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OUR CONTRIBUTORS FOR THIS ISSUE
Sandra Wheatley
Andy Robb
Derek Tidball
Sandra Wheatley live in Felton in Northumberland. She traines as a nurse and enjoyed every aspect of caring for others during a long and successful career. She now lives a challenging life with MS. Though no longer able to work Sandra still lives a full life through an extensive prayer and e-mail ministry.
Derek Tidball is now retired and lives in Leicester. He served as a Baptist pastor and spent much of his time in theological education. He is a former principal of London School of Theology. Since retiring he has devoted himself to teaching in Bible colleges at home and overseas, to writing, preaching and mentoring. He is married to Dianne and they have two young grandchildren.
Chris is married to Carolyn and lives in Dorset. They have three daughters and six grandchildren. Chris has served in parishes in the UK and Jersey, and for nearly 30 years was Head of Academic Theology and Philosophy in a leading public school. He has played and coached many sports. Chris has a passion for effective preaching that is biblical and gospel-focussed.
Becky leads alongside her husband, Paul, at All Saints’ Woodford Wells in NE London, and is a New Wine England Ambassador. She enjoys teaching, mentoring and generally helping people understand and grow in their discipleship. She has two adult children, both on the autistic spectrum, which has presented daily challenges but has added a richness to life that would otherwise be lacking.
Kevin is an Ordained Minister in the New Testament Church of God, the largest black majority church in the UK. As a musician, he came to Christ in his twenties through his interest in gospel music, having never attended Sunday school or a church before this. Kevin is Lead Chaplain for Notts Healthcare NHS Trust (Mental Health), leading a multi- faith team of 35 chaplains. He is married with three children.
Anne Coles
Andy Robb is an award-winning author and illustrator with 60 books to his name. He is also the creator of Derek the Cleric. Andy lives in Essex where he and his wife Jane lead Revival Church Billericay. He is a dad and a grandad. Find him at: www.andyrobb.co.uk or read his blog at: https://andyrobb.substack.com
Anne is a mother of four, proud grandmother of one and on the leadership team of New Wine along with her husband John, who is chairman of the Trustees. Together they lead a house-based church reaching out to friendship networks and people in the arts. She is passionate about worship, God’s kingdom and family, her own and the wider Christian family, here and abroad.
Bob and his wife Margaret, a retired vicar, served with the South American Mission Society (SAMS) in Northern Argentina, where Bob coordinated the translation of the Bible into the Wichi tribal language. He later worked as SAMS Resources Officer and now serves in a group of three churches in the Rotherham area. He is married with two daughters and a grandson.
Steve is the author of over 30 books, with an emphasis on speaking to our culture. He is also a blogger and scriptwriter and is the founder of the Foundation conferences and runs the Saltshakers website, which promotes a Hebraic understanding of the faith. Steve has authored scores of computer games, including the first available Christian games and educational software in the 1990s. He is married with 3 sons and 3 grandsons.
David Spriggs is a Baptist minister who, after leading three local Baptist churches, moved to the Evangelical Alliance as their Head of Evangelism from 1992-1997. Then he joined The Bible Society, working on projects to do with the Bible, church and culture. He has written several books dealing with Christian leadership, the Bible, spirituality and prayer. He is married with three children and nine grandchildren.
Chris Jervis
Bob Lunt
Becky Harcourt
Steve Maltz
Kevin Shaw
David Spriggs