Stephen Need

Stephen William Need (born 1954) is an Anglican priest and religious author, who was the dean of St George's College, Jerusalem from 2005 until 2011.^[1]

The Reverend Stephen Need
Dean of St George's College, Jerusalem
Church	Church of England
Province	Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and The Middle East
Diocese	Diocese of Jerusalem
In office	2 July 2005 (elected) – 30 April 2011 (resigned)
Personal details
Born	(1954-03-04) 4 March 1954 (age 71), Nottingham, United Kingdom
Denomination	Anglican
Alma mater	King's College, London

Early life and education

Need was born in Nottingham, England.^[2] He was educated at Carlton le Willows Grammar School in Nottinghamshire. He went on to study theology at King's College, London, graduating with a Bachelor of Divinity (BD) degree and the Associateship of King's College (AKC) in 1979.^[3] He undertook further studies at King's College, graduating with a Master of Theology (MTh) in 1983.^[3] He also studied for a doctorate in systematic theology, which he completed in 1993.^[2][3]

Career

Need first joined the staff of St George's College, Jerusalem as senior lecturer in 1996 and as a course director from 1999 to 2001. In March 2008, Need was ordained a priest at the college, where he served as a member of the pastoral sector at the time.^[1] He served his curacy at St. George's Cathedral, Jerusalem, from 2008 to 2011.^[3]

In 2011, he returned to the United Kingdom, to become a priest of the Diocese of Chelmsford. From 2011 to 2021, was priest in charge then rector of All Saints' Church, Stock^[4] and of St Mary & St Edward, West Hanningfield.^[3] When leaving Jerusalem, he stated he also wanted to pursue further academic studies, having a particular interest in the areas of St. Paul and Christianity in Turkey.^[1] Since 2021, he has been team rector of St Peter and St Michael, Bexhill on Sea, in the Diocese of Chichester,^[3] with responsibility for St. Peter.s Church, Bexhill.^[5]

Need is also the author of several successful books.^[6]

Select bibliography

• Truly Divine and Truly Human: The Story of Christ and the Seven Ecumenical Councils (2008)
• 52 Reflections on Faith for Busy Preachers and Teachers: From the Sinai Summits to the Emmaus Road (2014)