Simon is a Baptist minister who started a fresh expression of church called ‘RE:NEW’ in rural Cambridgeshire in 2006. In 2013 he became a Baptist regional minister and took on a national role as a Pioneer Ambassador, supporting and advocating for Baptist pioneers. He represented Baptists in the FX Partners Hub and in 2018 he became a contractor with Fresh Expressions leading on Resourcing. He has overseen the development of the Godsend resource in its various forms and wrote the Pupil’s Edition of the book to help children start new worshipping communities in their school. In recent years he has been involved in the pioneering of transform.church (a digital only Baptist church) and Upwell Garden Church (a Methodist New Places for New People initiative). In November 2026 he took up a new role with the Church of England as the Archdeacons’ National Development Officer, but continues to offer coaching to pioneers and some learning community facilitation.