Born and raised in a Church of England family, Malcolm was ordained as a deacon in 1962, but withdrew from the ordained ministry and entered the profession of social work, remaining actively involved in his Anglican parish. In the early 1970's, he reluctantly became involved in a Marney Patterson Crusade and for the first time he began to understand what Jesus meant when He said, "You must be born again." Some time later, he committed his life totally to Jesus Christ and sensed His presence in a very real way. In August of 1973, Malcolm was ordained a priest in St. Paul's Dauphin. Since then he has endeavored to follow a daily discipline of prayer and Bible reading, and whenever possible enjoys fellowship with other brothers and sisters in Christ in small group settings. He was elected the fifth Bishop of the Diocese of Brandon in March 1992. Bishop Malcolm and his wife have three adult children and delight in four grandchildren. He retired from the Diocese of Brandon in the autumn of 2001, where he was elected as the ARM ambassador.

In 2000, he and his wife, along with their Diocesan Youth Coordinator, several volunteers, and Reed Fleming (ARM chair) made a "Mission Trek" throughout the entire Diocese of Brandon, entitled "On the Way Together", spending approximately one week in each deanery.

Over the years, Bishop Malcolm has: led a number of parish missions in various parts of Canada has spoken at ARM conferences has served on the ARM board of directors

He is solidly committed to renewal in God's Church, and from an Anglican perspective, continues to look at renewal as "a rekindling in the fireplace of Anglicanism." In short, not throwing "the baby out with the bathwater" but implementing principles of renewal within an Anglican setting, and is convinced that this can be done without any major fractures or breakups.

Bishop Malcolm has also been looking at what he calls 'the ten vital signs of a healthy parish,' and 'how the new wine can indeed flow into new wineskins,' which calls for some stretching on the part of all people in the faith community.
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