Three things I've got wrong - Rob Parsons
Episode description
Today's guest has sold over a million books in multiple languages and has spoken in front of over a million people across the world. But he started life in very humble surroundings. A son of a cleaner and postman, he lived in a home with no running hot water, no bathroom, an outside toilet with no toilet paper.
It was a huge step-up to train as a teacher but then he was attracted into the Law profession by a fellow churchgoer.
Whilst this career accelerated he helped lead a growing church on a large deprived housing estate in Wales. Here he recognised most organisations were trying to fix broken families at the bottom of the metaphorical cliff and was inspired to put a fence up at the top. He did this by starting Care for the Family which, with around 100 staff, continues to proactively support parenting, marriage, relationships and bereavement.
Ten years ago our guest featured in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list being appointed as an Officer of the British Empire (OBE).
Married to Dianne he has two adult children, five Grandchildren and is a longstanding leader and member of Glenwood Church, Cardiff.
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