Books on Rescue Missions, City Missions & The Salvation Army

by City Vision University

Season 1

Women Who Changed The Heart Of The City: The Untold Story Of The City Rescue Mission Movement By Delores T. Burger Book Summary

This is an audio summary provided by City Vision University of the book "Women Who Changed the Heart of the City: The Untold Story of the City Rescue Mission Movement" by Delores T. Burger published in 1997. This is This book tells the untold stories of women who were integral to the city rescue mission movement starting in the early 1800s, chronicling the compassionate and heroic roles these remarkable women played in urban ministries to bring the Gospel to the poor. This audio summary was developed using NotebookLM.

S1 · E64

May 27, 2026

22:53

Monitoring The Moving Of God: A History Of America's Keswick By America's Keswick Book Summary

This is an audio summary provided by City Vision University of the book "Monitoring the Moving of God: A History of America's Keswick" by America's Keswick published in 1997. This is A historical account of America's Keswick, a Christian ministry and addiction recovery center founded by William Raws in New Jersey in 1897, detailing its founding, growth, facilities, conference ministry, and the leaders who shaped its mission over its first century. This audio summary was developed using NotebookLM.

S1 · E63

May 27, 2026

50:37

From Soup & A Sermon To Mega-Mission: A Guide To Financing Rescue Missions By Ivan Fahs Book Summary

This is an audio summary provided by City Vision University of the book "From Soup & a Sermon to Mega-Mission: A Guide to Financing Rescue Missions" by Ivan Fahs published in 1996. This is A guide to financing Christian rescue missions, providing practical strategies for fundraising, managing donor demographics, direct mail acquisition, organizing a development department, and maximizing the roles of volunteers, executive directors, and boards of directors. This audio summary was developed using NotebookLM.

S1 · E62

May 27, 2026

40:54

Accomplishing Union Rescue Mission By Michael Teague, Sarah Coleman Book Summary

This is an audio summary provided by City Vision University of the book "Accomplishing Union Rescue's Mission" by Michael Teague, Sarah Coleman published in 1995. This is A historical account and overview of the Union Rescue Mission in Los Angeles from its founding in 1891 through the opening of its new facility in 1994, detailing its Christian ministry, community outreach programs, and ongoing efforts to provide shelter, food, and rehabilitation to the homeless on Skid Row. This audio summary was developed using NotebookLM.

S1 · E61

May 27, 2026

39:34

Reaching Out-Lifting Up: The History Of The Sioux Falls Union Gospel Mission By Roger Quam Book Summary

This is an audio summary provided by City Vision University of the book "Reaching Out-Lifting Up: The History of the Sioux Falls Union Gospel Mission" by Roger Quam published in 1994. This is A comprehensive history of the Sioux Falls Union Gospel Mission in South Dakota from its founding in 1900 by Thomas Morse through 1994, detailing its superintendents, locations, community impact, and ministries for the homeless and needy. This audio summary was developed using NotebookLM.

S1 · E60

May 27, 2026

47:43

A Door Of Hope: A Century Of Rescue At Wheeler Mission Ministries 1893-1993 By Joseph B. Snider Book Summary

This is an audio summary provided by City Vision University of the book "A Door of Hope: A Century of Rescue at Wheeler Mission Ministries 1893-1993" by Joseph B. Snider published in 1993. This is A historical account of Wheeler Mission Ministries in Indianapolis, detailing a century of Christian rescue mission work, providing shelter, and offering relief to the poor and homeless since its founding in 1893. This audio summary was developed using NotebookLM.

S1 · E59

May 27, 2026

52:28

More Than A Thousand Points Of Light By Herbert A. Pfiffner; Union Gospel Mission Book Summary

This is an audio summary provided by City Vision University of the book "More Than A Thousand Points Of Light" by Herbert A. Pfiffner; Union Gospel Mission published in 1992. This is A history of the Seattle Union Gospel Mission from its founding during the Great Depression in 1932 by Dr. Francis O. Peterson through the leadership of Steve Burger and Herb Pfiffner, detailing its Christian ministry, rehabilitation programs, and outreach to the homeless and needy in Seattle. This audio summary was developed using NotebookLM.

S1 · E58

May 27, 2026

29:12

Balm In Gilead: A Baptist Minister's Personal Journey Through Drug Addiction By Don Jeffries Book Summary

This is an audio summary provided by City Vision University of the book "Balm in Gilead: A Baptist minister's personal journey through drug addiction" by Don Jeffries published in 1992. This is A biographical account of H. Gordon Weekley Jr., a successful Southern Baptist minister in Charlotte, North Carolina, whose ambition and heavy workload led to a severe prescription drug addiction. The book chronicles his fall from grace, the loss of his pastorate and family, multiple institutionalizations, and his eventual recovery and redemption as the director of a Christian rehabilitation center. This audio summary was developed using NotebookLM.

S1 · E57

May 27, 2026

40:57

Into The City: The Challenge Of Urban Mission By Edwin R. Orton Book Summary

This is an audio summary provided by City Vision University of the book "Into The City: The Challenge of Urban Mission" by Edwin R. Orton published in 1991. This is An autobiographical account detailing the founding, development, and outreach work of the Birmingham City Mission, focusing on urban evangelism, caring for the homeless, and community service. This audio summary was developed using NotebookLM.

S1 · E56

May 27, 2026

50:07

See What God Has Done! By Edward Hughes Book Summary

This is an audio summary provided by City Vision University of the book "See What God Has Done!" by Edward Hughes published in 1990. This is A historical account of the Union Gospel Mission in Winnipeg, Manitoba, detailing its origins during the Great Depression, its dedicated leaders and staff, and its ongoing Christian outreach, rescue, and rehabilitation programs for transients, addicts, women, and children in the city's core area. This audio summary was developed using NotebookLM.

S1 · E55

May 27, 2026

20:52

5 of 11