Mobile mission bases in the countryside: a caravan in the market square

Abstract

In large urban situations young people tend to gather on evenings at street corners, but in small market towns the market place tends to fulfil this role. This article is an examination of an experiment of Christian outreach to such young people in a small market town and provides an assessment of whether the project was successful, both from the point of view of the young people who came, and the church people who volunteered their services. It also offers pointers to how this method of mobile outreach can be effective in similar small market town situations.