Walking the tightrope: The missiology of Tom Allan for the church today

Abstract

Tom Allan’s book The Face of my Parish and his leadership of the Tell Scotland movement in the 1950s both proved to be hugely significant in guiding the development of mission in Scotland in the post-war era. In this paper, Sandy Forsyth examines both Allan’s missiology and its context, looking in particular at how the impact of the decision to bring the Billy Graham Crusade to Scotland changed the public perception of mission, while at the same time undermining Allan’s original vision of the local congregation as agent in mission.

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