Tom Marshall (Bible teacher)
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Tom Marshall was an international Bible
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The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...

 teacher who authored a number of books on counselling and healing, best known for his work entitled Understanding Leadership.

Marshall was born in Ayrshire
Ayrshire
Ayrshire is a registration county, and former administrative county in south-west Scotland, United Kingdom, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and Irvine. The town of Troon on the coast has hosted the British Open Golf Championship twice in the...

 Scotland
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. His parents emigrated to New Zealand
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 in 1925, settling in Moera
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Moera is a suburb of the city of Lower Hutt in New Zealand and urban district of the city of Wellington.-Location:Located at the south-eastern end of the Hutt River, the suburb's name Moera is thought to be a simplification of Moe-i-te-ra, meaning "sleeping in the sun".-History:Prior to European...

, near Petone
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, Wellington
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.
He was educated at Moera Primary School and Hutt Valley High School
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.

After serving as a navigator
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 in the Fleet Air Arm
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 during World War II
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, he married Jenny Burne-Jones in Bellshill
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, Glasgow
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 in 1945 and they settled in Wellington. He graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Commerce
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 degree from Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University of Wellington
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. He worked initially in the New Zealand Treasury
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 and later in advertising
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, magazine publishing, teaching and management consultancy.
He and his wife were foundation members of the Wainuiomata
Wainuiomata
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 Baptist Church. In the early 1960s he became involved in the Charismatic Renewal movement in New Zealand and left the Baptist Church to form a house church
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. He was subsequently invited to speak at both charismatic and mainstream Christian churches in New Zealand.
In the 1970s he moved to the Kapiti Coast
Kapiti Coast
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 north of Wellington and was instrumental in forming the Kapiti Christian Centre. He was the founding editor
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 of The Shaker magazine (later renamed Today's Christian). In the 1980s he spoke at many overseas conventions and was involved in the ministry of Youth with a Mission
Youth With A Mission
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.

His book Understanding Leadership (1991) is essentially concerned with servant leadership
Servant leadership
Servant leadership is a philosophy and practice of leadership, coined and defined by Robert K. Greenleaf and supported by many leadership and management writers such as James Autry, Ken Blanchard, Stephen Covey, Peter Block, Peter Senge, Max DePree, Scott Greenberg, Larry Spears, Margaret...

 as defined by Robert Greenleaf. It describes how and why leadership is distinct from management, administration or ministry and offers perspectives on topics such as foresight, trust, criticism, caring, status, timing, failure and honour.Understanding Leadership is published by Sovereign World Ltd.http://www.sovereignworld.com/index.php Understanding Leadership is published in the U.S. by Northwestern Publishing House. http://www.lutheransonline.com/servlet/lo_ProcServ/dbpage=page&gid=01016013600968255140963235 A 2003 edition is published by Baker Books http://www.bakerbooks.com/ME2/Audiences/dirmod.asp?sid=360E9371EE2645E3843D2D91EA7B79AB&nm=Search+by+Topic&type=EcomBB&mod=E%2DCommerce%3A%3AProduct+Catalog&mid=70B7D6357AC74DCE82EF28E7D375E854&tier=3&id=C947CBC2F1EB468FA139461BCC77BDD9

Selected works by Tom Marshall

  • Explaining defensive spiritual warfare. Tonbridge : Sovereign World, c1996. ISBN 1-85240-156-7 (pbk)
  • Explaining binding and loosing. Chichester : Sovereign World, 1991 ISBN 1-85240-074-9 (pbk)
  • Explaining honour and respect. Chichester : Sovereign World, c1991 ISBN 1-85240-063-3 (pbk)
  • Explaining principalities and powers. Tonbridge : Sovereign World, 1992. ISBN 1-85240-087-0 (pbk)
  • Explaining trust. Chichester : Sovereign World, c1992. ISBN 1-85240-078-1 (pbk)
  • Foundations for a healing ministry. Chichester : Sovereign World, 1988. ISBN 1-85240-025-0
  • Free indeed! Sovereign World, c1983. ISBN 1-85240-002-1
  • Healing from the inside out: Understanding God's touch for spirit soul and body. Sovereign World, c1988 ISBN 1-85240-025-0
  • Right relationships: A Biblical foundation for making and mending relationships. Chichester : Sovereign World, 1989 ISBN 1-85240-034-X
  • Understanding leadership: Fresh perspectives on the essentials of New Testament leadership. Sovereign World, c1991 ISBN 1-85240-053-6 (pbk)


Source: COPAC http://copac.ac.uk/

Periodicals

The Shaker. The Salt Company, Paraparaumu, New Zealand Vol. 1, no. 1: Sept./Oct. 1982-1988
http://nlnzcat.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=5&ti=1,5&Search%5FArg=The%20Shaker&SL=None&Search%5FCode=FT%2A&CNT=25&PID=19105&SEQ=20060803185420&SID=2

Today's Christian. Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand. No. 1 May/June 1988 - no. 31: Aug./Sept. 1993. ISSN 0113-8707
http://nlnzcat.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?SC=Title&SEQ=20060803185744&PID=19105&SA=0113-8707

Source: National Library of New Zealand http://nlnzcat.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First
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