Bishop Martyn became the seventh Bishop of Leicester in May 2016. He moved to Leicester from Gloucester where he had been Bishop of Tewkesbury since 2013.He is also the lead Bishop for lay ministry in the Church of England, taking a proactive role in the development of a wide range of ministry from licensed roles such as Readers and Pioneers, to youth and children and families workers. He is Chair of both the Central Readers’ Council and of the Archbishops’ College of Evangelists and sits on the Church of England’s National Safeguarding Steering Group (NSSG) and the Church Commissioners’ Mission and Pastoral Committee. You can read about his work renewing the vision for lay ministry by clicking here and see some of his recent publications by clicking on the links below. In addition, you can see news stories relating to Bishop Martyn incuding a letter on BREXIT which he and other diocesan bishops signed, a General Synod amendment he led to encourage the Church of England to apologise for racism and when he 'Took The Knee' in support of the Black Lives Matter movement by clicking Latest News section. In addition, you can click on the headings below to read more about two of his recent publications: Bishop Martyn recorded three brief video reflections on 2 Corinthians 1v1-11 for an online Diocesan Retreat in late March 2021 which you can watch here. He has also been creating weekly videos during the COVID-19 pandemic, they can be viewed on the YouTube playlist here: Within the Diocese of Leicester Bishop Martyn continues to lead a dynamic programme of work both helping develop deeper discipleship of Christians in our churches and schools as well as addressing issues faced by our church communities.
BiographyMartyn was ordained suffragan bishop in 2013, serving in the Diocese of Gloucester until 2016 when he became Bishop of Leicester just as Leicester City Football Club became Champions of the Premier League. He has a background in the world church having been born in Indonesia and later working in West Africa. His love of crossing cultures has also taken him to London, Northumberland and Sheffield, as well as many visits to other parts of the world. He studied Chemistry at the University of Sheffield before working with the Crown Prosecution Service. He then trained for ministry in the Church of England at Wycliffe Hall in Oxford, before returning to South Yorkshire to serve his Curacy in Rotherham. He and his wife Lynn travelled to Guinea in West Africa to work with the local church – Martyn as Vicar and Diocesan Youth Chaplain, Lynn as a primary health care worker. On returning to the UK, Martyn became Vicar of Christ Church Pitsmoor in Sheffield and later Area Dean of Ecclesfield. He was appointed Archdeacon of Sheffield and Rotherham in 2010 and was awarded an MA from Durham University in 2012. Martyn has written a number of Grove booklets on coaching, leadership and mission partnerships. He has contributed to the Church of England’s Pilgrim Course and Daily Reflections. He is a past chair of Trustees of Church Pastoral Aid Society and also Redcliffe College. His interests include sport – supporting Leicester City (as well as Sheffield United!) and Leicester Tigers; music – an eclectic taste from Dire Straits to Chopin; and family holidays with his wife and three children usually involve camping and canoeing. Latest newsYou can read news stories relating to Bishop Martyn by clicking here. Bishop's Blog, Talks, and PublicationsClick here to view videos made by Bishop Martyn, his blog updates and recent writings. Here you can check out all of Bishop Martyn's weekly videos during the pandemic. |