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"""How fortunate we are when someone with John Bodycomb's wealth of wisdom puts pen to paper to probe, analyse, critique and reflect on religion, the church and its ordained leadership. Bodycomb's extensive background in sociology, academia, church growth and pastoral care over half a century offers rare insights and courageous suggestions at a time when both institutional Christianity and emerging spirituality need a guiding voice."" Dr Val Webb, theologian and author"

""How fortunate we are when someone with John Bodycomb's wealth of wisdom puts pen to paper to probe, analyse, critique and reflect on religion, the church and its ordained leadership. Bodycomb's extensive background in sociology, academia, church growth and pastoral care over half a century offers rare insights and courageous suggestions at a time when both institutional Christianity and emerging spirituality need a guiding voice."" Dr Val Webb, theologian and author

How fortunate we are when someone with John Bodycomb's wealth of wisdom puts pen to paper to probe, analyse, critique and reflect on religion, the church and its ordained leadership. Bodycomb's extensive background in sociology, academia, church growth and pastoral care over half a century offers rare insights and courageous suggestions at a time when both institutional Christianity and emerging spirituality need a guiding voice. Dr Val Webb, theologian and author

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John Bodycomb is a retired minister of the Uniting Church in Australia. He received his initial theological education at the Congregational College of Victoria and was ordained in the Congregational tradition. He did postgraduate work at Boston University School of Theology and the Melbourne College of Divinity. He served as minister in congregations in Victoria, South Australia, USA and New Zealand. In South Australia he served as Director of Youth Ministry and Christian Education. He has been a speaker on religious programs on radio and is a published author. He was the first dean of the new Uniting Church Theological Hall in Melbourne, where he served for ten years, teaching sociology and preaching. For eight years until his retirement he was full-time chaplain with the University of Melbourne. Since retirement he has continued preaching, teaching and consulting. He is an authority on the processes of church growth and decline and is active in inter-faith relations and issues of justice and human rights. His study interests include Jesus research and the dialogue between theology and science.

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