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Carl Beech is President of Christian Vision for Men, having formerly been General Director, an evangelical movement focused on evangelism to men.[1][2] In 2014, he founded The Gathering for Men, an annual Christian men's weekend festival.[3] Beech is also the founder of the Codelife movement, which aims to encourage men to spend more time reading the Bible.[4][5]
Carl Beech | |
|---|---|
| Born | Carl Beech 19 February 1972 |
| Alma mater | Spurgeon's Theological College |
| Occupation(s) | President of CVM, Author, Broadcaster, Pastor |
| Spouse | Karen |
| Website | www |
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.[6] Beech was the National Director, and subsequently General Director, of Christian Vision for Men between 2005 and 2015.[7]
Beech sits on the councils of student movement Fusion[8] and Restored, an international Christian alliance working to transform relationships and end violence against women.[9] Until September 2016, Beech sat on the council of the Evangelical Alliance.[10] He has written a number of books, including Man Prayer Manual: How. When. Why.[11] He is a contributor to Sorted magazine[12] and a columnist for iBelieve magazine.[13] 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.[14][15][16]
Beech hosts a weekly radio show called ShedTalk on Premier Christian Radio with Dave Lodge and Jeremy Geake from Christian Vision for Men.[17]
Personal life
editBeech is married to Karen.[6] In 2008 he cycled from Land's End to John o' Groats, Calais to Nice and the length of Italy, each in nine days [18] and in 2016, he cycled 850 km from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town to raise money for The Message Trust.[unreliable source?][19]
Bibliography
edit- 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
edit- ^ "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 7 October 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011. Alt URL
- ^ "A new role for Carl Beech". Christian Vision for Men. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ "Codelife website".
- ^ "Codelife intro (2011)". Vimeo. November 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ a b Carl Beech on the CVM website
- ^ "A new role for Carl Beech". Christian Vision for Men. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ 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. [original research?]
- ^ "Council members". Evangelical Alliance. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Man Prayer Manual, CWR".
- ^ Sorted’s regular columnists Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. 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. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.