BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 FN:Dr John Birch OBE TITLE: URL;TYPE=WORK:http://www.gracelincs.org.uk/ GEO:53.497763300000000;-0.669165200000000 REV:20200920T022916Z SOURCE: CATEGORIES:Ground Level 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ORG:Grace Church Scotter & District NOTE:Dr. John Birch leads the team as ‘primus inter pares’ (first among equals) and his gifting is within pastoral and shepherding aspects of care but is not comfortable with the title and office of Pastor. We believe that gifting is a ministry rather than an Office as such. John has a vision for rural ministry including a desire to reach youth through relationship Throughout his adult life, John has balanced a senior role in The Health Service with pastoral responsibility in Church life. He is not opposed to paid leadership in Church but prefers a voluntary model which allows the Church to support missionary work at home and abroad more strategically by re-chanelling finances. There is however, a recognition that Scripture does teach financial support of elders and in this day and age, is a necessary process of shepherding the Church During his student life at Edinburgh he was privileged to include academic work in Biblical Studies, and has enjoyed learning in Edinburgh, Durham and Newcastle Universities. By profession he is a registered nurse and left the Health Service in 1994 as Executive Director of North Lincolnshire Health Authority. He is married to Bridget who is a key part of the work in her own right and gives hospitality to many. John has been appointed OBE in the Queen’s Honour List of 1986. John and Bridget have 12 grandchildren, one having already been taken into His presence, and eleven alive and kicking! TEL;TYPE=WORK,VOICE:01724 761650 TEL;TYPE=WORK,FAX: N:Dr John Birch OBE ADR;TYPE=WORK:;;;;;; END:VCARD