The bit about Dave
Dave was born in 1960 in Clatter Bridge Hospital Bebington. At the age of five, the family moved to Brisbane, then to Melbourne, ending up in Canberra, Australia. Dave left home to complete a Civil Engineering degree at Sydney University.
It was in his third year at university that he became a Christian, through a large evangelistic push called, ‘Know Christ, Know Life; No Christ, No Life’. He realised that the emptiness within him was in the shape of God and could only be filled by Him alone.
After two years working for a concrete company as a Plant Manager, Dave attended Renewal Ministry Training College in Brisbane in order to strengthen his walk with God and explore God’s plan for his life. After college, Dave became the Youth Pastor at Southside Christian Renewal Centre and was sent out to fulfil his vision for the UK.
Dave has written a number of books with titles such as ‘SQ: Boost Your Spiritual IQ’, ‘The Top 10 of Everything about Christian Leadership’, ‘Jesus Save me from Your Followers’ and his latest book 'Sacred Cows Make Great BBQs'. He also oversees the Megacentres in Sheffield, Liverpool and Leeds which are conferencing and community centres used to serve the cities practically, as well as the operations centre for the church in Sheffield. Dave and Jenny have one son called Ryan who was born in the same year that Hope City Church began and who married to the beautiful Esther (Cheale) Gilpin. He discovered the joy of painting about five years ago, but, too embarrassed to put his own name on the canvas, Dave paints under the name of Dagarté – can you believe it?!
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