The Church announced his death labelling him one of the “most effective and thoughtful communicators of a generation”.
Born in Bolton into a mining family he was educated in Oxford and Manchester before moving to Zambia to serve as a missionary.
He became involved in African politics before his return to the UK where he served as minister of Wesley’s Chapel in London.
He later worked at the BBC as head of religious broadcasting and later controller of BBC Northern Ireland.
One of his successor’s at Wesley’s Chapel Lord Leslie Griffiths has paid tribute.
Speaking to Premier, he said: “He was an extraordinary man. A communicator par excellence. You give him a platform – never mind who was in front of him – he would speak out of learning, passion and interest in a way that captured the audience in front of him.
“The most quintessential thing about him was his ability to preach the gospel.”
Listen to the full interview with Lord Leslie Griffiths and Premier’s Ian Britton here:
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