meet the guest authors

Rob Chidley is a professional copywriter and published author.  Read his blog here: http://authorwriterblog.wordpress.com

Away from writing, he likes growing things in the garden, making jam and learning British Sign Language. His current favorite BSL word is ‘tractor’.

Sam Gibb is a twenty-something whose passion is to present the message and teachings of Jesus to lads in a way that makes sense to them. He writes a regular column in Sorted Men’s Magazine.

Matthew is a Senior Associate at Anthony Collins Solicitors. He specialises in Employment Law with a focus on Equality and Diversity matters, advising both commercial and charitable clients. Matt spends most of his spare time looking after his two sons. He is Chair of Trustees of Oasis Church Trust, Birmingham.

AoG UK Pastor, former addict, armed robber, drug dealer & convict. Now a follower of Jesus Christ, husband, father, evangelist and author of 'Unreachable'.

http://www.hopecorner.co.uk

Ken has worked in senior positions or the Charity Commission over the last decade as their Principal Information Accountant (Charity Register maintenance and development), and closely involved in the redesign off the “new” (2008) Charity register. His earlier experience at the Commission included charity investigations, leading the Liverpool team of accountants, reviewing the quality of charity accounts, researching aggregate information from the accounts and overseeing the helpline for financial advice. He is now a full time charity consultant. For over 20 years now Ken, and his wife Ruth, have been members of City Church Liverpool, which is an independent Pentecostal church. They have two married daughters and three grand children.

Mike Frith is the founding director of OSCAR, a web-based mission support service based at Redcliffe. Prior to setting up OSCAR, Mike worked as a pilot and engineer with Mission Aviation Fellowship in Uganda, Madagascar and the USA. He has a degree in Mechanical Engineering, a Postgraduate Diploma in Mission Aviation Technology and a certificate in Christian studies from Cliff College. Mike regularly inputs into Redcliffe lectures where it touches on the 'practical' aspects of mission. He is a worship leader and lay preacher in a local church and uses these gifts in the Redcliffe community too. He is married to Cheryl, and they have two children.

 The Reverend Joanne Cox, Evangelism in Contemporary Culture Officer for the Methodist Church, and member of the Hope Leadership Team. This article is adapted from HOPE for Harvest a new resource book from HOPE, the national mission movement which encourages churches to do more, together, in mission in words and action.