John is the Training Director for the School of Preachers Trust. He is married to Anne who is a nurse and they have three grown-up children and four grandchildren. John has nearly four decades of experience as a pastor of two church in Suffolk and Sussex. For more than a quarter of a century, John has also had close links with the Baltic state of Latvia, where he is involved in teaching preaching at the Latvian Biblical Centre, and serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors. John takes a keen interest in most sports (he is an Ipswich Town Supporter), contemporary music, films and literature. He is also an observer of the wider Christian scene and interested in maintaining creative links with other evangelical Christians.