Carl Beech Explained
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.[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.
Notes and References
- News: Churches to lure men back into pews by showing World Cup matches. 16 November 2011. Daily Telegraph. 27 May 2010.
- News: Gledhill. Ruth. Real men find church too girly. 28 November 2011. The Times. 27 January 2010. Ruth Gledhill. https://web.archive.org/web/20111007065400/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article7004861.ece. 7 October 2011. Alt URL
- Web site: A new role for Carl Beech. Christian Vision for Men. 2016-09-26.
- Web site: Codelife website.
- Web site: Codelife intro (2011). Vimeo. November 2011 . 2016-09-26.
- http://www.cvm.org.uk/carl-beech Carl Beech
- Web site: A new role for Carl Beech. Christian Vision for Men. 2016-09-26.
- http://www.fusion.uk.com/hello/who-we-are/council Fusion Council
- http://www.restoredrelationships.org/about/corporate/ Restored website
- Web site: Council members. Evangelical Alliance. 2016-03-06.
- Web site: Man Prayer Manual, CWR.
- http://www.sorted-magazine.com/single.htm?ipg=7492''Sorted''’s regular columnists
- http://www.newlifepublishing.co.uk/wp/?s=%22carl+Beech%22 Issues that Beech has contributed to
- http://www.christianitymagazine.co.uk/archive/2008/february.aspx Christianity magazine
- http://www.premier.tv/archive/men%20only.aspx Men in Church
- http://www.networkfarnham.org.uk/Articles/103896/Network_Farnham/Action_Initiatives/archive/Mens_Ministry/Ministry_to_Men.aspx Ministry to Men
- http://www.premierchristianradio.com/Shows/Sunday/ShedTalk ShedTalk show page
- http://www.exacteditions.com/exact/browse/354/377/3968/3/2/0/ Baptist Times
- Web site: Join Andy Hawthorne in the cycling challenge of a lifetime!. Message Trust. 2016-02-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20160927092336/http://www.message.org.uk/2015/07/23/join-andy-in-the-cycling-challenge-of-a-lifetime/. 27 September 2016. dead.
