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Estates: A conversation with Sam Ward

Helen Shannon talks to Sam Ward about his lifetime in urban mission, his passion for Eden (a movement of incarnational urban missionaries) and his current work with the Message Trust.

By Sam Ward and Helen ShannonJune 2021

Presented by CCX, together with The Message Trust

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