George Bryant. Photo supplied.George Bryant was educated at Ashburton Borough School and Ashburton High School, but now lives in Tauranga.

George received a Queens Service Medal for services to publishing and the community.

He is a Christian publishing pioneer, a pastor and the author of 40 plus non-fiction titles.

His work is described as always been “on the fringes”, challenging the mainstream thinking of the day.

He spent 33 years in education, many of those as a secondary school principal.

© The Ashburton Guardian - 5 January 2019