our PEOPLE
As a network one of the sayings which we come back to again and again is, "we are relational not organisational". From the beginning we have prioritised the relationships between us over any desire fit everyone into a neat box. David and Piers got together for a coffee and an invitation was made and accepted to share the speaking at our first conference. Under God's hand this relationship continues to bear much fruit.
To this day the One New Man Network is no more or less than the people involved in it and those below are just some to the amazing group of ministry leaders which come together to make the network happen. The vision of a united restored humanity (One New Man) burns brightly in all of us and it is though loving servant hearted relationship that it continues to grow.
David
David grew up in a Jewish family and later had a radical encounter with the Holy Spirit that convinced him that Yeshua is the Messiah. Through his journey of exploring what it meant to be a Jewish believer David became convinced of the importance for all believers of understanding the Jewishness of Jesus and what it really means that we are One New Man together. He is an author of a number of books including , the Jewish Jesus, which is now available in many countries and languages. He also writes music and is a sought after speaker in churches, conferences, and Messianic congregations on these and related subjects.
Piers
Piers is a Gentile and growing up the only Jewish people he knew were found in Bible stories. During his theology degree he was challenged on the unity of Scripture and was lead him to the importance of the Jewish people as the thread that weaves through the Bible and holds it together. Without the Jewish people in the picture God there is no continuity as God has not kept His promises. From this start and through the blessing of walking alongside Jewish followers of Yeshua/Jesus the reality and blessing of the One New Man was born in his life. Piers travels widely speaking and writing on this and other topics.
Igor
Igor grew up under communism in northern Ukraine and learn anti-semitism with his mother's milk. Yet as he grew God put Jewish people in his path who both influenced him and supported him through his studies and into adulthood. Finally Igor came to faith in the revival that swept Ukraine after the fall of communism. Nevertheless it was not until 10 years later when Igor and Piers traveled all over Ukraine together that Igor understood the Jewishness of Jesus and the Jewish roots of his faith. Since 2015 he has served as the co-ordinator of the One New Man Network in Ukraine.
Jozsef
Jozsef leads a network of over 70 churches in the Hungarian speaking areas of four nations. He was one of the leaders from Hungary who made the trip over the border into Ukraine to attend our conference in Uzhgorad in 2017. From this first conference he caught the vision and was very keen to start One New Man gatherings in Hungary and surrounding lands. His passion and dedication has seen the Hungarian speaking One New Man Network grow rapidly. He organised national conferences for Hungary and Slovakia in 2023 and 2024 and is currently leading the team translating David's book The Jewish Jesus into Hungarian.
