{"id":459,"date":"2010-03-10T11:44:15","date_gmt":"2010-03-10T11:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cvmen.org.uk\/blog\/?p=459"},"modified":"2016-01-06T13:29:54","modified_gmt":"2016-01-06T13:29:54","slug":"introducing-graeme-dodds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/news\/introducing-graeme-dodds\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Graeme Dodds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CVM are pleased to announce that Graeme Dodds is now working with us as a Mission Specialist! Check out this excerpt from Graeme&#8217;s bio:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;My previous life before becoming a christian was that of heavy involvement with drugs and alcohol, resulting in 3 sentences in Scottish prisons. Much of my life as a Baptist minister has consisted of 2 particular emphases:<br \/>\n1. Encouraging Authentic &#8220;Jesus&#8221; discipleship,<br \/>\n2. Encouraging mission among people that have no voice, those who are not only on the edge of the church but also society (prisoners, Outlaw bikers, those with a dependency on drugs and alcohol, the poor etc &#8230;).&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cvmen.org.uk\/graeme-dodds.html\">Read Graeme&#8217;s full bio here.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/news\/introducing-graeme-dodds\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 897245;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png?w=750\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CVM are pleased to announce that Graeme Dodds is now working with us as a Mission Specialist! Check out this excerpt from Graeme&#8217;s bio: &#8220;My previous life before becoming a christian was that of heavy involvement with drugs and alcohol, resulting in 3 sentences in Scottish prisons. 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