Carl Beech
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Carl Beech is a British Baptist
minister and General Director of Christian Vision for Men
(CVM), an evangelical movement focussed on Christian witness
to men.
He 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
of a large multi-congregational church
.
Beech sits on the Councils of the Evangelical Alliance
, student movement Fusion
and Restored, an international Christian alliance working to transform relationships and end violence against women.
He has written a few books, most recently The Code, which is related to his website codelife.org. He is a contributor to Sorted magazine (motto: "for men, for life!"). 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
.
In 2008 he cycled from Land's End to John o' Groats
, Calais
to Nice
and the length of Italy
in nine days.
Baptist
Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...
minister and General Director of Christian Vision for Men
Christian Vision for Men
Christian Vision for Men is a registered charity operating all over the United Kingdom based in Chesterfield. Its mission statement is to "connect men to Jesus and the church to men". It works with over 2,000 churches, mainly by having its materials used by the churches mens' groups to achieve its...
(CVM), an evangelical movement focussed on Christian witness
Evangelism
Evangelism refers to the practice of relaying information about a particular set of beliefs to others who do not hold those beliefs. The term is often used in reference to Christianity....
to men.
He was converted to Christianity
Conversion to Christianity
Conversion to Christianity is the religious conversion of a previously non-Christian person to some form of Christianity. It has been called the foundational experience of Christian life...
at the age of 18. After studying a degree in engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
he worked as a financial consultant, church planter
Church planting
Church planting is a process that results in a new Christian church being established. It should be distinguished from church development, where a new service, new worship centre or fresh expression is created that is integrated into an already established congregation...
, youth worker, and senior pastor
Pastor
The word pastor usually refers to an ordained leader of a Christian congregation. When used as an ecclesiastical styling or title, this role may be abbreviated to "Pr." or often "Ps"....
of a large multi-congregational church
Local church
A local church is a Christian congregation of members and clergy.Local church may also refer to:* Local churches , a Christian group based on the teachings of Watchman Nee and Witness Lee, and associated with the Living Stream Ministry publishing house.* Parish church, a local church united with...
.
Beech sits on the Councils of the Evangelical Alliance
Evangelical Alliance
The Evangelical Alliance is a London-based charitable organization founded in 1846. It has a claimed representation of over 1,000,000 evangelical Christians in the United Kingdom and is the oldest alliance of evangelical Christians in the world....
, student movement Fusion
Fusion (student movement)
Fusion is a Christian charity that serves, supports and resources students. It works across all denominations to develop joined up thinking and action for student mission. Fusion is primarily outworked through small groups or ‘cells’ that have been inspired by John Wesley and his implementation of...
and Restored, an international Christian alliance working to transform relationships and end violence against women.
He has written a few books, most recently The Code, which is related to his website codelife.org. He is a contributor to Sorted magazine (motto: "for men, for life!"). In February and March 2008, a two-part featured interview with Beech for Christianity Magazine
Christianity Magazine
Christianity Magazine is an evangelical Christian magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom by Christian Communications Partnership Ltd....
about outreach to men was also published on video on Premier.TV
Premier Christian Radio
Premier Christian Radio is a British Christian radio station wholly owned by the charity Premier Christian Media Trust.Premier Christian Radio broadcasts Christian programming including news, debate, teachings and Christian music to London and the surrounding areas.It operates on three frequencies...
.
Personal life
Carl Beech is married to Karen.In 2008 he cycled from Land's End to John o' Groats
Land's End to John o' Groats
Land's End to John o' Groats is the traversal of the whole length of the island of Great Britain between two extremities; in the southwest and northeast. The traditional distance by road is and takes most cyclists ten to fourteen days; the record for running the route is nine days. Off-road...
, Calais
Calais
Calais is a town in Northern France in the department of Pas-de-Calais, of which it is a sub-prefecture. Although Calais is by far the largest city in Pas-de-Calais, the department's capital is its third-largest city of Arras....
to Nice
Nice
Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...
and the length of Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
in nine days.