T. Austin-Sparks Ministers in Los Angeles

T. Austin-Sparks came to Los Angeles in 1959 and spoke at Westmoreland Chapel. His ministry that Lord’s Day morning was very impressive and his bearing quite striking. He had a rich command of the English language and bore some eloquence in his delivery. The time with Austin-Sparks was not soon forgotten.

Samuel Chang used that visit of Brother Sparks, though, to remind us of one of his oft-repeated statements, “The ministry is for the church, not the church for the ministry.” The function, even the goal of any ministry, T. Austin-Sparks as an example, should be for the church and its building up and not the church for the ministry. The church is not a platform for the mere expression of any one ministry; rather, the built up Body of Christ is the goal of God’s economy.

Another expression of Samuel Chang, one he often reminded us of, was “one city, one church; one church for one city.” Eventually, after much fellowship with much repetition, we got clear and some of us began to “speak the same thing.” We became clear through our brother’s faithful speaking.

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