Steve Bell

A mission leader, analyst, trainer and author, Steve is a recognised cross-cultural communicator with 35 years’ experience in 100 countries. He taught Muslims at an inner-city multi-cultural school in the UK and then adults in the Middle East. He studied Linguistics in Cairo and Islamics at Nottingham University, All Nations Christian College, Evangelical Seminary Cairo and Southern Cross College Sydney and has directed Carey College and Action Partners (formerly SUM). He is currently Director of Interserve in England & Wales. Steve is author of Friendship First, Grace for Muslims and Gospel for Muslims and co-edited Between Naivety & Hostility. As well as being a regular speaker at Spring Harvest, Keswick Convention, New Wine and the conferences of FIEC and AOG, Steve networks with community and church leaders and parliamentarians. His passion is to facilitate ‘ordinary’ Christians discussing good news with ‘ordinary’ Muslims with an attitude of grace and truth. Steve is married to Julia, a senior teacher and they are “owned” by a mentally deranged Siamese cat called Izzy.