REV. DR. PARKER
is the former Director of the Acorn Christian Healing Foundation serving from 1995-2013. As Acorn's International Ambassador, he was responsible for developing partnerships on listening and reconciliation in 12 nations ranging from Rwanda, Burundi, Hong Kong and the United States.
Russ is now the Director of 2Restore: Healing Church Wounds which exists to help churches to resolve and heal their legacies of unhealed stories and their issues and move forward in a renewed ability to flourish as God intends. He travels extensively around the UK and abroad, lecturing and teaching on issues connected with Christian Healing and Healthcare, Reconciliation and Church Transformation.
He has a post graduate degree in Phenomenology and Theology from Nottingham University was awarded a Doctor of Divinity from Columbia Evangelical Seminary in the United States in recognition of his outstanding contribution to Christian ministry and for his many writings and his teaching abilities. He is currently a Chaplain for OSL in the United Kingdom.