Steven Croft (bishop)
| Steven Croft | |
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| Bishop of Oxford | |
Croft after his consecration service
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| Diocese | Diocese of Oxford |
| In office | 6 July 2016 – present |
| Predecessor | John Pritchard |
| Other posts |
Warden, Cranmer Hall (1996–2004) Archbishops' Missioner and Fresh Expressions Team Leader (2004–2008) Bishop of Sheffield (2008–2016) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1983 |
| Consecration | 25 January 2009 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
29 May 1957 Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Ann |
| Children | 4 children: Paul, Andy, Amy, Sarah |
| Alma mater | Worcester College, Oxford |
Steven John Lindsey Croft (born 29 May 1957) is a Church of England bishop and theologian specialising in mission. He is the Bishop of Oxford since the confirmation of his election on 6 July 2016. He was the Bishop of Sheffield from 2008 until 2016; previously he was Archbishops’ Missioner and Team Leader of Fresh Expressions, a joint Church of England and Methodist initiative. He falls within the open evangelical tradition of Anglicanism.
Croft attended Heath Grammar School in Halifax and studied classics and theology at Worcester College, Oxford, graduating in 1980. He trained for ordination at Cranmer Hall, Durham, earning a PhD in 1984 with his thesis The identity of the Individual in the Psalms.
Croft was ordained as deacon in the Diocese of London in 1983. The following year, he was ordained as priest. From 1983 to 1987 he was the curate of the parish church of St Andrew's Enfield. After that, he became vicar of Ovenden, an Urban Priority Area parish in the Diocese of Wakefield, from 1987 to 1996. In 1997, Croft was made a member of the Church of England Evangelical Council, which he was a part of until 2000.
1996–2004: Warden (i.e. head) of Cranmer Hall
2004–2008: Archbishops' Missioner and first Team Leader of Fresh Expressions
Croft was appointed by the archbishops of Canterbury and York to help found Fresh Expressions, a joint Church of England and Methodist initiative "to help Christians of any denomination think about ways of starting and growing fresh expressions of church in their area" where a fresh expression is defined as "a form of church for our changing culture, established primarily for the benefit of people who are not yet members of any church". In recognition of this work he was awarded the silver Cross of St Augustine by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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