John Chapman, affectionately known as "Chappo", is a well-known preacher

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, Bible

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 teacher

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 and evangelist

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 associated with the Sydney Anglican church. He has authored several books including "A Fresh Start", "Know and Tell the Gospel", "Setting Hearts on Fire", "A Sinner's Guide to Holiness", and "Making the Most of the Rest of Your Life", all published by Matthias Media

Matthias Media

Matthias Media is an award winning Australian evangelical Christian publisher. The business grew out of the ministry of Phillip Jensen and Tony Payne at St Matthias, Centennial Park, Sydney under the name St Matthias Press and Tapes. Many resources now published by Matthias Media were developed as...

. The Australian edition of "A Fresh Start" has sold nearly 40,000 copies since 1999. (The UK edition has been published by The Good Book Company

The Good Book Company

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, who have also published Polish and French language editions.)

For 25 years he was the Director of the Anglican Department of Evangelism in Sydney, after beginning his career as a school teacher prior to theological training. Now in his 'retirement' he continues to teach at Bible colleges, to speak at conventions around the world, and to find time for the occasional game of tennis and golf.

The single men's accommodation at Moore Theological College

Moore Theological College

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 was renamed "John Chapman House" in Chapman's honour.

A biography written by Michael Orpwood was published in 1995 entitled Chappo: For the Sake of the Gospel (Russell Lea, Australia: Eagleswift Press, ISBN 1875981004). The Foreword was provided by Dick Lucas

R. C. Lucas

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 - formerly Rector of St Helen's Bishopsgate

St Helen's Bishopsgate

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- a long-standing friend of Chappo.