The Authors:

The book draws heavily on the views and insights of those in the front line of Christian living as active and involved young adults with pastoral involvements. Several people were involved collaboratively through much of the manuscript development, all of the younger ones being in the same age group as the intended readers, and (then) unmarried. The main two are listed here by way of acknowledgment.

Ian Hore-Lacy is in his 60s, married with four grown-up progeny (2 sons, 2 daughters). He is engaged in some informal pastoral ministry and mentoring in Australia and UK out of which the main subject matter of this book arose (apart from his earlier bachelor experience of getting many things wrong!) He has been a youth worker and intervarsity staffworker, then teacher and environmental scientist and somehow ended up working in the nuclear power industry based in London, in a public communications role. His most recent Christian book is Responsible Dominion, a Christian approach to sustainable development (Regent College Publishing 2006).

Will Jones is mid 20s and has been involved with church and university campus ministry at Coventry, UK. He is often lost in deep thought and has considerable gifts in writing. Hence his honours degree in mathematics has led to PhD studies in philosophy and politics at Reading University. In between was a transition year at Warwick University while finishing a part-time theology diploma at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. He also runs a community house at Canley.

Early in 2005 Will bravely asked Ian to mentor him in relation to development of his gifts and vocational interests. This grew into a close friendship and collaborative relationship expressed in the evolution of this book.

In addition, early in the formative process of the book, two others were actively involved:

Helen Barratt, as a young doctor in London, played a major role in rescuing early drafts from myopically prejudiced male irrelevance. She has a Masters degree in Bioethics and has been involved in student ministry both at Imperial College and All Souls church, London. No shrinking violet, she stepped forward as the rose among the thorns single-handedly to balance the perspective of the male co-authors. She is undertaking a four-year academic traineeship in public health medicine in London.

Jono Green, then in his terminal teens, joined the project to complement the others for a late teenage readership. He is incorrigibly energetic and has played the leading role in establishing Crossing Melbourne as a high school ministry. In the midst of undergraduate studies at Macquarie University in Sydney, he took up the role of Youth Pastor at Northgate Ministries and is now full-time in schools ministry with Youth for Christ in Melbourne.

These with others initially provided a reality check, but went on to do much more. They contributed a lot of substantial and solidly Christian input to the book over many discussions and in later drafting.

As co-author of the Open Letter to Churches, Jon Horne is Director of Agapé Workplace Initiative (London). He has two degrees in theology and a background in publishing and marketing. He has close involvement with All Souls church in London.

	Down To Earth Discipleship . Getting real with issues facing young Christians today Table of Contents Open Letter to Churches About the Authors Goto chapter Previous a, p, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6 Next The Authors: The book draws heavily on the views and insights of those in the front line of Christian living as active and involved young adults with pastoral involvements. Several people were involved collaboratively through much of the manuscript development, all of the younger ones being in the same age group as the intended readers, and (then) unmarried. The main two are listed here by way of acknowledgment. Ian Hore-Lacy is in his 60s, married with four grown-up progeny (2 sons, 2 daughters). He is engaged in some informal pastoral ministry and mentoring in Australia and UK out of which the main subject matter of this book arose (apart from his earlier bachelor experience of getting many things wrong!) He has been a youth worker and intervarsity staffworker, then teacher and environmental scientist and somehow ended up working in the nuclear power industry based in London, in a public communications role. His most recent Christian book is Responsible Dominion, a Christian approach to sustainable development (Regent College Publishing 2006). Will Jones is mid 20s and has been involved with church and university campus ministry at Coventry, UK. He is often lost in deep thought and has considerable gifts in writing. Hence his honours degree in mathematics has led to PhD studies in philosophy and politics at Reading University. In between was a transition year at Warwick University while finishing a part-time theology diploma at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. He also runs a community house at Canley. Early in 2005 Will bravely asked Ian to mentor him in relation to development of his gifts and vocational interests. This grew into a close friendship and collaborative relationship expressed in the evolution of this book. In addition, early in the formative process of the book, two others were actively involved: Helen Barratt, as a young doctor in London, played a major role in rescuing early drafts from myopically prejudiced male irrelevance. She has a Masters degree in Bioethics and has been involved in student ministry both at Imperial College and All Souls church, London. No shrinking violet, she stepped forward as the rose among the thorns single-handedly to balance the perspective of the male co-authors. She is undertaking a four-year academic traineeship in public health medicine in London. Jono Green, then in his terminal teens, joined the project to complement the others for a late teenage readership. He is incorrigibly energetic and has played the leading role in establishing Crossing Melbourne as a high school ministry. In the midst of undergraduate studies at Macquarie University in Sydney, he took up the role of Youth Pastor at Northgate Ministries and is now full-time in schools ministry with Youth for Christ in Melbourne. These with others initially provided a reality check, but went on to do much more. They contributed a lot of substantial and solidly Christian input to the book over many discussions and in later drafting. As co-author of the Open Letter to Churches, Jon Horne is Director of Agapé Workplace Initiative (London). He has two degrees in theology and a background in publishing and marketing. He has close involvement with All Souls church in London.