HELLO AGAIN!
It's been a long and eventful life ~ with Thrills & Spills, Challenges & Learning.
Let me tell you about it
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Many know me as the author of 'Let's Do Theology' which introduced Britain to the Contextual Theology circular diagram, now used extensively in colleges and elsewhere. I was born and bred a London East Ender, my first jobs being a hair dresser and working in a Jellied Eel factory alongside my mum. My Marxist family were typical Cockneys & after school I lived in a Christian commune in Birmingham. I worked with Hells Angels, and as an assistant to an education research team. After studies at King's College London it was off to take my Masters degree in New York, working with street gangs and playing guitar in the city's night clubs. Off then to San Francisco to live with Hippies before returning home.
Back in England, Vicki and I married and in 1970 I was ordained, serving in a Housing Estate and setting up the Powerhouse Youth Club Skinhead kids. I became Vicar of an Anglican/Methodist parish, Chaplain to the Steel works and chaired the City Council's Youth wing. Seven years were spent as Principal of a theological course, then back to the East End in the 'Call the Midwife' parish of Poplar. All that was before 18 wonderful years as Bishop of Bradwell in Essex.
I helped found the NATIONAL ESTATE CHURCHES NETWORK and chaired the Church's Urban Strategy Committee. Alongside Dr Andrew Davey we founded the Anglican Network on Global Urbanisation which on one occasion took me off to India.
I've since got to know that country well and so established BUILDING BETTER FUTURES INTERNATIONAL which has transformed the lives of thousands of marginalised women and children in Tamil Nadu. Anyone can help us!
I'M RETIRED NOW but continue publishing books, teaching and taking services. For a long time I was the bishop to the Anglican Benedictine convent at MALLING ABBEY and now help people with their prayer life as what is called 'Spiritual Director'. VICKI & I now live in Sussex, not too far from our children & their families. I play jazz guitar, give folksong concerts and make CDs. We live healthily on tablets and prayer. And of course there's always growing veggies!
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