About the Author: Francis Rothery is a New Monastic and a Community Franciscan in the European Province of the Anglican Communion. His mission experience emerges from delivering leadership training and development with Partners in Mission International. In collaboration with leaders and churches in Russia, Africa and Pakistan he exercised a ministry of teaching, guidance, governance and spiritual companionship for over 10 years. From 2008 in partnership with the NightChurch Community he developed an ecumenical and contemplative Fresh Expression based in Exeter Cathedral. In this sacred space he initiated new approaches to conversational learning and communal spiritual development. In 2012 he co-started the South West Emergent Cohort as a conversation hub for people of all faiths and none. Francis is also rooted and connected with/in the ‘Simply Hub’; a movement for the development of small communities. Alongside spiritual teaching and development Francis has a lifelong involvement in professional social work, alcohol counselling and psychotherapy as a practitioner and in management. He has also lectured in Philosophy and Religious Studies in Further Education and Psychology and Counselling in Adult and Higher Education.
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