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Council of Reference
Rev Steve
Chalke MBE
Steve
was ordained as a Baptist Minister in 1981, having studied at
Spurgeon's Theological College in London. He is married to Cornelia and
they have four children.In 1985 Steve Chalke set up the Oasis Trust in
order to open a hostel for homeless people. He launched Parentalk, an
organisation dedicated to inspiring and equipping parents; he has laid
the foundation for the Faithworks Movement, has presented his own TV
series for ITV and BBC and was awarded an MBE in the New Year's Honours
List 2004 for his services to social inclusion.
Rev
Joel Edwards
Rev
Joel is the General Director of the Evangelical Alliance UK. He was
born in Jamaica and came to Britain at the age of eight. He is married
to Carol and has two grown up children. He is also an ordained minister
of the New Testament Church of God where he served as a local pastor
for 10 years. Joel's vision is to see the Church become a movement
for change, working together to bring biblical
transformation to society.
Jill
Garrett
Jill
is Director of Leadership Development at Caret where she heads up
Executive Development and Strategic Planning. She is married with a
daughter and has a passion to see people achieve their potential. Jill
is a trustee of The London Institute for Contemporary Christianity and
is a committed Christian.
Lord
Hastings of Scarisbrick
Michael
Hastings is the International Director for Corporate Citizenship with
KPMG - essentially the Global Head of CSR for the firm
worldwide.Michael is a committed follower of Jesus Christ. He has a
degree in Theology from the London School of Theology and is a member
of St Andrew's Church, Chorleywood. He previously headed up the BBC's
Public Affairs department in Westminster. In 2005 Michael was awarded
the honour of an independent cross bench peerage to the House of Lords.
He assumed his seat on 6th Dec 2005. Michael received the UNICEF award
from the UK Chancellor Gordon Brown MP and Lord David Puttnam, Chairman
of UNICEF for his 'outstanding contribution to understanding and
effecting solutions for Africa's children. Michael is married to Jane
and has three children.
Bishop Mike
Hill
Bishop
Mike and his wife of 34 y ears, Anthea, haver four daughters and a son,
ranging in age from 29 to 20. His first curacy in the Church of England
was in the Diocese of Canterbury. He was appointed Bishop of Buckingham
in 1998 Among many other commitments, he is also involved with the
Breakfast Run, a local project which works with the homeless. As a
teacher and lecturer he is particularly valued for his contribution to
an understanding of the Church as a missionary organisation.
Ishmael
Ishmael
(Rev Ian Smale) has been travelling around internationally in a 'full
time' capacity since 1970 and has been privileged to see many men,
women and children become Christians through the work God has called
him to. He has written and recorded nearly 400 songs. Although he loves
spending time with children his heart is to see all ages praising God
together. Ishmael and his wife Irene enjoy worshipping at Chichester
Cathedral. They have three grown up children, Joseph, Daniel and Suzy.
J John
J.John
is regarded as one of the most creative speakers in the UK. He has an
appeal that transcends gender, age, culture and occupation. J.John has
authored 30 titles printed in 13 languages. He has a Lambeth MA and is
an Honorary Canon of Coventry Cathedral. The Philo Trust was launched
as a registered charity in 1980. Since then it has enabled him to lead
over 250 missions throughout the UK and overseas, developing many
innovative approaches to communicating the message of Christianity. He
is Killy's husband and father to Michael, Simeon and Benjamin.
Peter
Meadows
Peter
has been on the leading edge of communication in the UK church for over
twenty five years as a speaker, writer and 'starter of things'. In
particular he co-founded Spring Harvest, founded Premier Christian
Radio, co-created the Y Course, an evangelism resource to reach the
un-churched generation. Peter has been married to Rosemary for 35
years. They are active members of their local Anglican church in Surrey
and have five adult children.
Rev
Mark Melluish
Mark,
who is married to Lindsay lives with their five children in Ealing,
London where Mark is vicar of St Paul's, a renewed Anglican church.
Over the last few years St Paul's has grown significantly and Mark has
had the privilege of speaking both at home and abroad about his
experience of church growth. Together they have written a book and
pioneered a course on parenting children - 'Family Time' which has
recently been launched on DVD. Mark has also co-authored a book on
Evangelism.