About

Daniel Newman

Currently 23 years of age, I am living and studying in Oxford but originally hail from Poole in Dorset, which the Borough Council tells me is “a beautiful place”.

I was baptised as an infant but was raised in an unbelieving family. Nevertheless, God has graciously answered the prayers made for me and has given what was signed and sealed to me in my baptism: through children’s activities at my local church, and later attendance at the church to which my best friend at school invited me, the Scriptures were opened to me, and I grew to trust in Christ for my forgiveness and live for him as my king. A young persons’ home group run by my friend’s father was instrumental in encouraging me in prayer and study of the Scriptures to start growing in Christian maturity. As iron sharpens iron, Christian friends and the local church of which I am a part at University have sharpened me in my understanding of Scripture and of Christian doctrine, and stirred up in me a zeal for evangelism, for which I give God great thanks.

I have an interest in theology, particularly historical theology of the Puritan era. My favourite book of the Bible is the Old Testament. I have the privilege of preaching fairly frequently here and there. Over the past four years, through opportunities God has provided to test the gifts he has given me, personal conviction, and the advice of older Christian friends, I have come to the conclusion that I should be considering full-time gospel ministry and I am beginning to explore ordained ministry within the Church of England.

I enjoy drinking Earl Grey tea, fencing, gardening, listening to Baroque music and wearing blue shirts. In my spare time, I study Medicine and am currently in my fifth year.