david john battrick bsg
david john battrick is a gregorian friar in province II of the brotherhood of saint gregory, a vowed christian community in the anglican communion.
david john was born in england and grew up in woodford green where he was active in the parish of all saints' woodford wells. he was educated at wells primary school and bancrofts school in greater london, and went on to read theology in oxford, focusing on issues relating to theology and social context and applied theology at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
as the assistant academic registrar and programme manager for international degree programmes at the oxford centre for mission studies he was engaged in the development, initial delivery and quality assurance of theology degrees in africa, asia and eastern europe. during this time david john was active in the parish of saint mary magdalen in the centre of oxford, and a member of the guild of servants of the sanctuary.
david john was formed for ordained ministry at saint stephen's house in oxford and was ordained by archbishop peter carnley in the anglican diocese of perth where he ministered in parishes and as the ministry development officer of the northern region.
he is a former director of the freire institute and continues to offer educational consultancy services through the oxford educational trust, and as an international programmes consultant to the oxford centre for mission studies.
david john is currently the diocesan ministry development officer in the anglican diocese of newcastle, where he manages the programmes to implement the vision of becoming ministering communities in mission under the leadership of Bishop Brian Farran, and the director of the newcastle school of theology for ministry.
he is researching for a degree in the doctor of ministry programme at the university of wales lampeter, in the department of theology and religious studies. he lives on the outskirts of newcastle, on the edge of the beautiful hunter valley with his family, and ministers in an honorary capacity as the community priest of cameron park and in the anglican parish of merewether.
david john is a member of the australian association for mission studies, a priest associate of the holy house of the shrine of our lady of walsingham and a chaplain to the sovereign order of the orthodox knights hospitaller of saint john of jerusalem.
He is a life friend of alton abbey, a member of the anglo catholic history society, a life member of the guild of all souls and a member of the catholic league.
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