Neil has more than 20 years experience of ministry in a wide variety of settings; small and larger churches, student chaplaincy, not-for-profits, youth work and social action.

He was trained as a Methodist minister at Cambridge University and central London UK. He moved to Montreal in 2001 and was received as a United Church of Canada minister. Since 2009 he has also worked as a certified massage therapist. This means he offers the tradition of the Church with a holistic and creative outlook. Questions are respected as much as answers and a diversity of ideas and beliefs highly valued.