Author and Baptist Minister Steve Chalke MBE

About this episode

Steve Chalke MBE discusses his journey from a young ministerial aspiration to founding the Oasis Trust and its impact on local communities.

Author and Baptist Minister Steve Chalke MBE is founder of the Oasis Trust, a UK charity dedicated to building inclusive local communities. Steve joins Elliot to share why - aged 14 - he told his mum he was going to become a minister and set up a school, a hostel and a hospital.   And what happened when he set out to make that a reality.

People in this episode

Host: Elliot

Guest: Steve Chalke MBE

Topics covered

• community building
• charity work
• Baptist ministry
• education
• personal journey

Keywords

• Steve Chalke
• Oasis Trust
• Baptist minister
• charity
• community
• education
• hospital
• hostel
• school

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Oasis Trust

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