Carl Beech

Beech sits on the councils of student movement Fusion and Restored, an international Christian alliance working to transform relationships and end violence against women. Until September 2016, Beech sat on the council of the Evangelical Alliance. He has written a number of books, including Man Prayer Manual: How. When. Why. He is a contributor to Sorted magazine and a columnist for iBelieve magazine. In February and March 2008, a two-part featured interview with Beech for Christianity Magazine about outreach to men was also published on video on Premier.TV.

Carl Beech is President of Christian Vision for Men, having formerly been General Director, an evangelical movement focused on evangelism to men. In 2014, he founded The Gathering for Men, an annual Christian men's weekend festival. Beech is also the founder of the Codelife movement, which aims to encourage men to spend more time reading the Bible.

Beech is married to Karen. In 2008 he cycled from Land's End to John o' Groats, Calais to Nice and the length of Italy, each in nine days and in 2016, he cycled 850 km from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town to raise money for The Message Trust.

Beech was converted to Christianity at the age of 18. After studying a degree in engineering he worked as a financial consultant, church planter, youth worker, and senior pastor. Beech was the National Director, and subsequently General Director, of Christian Vision for Men between 2005 and 2015.