Becoming Reverend: A diary - Softcover

`Refreshingly honest, frequently hilarious and genuinely moving, Becoming Reverend is a surprising and inspiring read. Even if you think church isn't for you - in fact, especially if you think that - this book probably is.' -- The Revd Kate Bottley 'Matt Woodcock's diary entries chart his own adventures through training with verve, charm, and excoriating honesty... Reading about his struggles between maintaining his identity while developing deeper insights into his place within the Kingdom of God may enlighten us all.' -- Jennie Hogan * Church Times *

Meet Woody. Former journalist. Die-hard Oasis fan. High energy. Low sperm count. Training to be a vicar. Obviously. Matt Woodcock's frank, funny real-life diaries reveal what it was like for him to train as a vicar while struggling against all odds to become a father. In them he lays bare his joys and struggles as he attempts to reconcile his calling as a vicar with his life as a party-loving journalist, footie-freak and incorrigible extrovert. Becoming Reverend is a compelling and original account of how faith can work in the midst of a messy life, combining family, fertility, faith and friendship with the story of a divine - but unlikely - calling.