▁the ▁industrial ised ▁cities ▁during ▁the ▁inter - war ▁years , ▁and ▁sent ▁the ▁Rev d . ▁Ted ▁W ick ham ▁into ▁fact ories ▁to ▁eng age ▁with ▁workers . ▁This ▁mission ▁was ▁well ▁received ▁by ▁working ▁people , ▁and ▁the ▁She ff ield ▁Indust rial ▁Mission ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁under ▁Ted ▁W ick ham ' s ▁direction . ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁W ick am ’ s ▁role ▁was ▁to ▁address ▁the ▁‘ problem ’ ▁of ▁the ▁progress ive ▁est r ang ement ▁of ▁the ▁working ▁classes ▁from ▁the ▁church ▁which ▁had ▁advers ely ▁affected ▁church ▁attend ance ▁since ▁the ▁industrial ▁revolution , ▁particularly ▁in ▁industrial ▁cities ▁like ▁She ff ield . ▁W ick ham ▁sought ▁to ▁build ▁and ▁sust ain ▁an ▁eng agement ▁with ▁the ▁working ▁population ▁by ▁visit ing ▁steel works ▁and ▁other ▁heavy ▁indust ries . ▁His ▁style ▁was ▁particip atory . ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁chap la ins ▁made ▁regular ▁factory ▁vis its ▁eng aging ▁people ▁in ▁inform al ▁conversation ▁and ▁holding ▁formal ▁break - time ▁discuss ions ▁about ▁issues ▁of ▁importance ▁to ▁them . ▁ ▁The ▁She ff ield ▁model ▁involved ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁the ology ▁and ▁set ▁of ▁methods ▁that ▁provided ▁a ▁template ▁which ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁mission ▁teams ▁in ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁the ▁Indust rial ▁Mission ▁Association ▁was ▁formed ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁ens uring ▁the ▁on going ▁development ▁of ▁industrial ▁mission . ▁At ▁its ▁height ▁during ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁it ▁is