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Tony Sargent: 'Changing somebody’s world costs very little'

Profile of Tony Sargent, principal of the International Christian College in Glasgow, by Marisa Duffy.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, given that he has visited India 45 times in the past 20 years, Tony crossed paths with Mother Teresa. When her name is first mentioned, he reaches over and picks up a photo from his desk which shows them talking with each other.

He met her through his work with Emmanuel Ministries, an organisation based in Calcutta. "I was with Mother Teresa just before she died. One of the things she challenged me to do was to ensure that, in our preaching ministry, we also had a ministry for the poor.

"I found her to be a very gentle lady. She told me she had been speaking with Diana the Princess of Wales and was keen for her to do more work there."

Before coming to Glasgow to set up the International Christian College, where he is principal, Tony was a pastor for 28 years at a church in Worthing, Sussex, which was heavily involved in international work. He brought that outlook with him to Glasgow. The college gets no public money and relies on student fees and gifts for its funding. The majority of students are from the UK, but many come from abroad to study as ministers, missionaries and youth workers. When they return home to set up projects, they often call on Tony for assistance.

Full story at The Herald.