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Stephen is the vicar of Christ Church, Virginia Water. He and his wife have been in full time Christian ministry together for 30 years. He became a Christian at university and served as an evangelist before training for the Anglican ministry. Originally from Lowestoft, he has served in churches in St Leonard's on Sea and Guildford before moving to Virginia Water in 1997.

Stephen was until recently chairman of the International Bible Society UK, who sponsored and publish the New International Version (NIV), the most widely read Bible translation in English. IBS has recently merged with Send the Light

He is a member of Anglican Mainstream and Reform. He is also an Advocate for Christianity Explored.

He is a founding member of the Institute for the Study of Christian Zionism (ISCZ), a member of the Advisory Council of Evangelicals for Middle East Understanding (EMEU), a Trustee of the Amos Trust and the UK Board of Reference for the Mar Elias Educational Institutions, in Ibillin, Galilee, founded by Bishop Elias Chacour.

Stephen has served as an external examiner for post-graduate degrees (MPhil and PhD) awarded by the University of Wales and the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies (OCMS) and also Tyndale-Carey Graduate School, Bible College of New Zealand.

He lectures regularly in churches, seminaries and universities in the Middle East, UK and USA. In his spare time, he enjoys photography, painting, golf and karate, although not very well.