Michael Bentley is the pastor of Great Hollands Free Church, Bracknell in southern England, where he is also actively involved in the local community. Among other responsibilities he is Vice-Chairman of the Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education in the area, a director of the local Citizen s Advice Bureau and vice-chairman of a neighbourhood mediation service. He is the author of several titles in the Welwyn Commentary Series, including Building for God s Glory (Haggai and Zechariah), Shining in the Darkness (Philippians) and Passing on the Truth (1& 2 Timothy).