Denis G Clark was born in South Africa, was a dance band leader, and became an accountant but gave up that career to become a Christian Evangelist. He came to Britain in the 1950s, and worked for Youth for Christ before establishing his own independent evangelistic ministry based in Worthing, Sussex. He had a reputation for direct Biblical teaching, which was influenced by his Open Brethren upbringing but was based mainly on his own Biblical meditation, which, together with an effective life of prayer, he saw as the key to achieving Christian maturity. His no-nonsense style particularly appealed to young people for whom he wrote "If you ask me" and "You were asking", but some people found him rather abrasive, dogmatic and uncompromising. He embraced the Charismatic movement in the 1960s and 1970s but repeatedly warned against its excesses. He founded Intercessors for Britain, which with his "Prayer and Bible Weeks", became a major part of his ministry in his later years, and encouraged people to start similar organisations in other countries. He died in 1981, but his material still comes across with the same relevant freshness today.

Most of his ministry was spoken, rather than written, because he preached extempore, using his personally annotated bible as his only notes. He considered the preparation of himself before God and prayer for his hearers as far more important than the preparation of "sermons".

The following includes most of his written output.

* Bible Meditation Introduction to Biblical Meditation, or that reflective study of the Word of God which changes us to be like Christ.

* Freedom from Fear Biblical and practical remedies for overcoming fear.

* New Birth and Salvation Highlights the difference between being born again, and living a life of salvation, with the evidences of each (also available as spoken ministry).

* Prayer and Fasting Introduction to the Principles of Prayer, with and without fasting (also available as spoken ministry)

* If you ask me... Questions and answers for the christian life, in a clear, simple conversational style, intended particularly for young people with questions. Youth leaders will find this material useful in guiding discussion groups. Covers: repentance, confession, lukewarm living, temptation, holiness, faith, the cross, the resurrection, guidance, love, giving, God's promises, & sex.

* You were asking More questions and answers for the christian life, in the same style. Covers: traditions, the Holy Spirit, worldiness, the unforgiveable sin, hell, predestination, joy, separation, life's purpose, Sunday observance, evangelistic gimmicks & christian unity.

* Gullibles Travels - about the Christian's foibles. In the same vein as the others was published by Kingsway Publications in 1989 (not available for copyright reasons - try to find a secondhand copy on such sites as Amazon)

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