Carl Beech
| Carl Beech | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Carl Beech 19 February 1972 Essex |
| Alma mater | Spurgeon's Theological College |
| Occupation | UK Director of The Message Trust, President of CVM, Author, Broadcaster, Pastor |
| Spouse(s) | Karen |
| Website |
www |
Carl Beech is the UK Director of The Message Trust,[1] a Christian charity working to improve the lives of young people in the UK, South Africa and beyond.[2]
Beech is President of Christian Vision for Men, having formerly been General Director, an evangelical movement focused on evangelism to men.[3][4] In 2014, he founded The Gathering for Men, an annual Christian men's weekend festival.[5] Beech is also the founder of the Codelife movement, which aims to encourage men to spend more time reading the Bible.[6][7]
Beech was converted to Christianity at the age of 18. After studying a degree in engineering he worked as a financial consultant, church planter, youth worker, and senior pastor.[8] Beech was the National Director, and subsequently General Director, of Christian Vision for Men between 2005 and 2015.[9]
Beech sits on the councils of student movement Fusion[10] and Restored, an international Christian alliance working to transform relationships and end violence against women.[11] Until September 2016, Beech sat on the council of the Evangelical Alliance.[12] He has written a number of books, including Man Prayer Manual: How. When. Why.[13] He is a contributor to Sorted magazine[14] and a columnist for iBelieve magazine.[15] In February and March 2008, a two-part featured interview with Beech for Christianity Magazine about outreach to men was also published on video on Premier.TV.[16][17][18]
Beech hosts a weekly radio show called ShedTalk on Premier Christian Radio with Dave Lodge and Jeremy Geake from Christian Vision for Men.[19]
Personal life
Beech is married to Karen.[8] In 2008 he cycled from Land's End to John o' Groats, Calais to Nice and the length of Italy in nine days [20] and in 2016, he cycled 850km from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town to raise money for The Message Trust.[21]
Bibliography
- Spadework: Laying Foundations with 52 Men from the Bible, 144 pp, Scripture Union, 2007.
- Groundbreaker: Real Life Stories – Then and Now, 32pp, Scripture Union, 2007.
- Real Men, Real God, Real Spirit, 28pp, Grove Books Ltd, 2008.
- The Code, 127pp, Monarch Books (Lion Hudson), 2011.
- 52 Men of the Bible, 144pp, CWR, 2014.
- Man Prayer Manual: How. When. Why, 176pp, CWR, 2016.
References
- ↑ "Carl Beech joins Message Trust as UK Director". Message Trust. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
- ↑ "Message Trust". Retrieved 2016-09-27.
- ↑ "Churches to lure men back into pews by showing World Cup matches". Daily Telegraph. 27 May 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
- ↑ Gledhill, Ruth (27 January 2010). "Real men find church too girly". The Times. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- ↑ "A new role for Carl Beech". Christian Vision for Men. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
- ↑ "Codelife website".
- ↑ "Codelife intro (2011)". Vimeo. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
- 1 2 Carl Beech on the CVM website
- ↑ "A new role for Carl Beech". Christian Vision for Men. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
- ↑ Fusion Council Archived 25 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
- ↑ Restored website Archived 18 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine. This shows CVM as a Corporate Member, Beech is General Director of CVM. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
- ↑ "Council members". Evangelical Alliance. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
- ↑ "Man Prayer Manual, CWR".
- ↑ Sorted’s regular columnists. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
- ↑ Issues that Beech has contributed to, iBelieve Magazine articles. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ↑ Christianity magazine, February 2008 (subscription required)
- ↑ Men in Church Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine., Premier.TV. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
- ↑ Ministry to Men Archived 25 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine., Network Farnham (Churches Together). Retrieved 16 November 2011.
- ↑ ShedTalk show page, Premier Radio website. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ↑ Baptist Times, 26 June 2008, p2. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
- ↑ "Join Andy Hawthorne in the cycling challenge of a lifetime!". Message Trust. Retrieved 2016-02-08.