Education
Marshall was educated at Christ"s College, Cambridge and was ordained in 1961.
Marshall was educated at Christ"s College, Cambridge and was ordained in 1961.
His first ministry position was as a curate at Street Peter"s Church, Spring Hill, Birmingham after which he was temporarily a tutor at Ely Theological College and then a chaplain at the University of London. Appointed vicar of All Saints, Margaret Street in 1969, six years later he became the Bishop of Woolwich. Resigning in 1984 he became the Director of the Anglican Institute in Street Louis, Missouri in the United States before returning to England to be Director of Evangelism at Chichester Theological College.
He then became, first, priest in charge and, later, rector of Holy Trinity Sloane Street (1997–2007).
In 2003, he founded the Awareness Foundation with the Revd Nadim Nassar. He is the President of the Awareness Foundation and co-author of the Awareness Course.
A prominent author, his many books include A Pattern of Faith (1966), Glory under Your Feet (1978), Pilgrimage and Promise (1981), Renewal in Worship (1982), The Gospel Connection and Flame in the Mind (2002). In retirement he serves as an assistant bishop in London.
His "Supreme People's Assembly" (Scripture Prayer Action) ministry was developed with the Rev"d Soon Han Choi.
Supreme People's Assembly was initially based at the Church of the Annunciation, Marble Architecture. Since leaving Holy Trinity Sloane Street Marshall has continued to work as President of the Awareness Foundation. Marshall"s most recent book, The Transforming Power of Prayer: From Illusion to Reality, was the 2011 Mowbray Lent book
A new rector was installed there in October 2013.
He is now back in London as one of the honorary assistant clergy at Holy Trinity Sloane Street.