British minister
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]
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
Beech 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
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
^ "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 .
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