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Stephen John "Steve" Chalke MBE (born 17 November 1955) is a British Baptist minister, United Nations' GIFT special adviser on community action against human trafficking and a prominent, sometimes outspoken, Christian leader and social activist. Chalke is the author of numerous books and articles as well as a regular presenter and contributor on television and radio programmes. He was appointed MBE in 2004 for his "services to social inclusion", an honour bestowed upon him by the Queen.〔New Years Honours List 2004〕 In the run up to the 2012 Summer Olympic Games he was chosen as one of the Olympic torchbearers for London 2012.〔http://www.london2012.com/torch-relay/torchbearers/torchbearers=stephen-chalke-128/〕 In January 2013, Chalke sent what ''The Independent'' said would be "shockwaves through Britain’s evangelical community", in which he is a leader, by stating, both on his Oasis Trust website and in an article in ''Christianity'' magazine, that he now supports monogamous same-sex relationships. ==Early life and career== Chalke was born in Croydon, South London in 1955. As a teenager he became a Christian and decided to dedicate his life working to end poverty. He graduated from Spurgeon's College, was ordained a Baptist Minister in 1981, and served as a local minister for four years.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.oasisuk.org/about/story/People/stevechalke )〕 Then, in 1985, he founded the Oasis Trust to set up housing, healthcare and educational projects, including a hostel for the homeless in South London. Oasis has since developed into a group of charities working in 10 countries over four continents (Europe, Asia, Africa and North America) to deliver housing, training, youthwork, healthcare, family support and primary, secondary and higher education. It is a significant voluntary sector provider, delivering services for local authorities and national governments as well as self-funded initiatives providing opportunity to people across the globe. Oasis Trust has also set up Oasis Community Learning, the Faithworks Movement, Stop the Traffik and a growing network of Oasis churches. In the UK alone Oasis now employs over 2,000 staff as well as working with thousands more volunteers. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Steve Chalke」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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