Stephen is the director of Peacemaker Mediators, a small charity dedicated to peacemaking, especially where minorities are persecuted, where justice is denied, human rights are suppressed or reconciliation is needed. He was until retirement the vicar of Christ Church Virginia Water.
Stephen is also vice chair of Biblica Europe Ministries Trust. Biblica sponsor, translate and publish the Bible in more than 40 languages. The New international Version (NIV) is the most widely read translation in English.
Stephen is an advocate and trainer for Christianity Explored. In the last five years has trained thousands of church leaders to use the course in Uganda, Burundi, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and Poland.
Stephen has Press Accreditation as a freelance journalist-photographer from the Palestine News Network (PNN) and Holy Land Trust.
Stephen gained his BA in Geography from Sussex University in 1976, a Diploma in Higher Education (Dip HE) in 1983 from Trinity College, Bristol, and his MTh (with distinction) from Oxford University in 1994. In 1998 he was awarded a doctorate of membership in Action Learning (DPhil) by International Management Centres Association (IMC). In 2004 he was awarded a PhD by Oak Hill College and Middlesex University. His thesis examined the historical roots, theological basis and political consequences of Christian Zionism in Britain and the USA from 1820.
Stephen has served as an external examiner for post-graduate degrees (MPhil and PhD) awarded by the University of Wales, the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies (OCMS) and also Tyndale-Carey Graduate School, Bible College of New Zealand.
He is the author of three books, In the Footsteps of Jesus and the Apostles, (Eagle, 2004) Christian Zionism: Roadmap to Armageddon (IVP, 2004) and Zion’s Christian Soldiers: The Bible, Israel and the Church (IVP, 2007).
In 2004, he co-authored the statement Challenging Christian Zionism endorsed at the 5th International Sabeel Conference in Jerusalem.
In 2006, he debated Neville White of the Ethical Investment Advisory Group and was instrumental in the Church of England General Synod decision to divest from Caterpillar due to their use in destroying Palestinian homes and the construction of the illegal Apartheid wall in Palestine.
In 2006, he co-authored the Jerusalem Declaration on Christian Zionism for the Heads of Churches in Jerusalem.
In 2010 he co-authored the Bethlehem Evangelical Affirmation, endorsed by participants at the 1st Christ at the Checkpoint conference sponsored by Bethlehem Bible College.
In 2011 he co-authored the Seven Affirmations of Bethlehem Bible College and in 2012, the 2nd Christ at the Checkpoint Conference Statement and Manifesto.
In 2013 he assisted in the drafting of the Kairos Palestine UK Response.
In 2014 he co-authored the 3rd Christ at the Checkpoint, Call to Action.
His extensive royalty-free photo collections (over 50,000 photos) may be viewed on Flickr here
Stephen gained his BA in Geography from Sussex University in 1976, a Diploma in Higher Education (Dip HE) in 1983 from Trinity College, Bristol, and his MTh (with distinction) from Oxford University in 1994. In 1998 he was awarded a doctorate of membership in Action Learning (DPhil) by International Management Centres Association (IMC). In 2004 he was awarded a PhD by Oak Hill College and Middlesex University. His thesis examined the historical roots, theological basis and political consequences of Christian Zionism in Britain and the USA from 1820.
Stephen has served as an external examiner for post-graduate degrees (MPhil and PhD) awarded by the University of Wales, the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies (OCMS) and also Tyndale-Carey Graduate School, Bible College of New Zealand.
He is the author of three books, In the Footsteps of Jesus and the Apostles, (Eagle, 2004) Christian Zionism: Roadmap to Armageddon (IVP, 2004) and Zion’s Christian Soldiers: The Bible, Israel and the Church (IVP, 2007).
In 2004, he co-authored the statement Challenging Christian Zionism endorsed at the 5th International Sabeel Conference in Jerusalem.
In 2006, he debated Neville White of the Ethical Investment Advisory Group and was instrumental in the Church of England General Synod decision to divest from Caterpillar due to their use in destroying Palestinian homes and the construction of the illegal Apartheid wall in Palestine.
In 2006, he co-authored the Jerusalem Declaration on Christian Zionism for the Heads of Churches in Jerusalem.
In 2010 he co-authored the Bethlehem Evangelical Affirmation, endorsed by participants at the 1st Christ at the Checkpoint conference sponsored by Bethlehem Bible College.
In 2011 he co-authored the Seven Affirmations of Bethlehem Bible College and in 2012, the 2nd Christ at the Checkpoint Conference Statement and Manifesto.
In 2013 he assisted in the drafting of the Kairos Palestine UK Response.
In 2014 he co-authored the 3rd Christ at the Checkpoint, Call to Action.
His extensive royalty-free photo collections (over 50,000 photos) may be viewed on Flickr here
