Good Smoke | FATHER DAVE | #17 | 🇦🇺

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#Sydney #Australia Father Dave join's Good Smoke. Parish priest, community worker, martial artist, pro boxer, author, father of four and Yi-Gi-Oh master. Father Dave has been serving the community of Dulwich Hill for 30 year's now. Father Dave is the oldest registered boxer in Australia and have fought many fight's to raise money for his fight club for the youth of the Inner West of Sydney. Father Dave is also involved in social justice movement's and has gone as far as meeting Julian Assange. Father Dave is full of wisdom and knowledge to share with us all, Im sure everyone that watches this will get something out of it. Enjoy.

Father Dave Smith was born in Newtown, Sydney, in 1962 to Bruce and Joan Smith – the oldest of three boys. His father was a well-known Evangelical Anglican priest, public speaker and theological lecturer.

Smith is best known for his work with at-risk youths, especially in his use of boxing for those suffering from substance abuse problems and anger management issues.
Father Dave completed an arts degree with honours in philosophy in 1984 before beginning studying theology at Moore College in 1985. He completed two degrees in theology in 1988 and was ordained a priest in the Anglican Church of Australia in 1989.

Father Dave's work in the community led him to be awarded the Marrickville Citizen of the Year award numerous time's. In 2005 and 2009 he was also nominated for Australian of the Year, particularly for his work with young people battling substance abuse. In 2001, a short film was made about Father Dave, which is titled "The Good Fight". He also marched and spoke at numerous rallies calling for justice for Gaza and Syria.

Watch "The Good Fight" here :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3Og8...

http://www.fatherdave.org/

https://www.facebook.com/fatherdave007/

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