The authors

Maggie Kindred

...originally trained as a teacher, then moved into social work. She combined training with social work practice for many years.

Michael Kindred

...is a freelance games inventor and educational consultant. His hobby for many years became a full-time occupation in 1978, and since that time he and Malcolm Goldsmith have collaborated in this work.

Malcolm Goldsmith

...since ordination in 1962 has worked in parishes in Birmingham , Nottingham and Edinburgh . He has been a university chaplain, a chaplain to a hospice and a Research Fellow within the Dementia Services Development Centre at the University of Stirling , and is now retired.

Richard Impey

...has been an Anglican priest for 40 years, during which time he has served in city centre, rural and seaside parishes, as well as being Director of Training in two different Anglican dioceses. In semi-retirement he is currently the Bishop's Adviser for Parish Development in the Diocese of Sheffield and is researching into the ways congregations learn and develop, as well as completing a more detailed book about developing the local church, due to be published by SPCK. He is married to Tricia who is also an Anglican priest and the Vicar of St Mary's, Ecclesfield. They have four children and seven grandchildren.

Cath Kindred

...has a background in mathematics, and her current role is methods development in civil aerospace engineering.
However, art and illustration are keen outside interests.