R. C. Lucas

Richard Charles (Dick) Lucas (born 1925) is an Anglican clergyman, chairman of the Proclamation Trust, and Rector Emeritus of St Helen's Bishopsgate in London, England. With John Stott and others, Lucas was a key figure in shaping the conservative evangelical movement in the UK during the 20th Century, largely through his ministry in the City of London. Through St Helen's, Lucas emerged as a widely respected evangelical speaker, particularly at the Keswick Convention. He is also known as a founder of the Proclamation Trust and the Cornhill Training Course, and as the author of a number of evangelical books and commentaries.

=Ministry at St Helen's Bishopsgate=

Raised in Lewes, England, Lucas was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, and Ridley Hall. He was ordained into the Church of England and served a first curacy at St. Nicholas Church, Sevenoaks, England. A short biography of Lucas' ministry in St Helen's together with his sermons are available from the St Helen's media website ( [http://sthelens.audiop.org.uk/search/dick_lucas?new_nav=y here] ):

Dick Lucas was Rector of St Helen's from 1961 to 1998, and was outspoken among his generation of evangelical ministers in encouraging systematic expositional preaching. With this stated goal in mind, Lucas and others established a popular and widely-duplicated programme of training workshops for preachers.

=Proclamation Trust and the Cornhill Training Course=

The website for the Proclamation Trust outlines the history of the organisation, the Evangelical Ministry Assembly and the Cornhill Training Course. The history is available from the Proclamation Trust's website [http://www.proctrust.org.uk/about/history.htm here] .

Work with the CTC

Lucas helped form the Cornhill Training Course in 1991 in partnership with David Jackman (minister). The course originally met for training in St Peter upon Cornhill, then moved to Borough to meet in office space on Borough High Street. Lucas is no longer part of the leadership team.

=Bibliography=

Lucas is the author (or co-author) of 5 books. Many of his sermons are available for free download or to order as Audio CDs or MP3 CDs from the St Helen's Media website ( [http://sthelens.audiop.org.uk/search/dick_lucas?new_nav=y here] ): or from the Proclamation Trust as transcripts ( [http://www.proctrust.org.uk/media/expositions.htm here] ). The transcripts of some of his talks at the Keswick Convention are available as paperbacks.

Commentaries

* Lucas, R. C. (1980). The Message of Colossians & Philemon (The Bible Speaks Today Series), Leicester: Inter-Varsity Press. ISBN 0-85111-521-7
* Lucas & Green (Dec 1995). The Message of 2 Peter and Jude (The Bible Speaks Today Series), Leicester: Inter-Varsity Press. ISBN 978-0830812387

Keswick Paperbacks

* Lucas, et al. (1978). The Gospel, the Spirit, the Church: Keswick ministry from John Stott, Dick Lucas, Ken Prior, Gilbert Kirby and others, UK: STL Books [for] Keswick Convention Council. ISBN 978-0903843027
* Lucas, et al. (Nov 1981). Purity and Power: Keswick Convention Ministry, 1981, UK: Send the Light Trust. ISBN 978-0903843591
* Lucas, et al. (Nov 1986). Rebuilding the Foundations (1986 Keswick Convention), UK: Send the Light. ISBN 978-1850780137

Other works

* Lucas & Philip (1980). Teaching John: Unlocking the Gospel of John for the Expositor (Proclamation Trust Media), UK: Christian Focus Publications. ISBN 978-1857927900
* Jackopson & Lucas (April 1992). Good Morning, Disciple, UK: Zondervan. ISBN 978-0551025844
* Peter Adam (Foreword by R. C. Lucas) (30 May 2004). Speaking God's Words: A Practical Theology of Preaching, UK: Regent College Publishing. ISBN 978-1573833226
* Green and Jackman (1995). When God's Voice is Heard: Essays on preaching presented to Dick Lucas (Leicester: IVP) ISBN 0-85110-656-0