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Tom is now retired after 40 years in Baptist Ministry including 7 years as a Hospice Chaplain. Ruth, a registered nurse, retired after 18 Years as a school matron at a very large Secondary School. They now live in Eastbourne. Their experience is wide and varied. They have two children and seven grandchildren. When not involved with the family they have a fairly active social life!!

Tom has been a companion in the Northumbria Community for many years.

A Baptist minister for 10 years, Army chaplain for 24 years and former Chaplain-General of the British Army, leading 155 full time chaplains from the main UK denominations, Jonathan has given appreciable Christian leadership experience. Working as an MA tutor and chaplain at Moorlands College, Convenor of the United Navy, Army and Air Force Board, have all brought deeper insight into leadership dynamics. He was appointed the Queen’s Honorary Chaplain (QHC) in 2008 and made Companion of the Bath (CB) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list in 2014. He has since been moderator of Baptist churches and continues to mentor Baptist ministers and chaplains. He enjoys watching most sports, plays golf, tennis and loves a wide range of music, but can’t play a thing!

Andy has been in pastoral ministry and church leadership for over 30 years. A gifted and passionate Bible teacher, preacher and church leader. He has a deep love for Jesus and people and a strong spiritual gifts of encouragement and compassion.

Before entering ministry, Andy served as a police officer in The Thames Valley Police and later as a police inspector in the Royal Hong Kong Police. But God had a different calling - to be a policeman of his people: to protect them, encourage them, teach them and love them.

After 10 years as pastor of Welcome Baptist Church in Heathfield, East Sussex, with his wife Jo and three sons, has moved to the West Country. Andy has been appointed as the new Webnet Regional Team Leader for the West of England Baptist Association.

Olly Goldenberg is the director of Children Can, author of many books, convener of Hand in Hand national children’s and family leaders conference and the Come Lord Jesus international prayer relay. He lives in the South of England with his wife and 5 children. They desire to see the next generation walk in revival and generations of the church connected together.

Olly Goldenberg is the director of Children Can, author of many books, convener of Hand in Hand national children’s and family leaders conference and the Come Lord Jesus international prayer relay. He lives in the South of England with his wife and 5 children. They desire to see the next generation walk in revival and generations of the church connected together.

Ben and Emma Jeffery are based in Manchester and are involved in parent-led Christian education of their three children (15, 11 and 5 years). Ben is the Head of Unity for the Evangelical Alliance and Emma leads LAUNCH, a growing movement of leaders committed to equipping & multiplying healthy disciples and churches. They are church planters who are passionate about discipleship of all ages and parenting with purpose.

Martin Young is based in the UK and has been leading and planting churches for over 30 years, with ministry emphases on community engagement, global mission, leadership development, and the arts. He is now concentrating on working with artists and theatre and film makers in projects that engage people with the creativity of the Kingdom of Heaven. Martin also supports churches and Christian ministries in the UK and internationally, including serving Spring Harvest as the chair of trustees for its parent charity, Essential Christian.

Katherine works for the Evangelical Alliance and is part of the Being Human team. She became a Christian while at drama school and has since been passionate about reaching young adults with the gospel. She feels called to equip the church in evangelism and speaking into cultural issues.

Gareth is married to Laura and they have three children and one foster child. He is a Methodist Minister by background serving latterly as Superintendent of Plymouth Methodist Central Hall. He is currently part of the faculty of Moorlands College, Dorset where he teaches across the programmes, on leadership, mission and spiritual formation. In his spare time he is a drinker of good coffee and an avid watcher of non-league football.

Jean is a Guernsey man serving as vicar of St Francis Church, Salisbury. Sue and Jean have 4 children who love making music together. Whenever possible, Jean enjoys riding his motorbike – and praying!

Chris serves as Associate Minister & Programme Director for the School for Discipleship at Lansdowne Church, Bournemouth. He pastored three local churches and taught theology for many years at Moorlands College. Chris has written extensively on archaeology, apologetics and philosophy. His archaeology interests have taken him far and wide, involving excavations across the Holy Land.

Ian and Ruth Coffey have been involved in Christian ministry for five decades and, in that time, have served in a variety of leadership roles from local church to national organisations. They spent the last fifteen years on the staff of Moorlands College until they retired in 2022. They continue to travel, teach, preach and write extensively They live in a small village in East Dorset.