ROGER MURPHY
I grew up in North London and worked in the Civil Service (Department of Employment) starting as a clerical assistant after leaving school and working latterly as a manager of a Redundancy Payments Office before leaving in 1984 to train as an evangelist with the Church Army.
I am married to Jill and we live in Warwick. We have a married daughter, Carol, who is currently in Auckland, New Zealand with our two grandsons. We also have a married son, Christopher, who is a youth worker at St Andrews, Bebington, on the Wirral.
My hobbies include all kinds of sport, especially watching football (I am a Chelsea fan), reading and walking. Since coming to faith as an adult in London (1978), I have been involved in all kinds of evangelism, especially among men, in both working and middle class areas. In 1986, I was commissioned as a Church Army Captain and for four years worked in and around the North End of Birkenhead as parish evangelist, and latterly also as a Diocesan Adviser in Evangelism.
In 1990, I started working as an Associate Evangelist based in the Liverpool Diocese, and a year later my job was altered to include a half-time allowance to spearhead a local ecumenical project between the Methodists and Anglicans in Huyton, to develop a joint church/community centre.
In 1993, I became a staff evangelist for CPAS (The Church Pastoral Aid Society) based in Leamington Spa. As an itinerant evangelist I have been involved in leading missions, speaking at numerous events and encouraging churches to become engaged in effective evangelism throughout the UK. It has been a privilege to see many people of all ages come to a living faith, and I am committed to the task of evangelism, making Christ known in this country and helping the church move forwards. I am a founder member of the College of Evangelists.
In January 2004 I joined TFM (Through Faith Missions) with Daniel Cozens as an associate evangelist, to continue my work as an itinerant evangelist leading missions around the UK, including the Walks etc. I am working alongside the team at TFM to develop the Evangelists’ Association network across the country, and to help to mentor and train evangelists in the Society of Contemporary Evangelists course.
PAUL WOODMAN
Paul is a full-time leader in City Life Church, Southampton. He is married to Susannah and they have two children. He first started presenting the Christian message using escapology and illusions in 1989 and widely travels to speak at schools, community centres and prisons. Paul’s main focus in Southampton is developing church projects that reach into the community, such as Splash working with children and CLEAR supporting refugees.
PAUL HOEY
As a CPAS Ministry Consultant, Paul’s primary work is of supporting and encouraging church leaders of all denominations. He is happy to spend time with individual leaders as a consultant or mentor. If it is helpful he is able to assist with training events or courses for leaders in local churches. An increasing aspect of Paul’s work is helping church committees or leadership teams to develop a vision or strategy to move the church ahead in God’s will.
