Career
Born on 7 July 1958 in Edgware, North London, he has lived since 1966 in South Croydon. He read English at Trinity College, Oxford, then took a Post-Graduate Certificate in Education at the Institute of Education in London. He then taught briefly at Christ Church Primary School in Purley, before joining United Kingdom missionary society Scripture Union as a writer and editors
He was a pioneer of thinking about the place of children in church, and especially their reception to communion.
He developed the long-running all-age worship resource Strategic Arms Limitation Talks and produced books including Help, There"s A Child in My Church (Scripture Union:1989) and (with Eileen Turner) A Church for All Ages (Scripture Union:1993). He also produced resources including Scarecrows (1988), The J Team (1990), You"re Only Young Once (1992) and Ready Salted (1998).
He moved to United Kingdom aid agency Christian Aid to develop their resources for churches, producing 365 Ways to Make a Difference (Christian Aid:2005). At the same time he produced popular devotional texts including Signs of the Times: Modern Icons and Their Meanings (Canterbury Press:2004), Detox Your Spiritual Life in 40 Days (Canterbury Press:2004), 99 Things to do between here and Heaven (Canterbury Press:2006) and Be Happy: a 40 Day Journey to Contentment (Canterbury Press:2009).
Peter Graystone is currently National Development Officer for Fresh Expressions for the Anglican missionary society Church Army.
In 2010 he was appointed Coordinator of the Christian Enquiry Agency. He writes a regular column for the Church Times
Peter is a Reader at Emmanuel Church, South Croydon.
