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Rev Alun Brookfield
Church in Wales Priest - Ministry Today Editor
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Current Situation: Alun is currently Priest in Charge of the Parish of Cwmtawe Uchaf, a benefice of three congregations 20 miles north of Swansea, on the southern edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park in south Wales. He is also Parish Development Adviser for the Diocese, with particular responsibility for developing lay ministry.
Particular interests: Shared ministry (based on the model developed in North Michigan), Church Growth/Natural Church Development, Stewardship and Christian giving, Fund-raising, Music in worship, Marketing and communications (inc. copy writing and brochure layout), 'Celtic' Christianity, Church planting, Ministry by, to and for older people.
History: Welsh by birth and commitment, but brought up in south London, Alun's first degree was in music, leading to several years working as a music teacher in secondary schools. During this time, he developed a busy ministry of preaching and leading worship in local Baptist churches in, successively, London, Kent and Northamptonshire. Before leaving teaching to train for Baptist ordination at Spurgeon's College, Alun was Lay Pastor of a rural church. While at Spurgeon's, Alun served as student pastor of an inner-city church in London, then moved to Chadwell Heath in Essex to serve High Road Baptist Church. Five years in there were followed by nearly ten years working for Bible Society as a Church Growth and evangelism trainer, then as a market development executive. Following a short period working as a travelling fundraiser for a small charity, Alun worked for the Diocese of Bristol as a Parish Development Adviser and Diocesan Stewardship Adviser. During this time, he left Baptist ministry and was ordained Deacon in the Church of England in July 2000 and Priest a year later. Alongside his diocesan work, he served a curacy as a member of the ministry team in the Stratton St Margaret benefice on the edge of Swindon, Wiltshire, before returning to his beloved Wales to take up his present post in January 2003. He is also a member of the Northumbria Community and was a founder member of the Reaching Older People with God's Love coalition of the Evangelical Alliance.
Family: Alun lives in the upper Swansea valley with his wife, Mary. They have two adult children - a son, Gareth, and a daughter, Lynsey, who is married to John. They live in Swindon, Wiltshire.
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