Stephen Need
Stephen Need | |
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Dean of St George's College, Jerusalem | |
Church | Church of England |
Province | Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and The Middle East |
Diocese | Diocese of Jerusalem |
In office | 2 July 2005 (elected) – 30 April 2011 (resigned) |
Personal details | |
Born | Nottingham, United Kingdom | 4 March 1954 ,
Denomination | Anglican |
Alma mater | King's College, London |
Stephen William Need (born 1954) is an Anglican priest and religious author, who was the dean of St George's College, Jerusalem from 2005 until 2011.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Need was born in Nottingham, England.[2] He was educated at Carlton le Willows Grammar School in Nottinghamshire. He went on to study theology at King's College, London, graduating with a Bachelor of Divinity (BD) degree and the Associateship of King's College (AKC) in 1979.[3] He undertook further studies at King's College, graduating with a Master of Theology (MTh) in 1983.[3] He also studied for a doctorate in systematic theology, which he completed in 1993.[2][3]
Career
[edit]Need first joined the staff of St George's College, Jerusalem as senior lecturer in 1996 and as a course director from 1999 to 2001. In March 2008, Need was ordained a priest at the college, where he served as a member of the pastoral sector at the time.[1] He served his curacy at St. George's Cathedral, Jerusalem, from 2008 to 2011.[3]
In 2011, he returned to the United Kingdom, to become a priest of the Diocese of Chelmsford. From 2011 to 2021, was priest in charge then rector of All Saints' Church, Stock[4] and of St Mary & St Edward, West Hanningfield.[3] When leaving Jerusalem, he stated he also wanted to pursue further academic studies, having a particular interest in the areas of St. Paul and Christianity in Turkey.[1] Since 2021, he has been team rector of St Peter and St Michael, Bexhill on Sea, in the Diocese of Chichester,[3] with responsibility for St. Peter.s Church, Bexhill.[5]
Need is also the author of several successful books.[6]
Select bibliography
[edit]- Truly Divine and Truly Human: The Story of Christ and the Seven Ecumenical Councils (2008)
- 52 Reflections on Faith for Busy Preachers and Teachers: From the Sinai Summits to the Emmaus Road (2014)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Stephen W. Need to resign as dean of St George's College, Jerusalem". Episcopal News Service. 8 February 2011. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ^ a b "Stephen W. Need | Publishing Christian Books". Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f "Stephen William Need". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ "All Saints' Church, Stock Harvard, Essex". Archived from the original on 22 June 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Welcome from the Rector". www.stpetersbexhill.org.uk. St. Peters Church, Bexhill. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ "Stephen W. Need: Books, Biogs, Audiobooks, Discussions". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2015.