revd. Scott Evans

Writer • Speaker • chaplain

Scott is an Irish writer, speaker and chaplain with twenty years in youth and young adult ministry.

He grew up in Bangladesh where his father worked in development and his mother worked as a nurse. After finishing school in Ireland, he decided to go to Bible college, a choice that surprised everyone — particularly him. By the time he graduated, he had worked as a supermarket-shelf-stocker, a pizza chef, a video store clerk and a Chinese food delivery driver.

Having become accustomed to low wages, at 21, he took his first job in youth ministry as assistant manager of a youth and schools ministry before becoming manager at 23.

At 25, he become director of youth ministry for 150 Anglican churches in Ireland's "sunny" Southeast. During this time, he pioneered a youth organisation called Elemental, trained up interns, started youth groups and helped develop youth drop-in centres throughout the region.

At 29, Scott finished his first book, Closer Still, that "shot" to the top of the charts in Ireland's biggest Christian bookshop after selling an incredible six copies in one week. A year later, he released his second book, Beautiful Attitudes: Living Out The Christian Manifesto, on Kindle that was moderately successful whenever it was available for free.

In early 2014, he released his third book, Failing From The Front (& Other Lessons From The Lives Of Losers), to the deafening silence of critics around the world. Wondering if it's any good still keeps him up at night.

Since 2016, Scott has served as the Church of Ireland Chaplain to University College Dublin where he serves young adults by offering pastoral care, spiritual guidance and discipleship.

For bookings, you can email Scott here.