Stephen Need

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]

The Right Reverend

Stephen Need
Dean of St George's College, Jerusalem
ChurchChurch of England
ProvinceEpiscopal Church in Jerusalem and The Middle East
DioceseDiocese of Jerusalem
In office2 July 2005 (elected)
– 30 April 2011 (resigned)
Personal details
Born (1954-03-04) 4 March 1954, Nottingham, United Kingdom
DenominationAnglican
Alma materKing's College, London

Early life and education

Need was born in Nottingham, England,[2] where he attended Carlton le Willows Grammar School in his early years, and went on to study theology at King's College, London. It was here that he studied for a doctorate in Systematic theology, after completing a Bachelor's degree in theology at the same institution.[2]

St George's College, Jerusalem

Need first joined the staff of St George's College as senior lecturer in 1996 and as a course director from 1999–2001. 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]

Current placement and future

Need now resides in Chelmsford in the United Kingdom, where he is a priest under the Diocese of Chelmsford at a church in Stock, Essex.[3] He has recently stated that he wishes to pursue further academic studies in the areas of St. Paul and Christianity in Turkey.[1]

Need is also the author of several successful books.[4]

Select bibliography
  • 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
  1. "Stephen W. Need to resign as dean of St George's College, Jerusalem". Episcopal News Service. 8 February 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  2. "Stephen W. Need | Publishing Christian Books". Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20140622185912/http://stockallsaints.co.uk/whos-who.php. Archived from the original on June 22, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "Stephen W. Need: Books, Biogs, Audiobooks, Discussions". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-09-19.


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