where he was present during the time of the assassination his friend, Archbishop Luwum, by Idi Amin. This sensitive, honest and frank account of a life spent in 'Mundane Mission' is sure to touch the hearts of many.