Gareth Garland has been an accredited minister with the Baptist Union of Great Britain since 2013 at Rickmansworth Baptist Church. He has a PhD in Practical Theology from the University of York St John and studied for a Masters in Applied Theology at the University of Oxford and for a Masters in Religious Studies at the University of Wales, Bangor. Gareth has previously worked as a teacher, and as a missionary in Rwanda. He loves spending time with and going for walks with his wife, four daughters and dog.