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Clive Calver (born 1949) is a British
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leader, teacher, author and international speaker.


Biography

During the early 1970s, Calver founded and led the groundbreaking mission team "In the Name of Jesus", which included
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, Stephen Maxted, Steve and Cathy Coupe and Rob Buckridge among its members. He went on to lead British
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, and was heavily involved in the
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series of Christian Conferences. Calver was the programme director of
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's Mission England before leading the Evangelical Alliance of the United Kingdom from 1983 to 1997. (170th anniversary edition, marking anniversary of the Evangelical Alliance in the UK) In the latter role, he was a major spokesperson for Evangelicals on both sides of the Atlantic. It was during that time that Calver and his commentaries on current issues were featured often on the
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. He has also appeared on ABC's ''
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. He has written 20 books and has been published in many national and local print media. From 2005 to 2016, he was the senior pastor of Walnut Hill Community Church in
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, USA. For seven years he was president of World Relief and he traveled around the world, ministering to the poor and networking with churches to follow after the teachings of
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and bring help to those in need. He married Ruth Kirby, daughter of Gilbert Kirby, the principal of
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that both had attended. He is the father of Gavin Calver.


Works

* ''Sold Out: Taking the Lid Off Evangelism'' (1980) * ''With a Church Like This Who Needs Satan?'' (1981) * ''The Fight of Your Life'' (1986) by Clive Calver and Derek B. Copley * ''Growing Together'' (1986) by Ruth and Clive Calver * ''Where Truth and Justice Meet'' (1987) * ''He Brings Us Together'' (1987) * ''Thinking Clearly About the Truth'' (1995) * ''Together We Stand'' (1996) * ''The Holy Spirit: Transforming Us and Our World'' (2001) * (Series Editor) ''Prayer (Thinking Clearly Series)'' by John Woolmer and Clive Calver (2001) * (Series Editor) ''The Uniqueness of Jesus (Thinking Clearly Series)'' by Chris Wright and Clive Calver (2002) * (Series Editor) ''Great Commission (Thinking Clearly Series)'' by Rose Dowsett and Clive Calver (2002) * ''Descending Like a Dove: The Truth About the Holy Spirit '' (2004) * ''Alive In the Spirit'' (2006) * ''On the Front Line: A Father and Son, 30 Years Apart, Debate What It Means to Live All Out for Jesus'' by Clive Calver and Gavin Calver (2007) * ''Dying To Live: The Paradox of the Crucified Life'' (2009)


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Walnut Hill Community Church
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