Pete Greig will be the speaker at the annual St Patrick’s Day celebrations in Down Cathedral on 17 March.
The theme for the day is ‘Walking in Simplicity’ and will include the launch of the ‘Wear it Out’ campaign – a clothing fast which is an initiative of Summer Madness with Tearfund.
Pete Greig is one of the founding champions of the 24–7 Prayer movement and Director of Prayer at Holy Trinity Brompton. In part due to its innovative approach to spirituality and culture, 24–7 has spread into more than a third of the nations on earth, capturing the attention of newspapers and magazines from Rolling Stone to Readers Digest. Pete’s books include Red Moon Rising, The Vision & The Vow, the 24–7 Prayer Manual, and God on Mute.
He and his wife Sammy have two sons and they live in Guildford where they are actively involved with a missional community called The Boiler Room.