Rev Efrem Buckle

Introduction to Theology – Doctrine of Man

Efrem Buckle, as Deputy CEO and Director of Training and Mentoring at
London City Mission, draws on thirty years’ experience in urban ministry,
including twenty years as church-planting pastor of ecclēsia (South
London). In the early-90s, he formed part of a missional music duo,
Ministry of Defence (M.O.D.), who were focused on reaching London’s hip-
hop influenced community and subculture. Despite viewing music purely
as a missional tool, M.O.D. were the first Christian rap artists to be signed
to a US record label (Cross Movement Records). Those early years of
prison, schools and street ministry resulted in outreaches such as ‘The
God Corner’ (reaching over 1 million Notting Hill Carnival goers), artistic
directors for Soul in the City – an outreach at Brixton Academy – and an
arts-based missional curriculum in local schools.

Efrem was born and raised in South London, has two daughters and a
granddaughter, and has been married for 30+ years. He enjoys
swimming, technology and creating digital arts.

Efrem contributes to our Introduction to Theology (Systematic Theology)
module, focusing on the Doctrine of Man (Christian Theology of
Anthropology).