Steve Flashman is a published author. He is also a singer, songwriter and recording artist, recording over 100 original songs on 10 albums. He has also worked in media as a radio and television presenter, performing on ITV and the BBC in England as well as TV Stations across Europe. As an author, he has published several books including “The Theft Of The Purple Plug”, “Carnival To The Aquadome” and “Return Of The Rainchild,” – fantasy fiction books for young adults. His resource book for youth pastors, “Closing The Gap”, was published by Kingsway Publications, and came out of his experience of being a Youth Pastor at Millmead Baptist in Guildford, back in the 80’s. He brings a variety of life experiences into his creative writing. Steve is ordained in the Anglican Church, but started out as a Baptist, completing four years theological training at Spurgeon’s Theological College in London, England. After serving as a Baptist Pastor in Ashford, Kent, he travelled the world as a Singer/Songwriter, Author, TV and Radio Presenter and Preacher. He has performed in hundreds of venues across the world, from the Streets of San Francisco, to the slums of Calcutta; Wembley Arena in London, England (the home of English football) to schools, prisons and clubs around Europe; The Marquee Club in Soho, where some of the most famous bands in the world have performed, to the Barrios of South America; the Killing Fields of Cambodia to the Kibera Slum in Nairobi; the Royal Albert Hall in London, England to the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. At the height of his music career he was performing 100 concerts a year all over the UK, Europe and around the world.Steve has been involved in charity work for many years. He ran one of the biggest Short Term Practical Aid charities in Europe, taking over 300 volunteers each year to 19 developing countries to build clinics, feeding centres, and educational facilities in some of the poorest locations on earth.Read more about this authorRead less about this author