Category: Christian Living

Ian Geary is from the Midlands originally has lived in the United States since 2025 with his Wife, three children, a dog and the recent addition of two kittens. Ian loves curry, supports West Bromwich Albion and enjoys reading and being with his family. He attends National Presbyterian Church and is on the NWDC Committee for Younglife, a Christian youth ministry. He says he supports the New England Patriots and the Boston Sox but is an armchair fan! Before moving to the US, Ian and the family lived in Greece. In Greece he was greatly blessed to be an intern on the Unreached Network programme and a church plant serving the refugee community in Athens. he also re-connected with The Salvation Army there. Ian is studying a part-time PhD at the University of Aberdeen in Divinity (Theology). In Greece, he volunteered with a multi-cultural Church planting initiative and assisted The Salvation Army in Greece with their social media. In DC he is continuing his Doctoral studies and seeking part-time work. He also helps Younglife DC in a voluntary capacity. In the UK, Ian Geary worked as Public Affairs Adviser for the Salvation Army. He previously worked in Parliament for Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP, Labour MP for East Ham, (London) and who was Labour’s Shadow Minister for Employment up to September 2015. He also worked from 1998 to 2000 for the late Rt Hon Bruce George MP, Labour MP for Walsall South (West Midlands) who was Chair of the House of Commons Defence Select Committee. He has been a Labour party member for many a year, having worked for AEEU and Amicus trade unions and two public affairs consultancies. Ian stood for Parliament for the Labour Party in 2001 in Aldridge-Brownhills, in the West Midlands, which included his hometown. He has stood for council twice. Ian served on the Christian Socialist Movement/Christians on the Left Executive from 2010 to 2015 and helped in the development of the Labour Neighbours Project and Christians in Politics engagement with Theological Colleges. He has a BA (Hons) in Politics and Religion from the University of Manchester and MA (Econ) in Labour Studies also from the University of Manchester. Ian co-edited an essay collection published in 2015 on Labour politics and his essay collection ‘Faith, Politics and Belonging’ was published on 19 July 2024 by Wipf and Stock. (a US publisher).