Leadership



John	Dave
john.tancock@ntlworld.com	comeontheredmen@googlemail.com
'I have been married to Janet for 24 years and have 3 children, Caris 19, Mark 18 and Zoe 14. I have been a Financial Advisor for 21 years and I continue to work in this capacity whilst leading West Cross Community Church. I am interested in ants (Yes ants!!!), history, particularly local history and military history, and I am a passionate Gower lover and enjoys strategy PC games. I have been in local church leadership since the 80’s and have been involved in training and helping to resource a range of churches in Zambia. Some 7 visits to Zambia have involved me in church leadership training, Aid organisations and evangelism. I have also been involved in some 40 “deliverance” type situations.'	'I have been married to Lyndsey for 8 years and have a two year old son, Joseph. I am 31 years old and worked for Vauxhalls for 10 years before coming to Swansea. For the past two years I've been studying theology at the Bible College of Wales and will be completing my degree in 2008. I am a fanatical supporter of the Liverpool football team and I used to run a boys' football team for 8 - 15 year olds as part of the church outreach programme. Lyndsey and I were also leading a home group in the church.'
How did you become a Christian?
'I became a Christian when I was about 12, a friend invited me to a camp (not unlike our TRIBE camp) and the process which had started continued then.'	'I went to church with Lyndsey and was very impressed with the testimony of someone who was sharing the difficult circumstances in his life. I couldn't understand how he could be so happy when life was so hard for him. I kept going to the church and made a commitment five months later.'
What difference does being a Christian make to you?
'Being a Christian affects the places I have chosen to live, the jobs I have had, the person I married, the way we bring up our children, and all aspects of life.'	'Being a Christian has completely changed my life in every way and my friends and family have noticed the difference.'
What is your vision for the church?
'To be a community or communities living ordinary lives but serving an extraordinary God and showing that being Christians, loving God and each other is the only way to live that is fulfilling, truly happy and purpose filled. Society is full of divisions - young old, rich poor, black white. It is in local churches that the difference that God makes is known. The reason why we are seeking to build community ACROSS the generations is simple. It's not like the world which splits up ages. Christianity brings people together.'	'I see church as the place where people can come and be a family together and grow as Christians. I would particularly like to see more families joining the church and the children's work growing.'