Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
The Rev Dr Geoff Waugh is the founding editor of the Renewal Journal and author of over
20 Renewal Journals and over 20 books books on ministry and mission (www.renewaljournal.com).
Geoff taught Anglican, Catholic, and Uniting Church students in Trinity Theological College and the School of Theology of Griffith University as well as at Christian Heritage College in Brisbane, Australia. He taught in schools and Bible Colleges in Papua New Guinea and in the South Pacific and led short-term missions in Africa, Europe, Asia and in the South Pacific islands.
Geoff and Meg have been blessed with three adult children and eight grandchildren, and have celebrated Christmas with five generations including parents and grandparents, proclaiming the Christmas Message: “Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord.”
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The Christmas Message: Reflections on the Significance of Christmas from The Queen’s Christmas Broadcasts. Our family regularly listened to these broadcasts on Christmas Day, and when I read transcripts of them I was impressed with The Queen’s insights about the meaning of Christmas, so compiled excerpts of her Christmas Messages.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I have edited 20 individual Renewal Journals and 4 books of compiled journals. I originally published with commercial publishers, but now offer those books and new ones in regularly edited and updated independent publishing with Amazon and Kindle. Most of my books are available in a Basic Edition (normal print), Gift Edition (colour print), and as an eBook (Kindle).
What authors, or books have influenced you?
The world’s bestseller, translated into over 400 languages and parts of it translated into 3,000 languages, still inspires me, especially in different versions – the Bible. Historical novels often grab me, especially books by Morris West, Lloyd Douglas, and C S Lewis.
What are you working on now?
At 80 I am writing my memoirs, titled Journey into Mission. I’ve appreciated serving and helping friends in over 15 countries, as have my three children and all eight grand-children.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
My core website is www.renewaljournal.com, with links to hundreds of articles and books.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Start with topics that inspire and influence you. Keep ideas and drafts on file. Some of my best books have come from reviving or building on prior writing.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Love God and love others. All great leaders and influential writers and others value and promote loving, caring and helping relationships.
What are you reading now?
I often return to C S Lewis, always brilliant and prolific. His novels The Chronicles of Narnia, now being filmed again, remain entertaining reading, and so I have produced seven books, also compiled into one volume, of Discovering Aslan, devotional reflections on these stories.
What’s next for you as a writer?
I hope to complete my memoirs, and then continue to continue with more books on mission and revival.
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
The Bible, Mere Christianity by C S Lewis, A History of Christianity (Volumes I & II) by K S Latourette.
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