News & Views
Phil Moore Q & A
written by Phil Moore
published on 15th January 2004
What sort of church do you go to?
Molesey Community Church (MCC) is a Pioneer-related church that has a focus on building bridges into the community, especially using sport as a means of engaging people.
What do you do for a living?
I have a “portfolio” career now: a GP for half the week; a director of a Primary Care Trust for half the week; and I lead the team that leads MCC for the other half the week. I am also the Chair of the Community Hospitals Association – a national association that supports and develops community hospitals and related services.
How have you come to do what you do now?
I trained as a doctor in Edinburgh in the middle ages and have been a GP since the Battle of Hastings. During the past 10 years I have become increasingly involved in the commissioning and managing of health services in the area I work. I have been involved in church leadership since I was a teenager (in Saxon times) and have led the team in MCC for 9 years.
What ambitions do you have for your life?
To visit Macchu Picchu; to see others grow into church leadership and to be able to hand the church on to them; to be a grandfather (due in late March 2004).
What is your most embarrassing moment?
A particularly attractive young woman was consulting me at work one day. I was sitting on a desk chair with wheels. As I leaned forwards to speak to her, the chair tipped and deposited me into a sitting position on the floor at her knees. In turn the chair fell forwards, the back giving me a rabbit chop on the back of my head and trapping my head in a flexed position. The arms of the chair pinned my arms to my sides – a difficult position to move from. I am not sure whether the young woman thought I was extremely impressed with her or simply clumsy. My wife has always said clumsy. I wonder …
