Olly Goldenberg: 'I am so grateful to be able to pass on the spiritual legacy of my parents to my children'

Olly, thanks of talking to Premier NexGen, we’re keen to know about your upbringing, especially in terms of faith, what was it like?

I was born into a non-Christian home. My Dad was a nominal Jew, raised orthodox in Sudan he moved to the UK and had long since left the synagogue behind. My Mum, a gentile, would have called herself a Christian, but this was more a matter of culture than heart submission to the Lord. More a wedding and funeral follower than a devoted disciple of Christ. That all changed when I was 4 years. Both my parents became Christians around the same time attending church became a regular part of our lives.

How did that impact your life and faith?

Well, we never prayed at home together, opened the Bible, or talked about God. We did none of the ‘at home’ things Christian families would normally do, but my parents did throw themselves fully into the life of the church community. By the time I turned 10 my dad was on his way to train for the Anglican ministry (a fact that did not go down well with his father, but that’s a story for another time!).