Ministry Profile
Over 26 years Paul has been instrumental in planting eight new churches in independent, Anglican and emerging streams. Trained in the UK and Brazil and ordained in London, England, Paul has served in settings ranging through Anglo-Catholic, Evangelical and Charismatic. A frequent broadcaster and an internationally published author, Paul’s blogs and books bring together aspects of church history and spirituality, drawing from traditions eastern and western, ancient to postmodern. Over the last 11 years Paul has enjoyed working in Ministry Development in Australia; training and mentoring young and emerging leaders through the agencies of Unity College Australia, OIKOS Australia and (his own network) Jesus Generation, exploring patterns old and new in meeting the missional challenges of the postmodern world.
Paul now serves the Anglican Diocese of Canberra & Goulburn in Australia in the area of Intentional Interim ministry. Paul is deliriously husband to Ruth and daddy to Evie and Ben. Paul’s heritage is English, Welsh and Ghanaian and Ruth, who is a passionate Primary School Teacher, is of Ghanaian heritage.
Ministry-Development Consultancy
· Intentional Interim Minister Anglican Diocese Canberra+Goulburn 11-date
· ACL Lachlan Macquarie Political Internship Program – 10-date
· St Philip’s O Connor / University Ministries – (ACT) 2011
· OIKOS Australia – Team Leader - ACT & NSW South Coast –- 07- 10
supporting pastors of grassroots & missional churches
· Airline Christian Network – Jesus Generation Association – 04-09
· Unity College Australia - Member of Board of Directors - 03- 08
Transitioning college from local to international training operations
· Church of the Good Shepherd – Waterlooville (Portsmouth UK) – 02 - 03
Helping a church of 300 to grow & transition to a cell-based operation
· Diocesan Youth Commission Canberra & Goulburn - Member ‘00-‘02
· Assemblies of God Training – Southern Province UK 96 - 98
Developed systems transitioning ministry-formation to a new nat’l standard
· Edmonton Episcopal Area Advisory Board for Evangelism - London 90 - 93
· Elmore Benedictine Abbey - 93
Delivered a Training Package to the monks on prayer & spiritual direction
Training / Lectures / Conferences
· Provincial Mission Canberra (Anglican Leaders’ Conference) 2012
· Spirit ’11 Anglican Conference – Speaker - 2011
· Member of Faculty Unity College Australia 2002 - date
delivering Courses centred on Hermeneutics and Church History
· AAANZ Bi-Annual International Conference – Keynote Speaker – ‘09
· Inaugural Day – Miracle Education Network ACT – ‘08
· Trinity Christian School (ACT Australia) - Year 11 & 12 Camp ‘05
· Trinity Christian School (ACT/Australia) - Staff Retreat ‘04
· Scripture Union (ACT/Australia) Leadership and Student Camps ’01-‘04
· Anglican Renewal Ministries (UK) National Clergy Conference ‘02
· United Reformed Southern Province Clergy Retreat ‘98
· Assemblies of God Training – Southern Province UK 96 - 98
Developed systems transitioning minister-formation to a new nat’l standard
· Sutton (UK) Inter-Denominational Festival of Faith ‘93
· Seminario Ecumenico Bahia (Brazil) ‘89
Professional Qualifications/Education
· Unity College Australia - Certificate IV in Training and Assessment – ‘06
· Family Based Respite Care ACT – Foundation in Respite Care – ‘04
· Member British Parachuting Association - ‘91
· Anglican Diocese of London (UK) - Ordained Deacon ’90 & Priest ‘91
· University of Nottingham (UK) / Diocese of Recife (Brazil)
Bachelor of Theology with Honours - ‘90
· University of Bath (UK) Linguistics & European Politics Foundation – ’83-‘84
· University of Oxford (UK) Certificate with Distinction – Oral English – ‘81
Author & Broadcaster
Since 91 have provided word and music-based, programs for BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 4 and 1Way FM in Australia. Also providing character voices & voiceover for commercial animations with wb3d. Books to date include:
· My Dinner with Anton – U.S. edition – OakTara ‘11
· Winnie the Pooh’s Guide to Happiness – Milne Trustees Pending ‘10
· The New Monastic (Church History & Testimony) – OakTara USA ‘09
· Be Thou My Breastplate (Celtic Spirituality) – Continuum UK/ Paulist USA ‘08
· God’s Radicals – (church history and ecclesiology) – OIKOS ‘08
· My Dinner with Anton (on the life of St Seraphim) Wild Goose ‘00
· Men Behaving Boldly – (on masculinity and personal growth) SPCK ‘98
· SPCK Book of Christian Prayer – SPCK 1st edn ‘95 – (contrib)
· Rough Ways in Prayer – (on the desert experience) SPCK ‘91 2nd edn ‘95
Regular columnist for The Christian Post (USA) for OIKOS Australia’s blog and my own personal blog www.paulwallis.net I have also featured in various periodicals: Maxim (lads’) Magazine – Church Times – Woman Alive
Launching / Re-launching Churches
2011 – date: INTENTIONAL INTERIM MINISTER
Anglican Diocese of Canberra & Goulburn
2000 – 2011 : SENIOR PASTOR / PASTOR TO PASTORS
Team Leader OIKOS Australia ACT+NSW South Coast (Missional churches) 07 - 11
Founding Pastor - Jesus Generation Network & Missional Churches UK & Aus 97- 09
College Lecturer – Unity College Australia – 03 - 09
Rector - St Stephen’s Anglican Church – Kambah, ACT – 00- 02
1994-2000: FOUNDING PASTOR / SENIOR PASTOR
An overlapping sequence of church-plants constituting a network of nearly 500
Founding Pastor- The International Fellowship (Ind) (12-120) Portsmouth UK ‘98-‘00
Senior Pastor - The Pan-African Fellowship (Ind) (3-120) Portsmouth UK ‘96-‘00
Co-Planter – The King’s Church (Charismatic/AOG) (12-250) Portsmouth ’95-’99
Founding Pastor - The Commission (Seed Team) (0-25) – Southsea UK ’93-’95
1993-1994: INTERIM MINISTER
Priest in Charge St Peter’s Church (CofE) Portsmouth
1990-1993: CAMPUS PASTOR
Campus Pastor (Curate) St Paul’s Camden Town (CofE London)
Assistant Minister (Curate) St Mary’s & St Pancras Old Church (CofE London)
Assistant Chaplain – St Pancras Psychiatric Hospital & Special Units
1985-1989: JUNIOR MINISTER
Pastoral Assistant - Emmanuel & St Mark’s (Nottingham CofE) – ‘88-‘89
Pastoral Assistant – Queens Hospital Chaplaincy (Nottingham CofE) – 87-‘88
Co-Planter of St Georges Student Church (3-120) (London CofE) – ‘85-‘87
Ministry to Students
Pastoral care & support of young people through agencies spiritual & secular:
· ACL Lachlan Macquarie Political Internship Program – 2010-date
· Scripture Union ACT / Camps & College Campus Chaplaincy ’00-‘06
· FaBRiC Respite Care Agency & Centacare Care Agency – ’04-‘06
· Canberra College (yrs 11-12) Chaplain – ’03-‘05
· Australian National University – ’00-‘03
· Portsmouth University Student Union & Christian Union – ’93-‘00
· University College London Christian Union – ’90-‘93
· St Mary’s & St Pancras K-6 School, London - Assistant Chaplain – ’90-‘93
· Northampton Hall, Nottingham University – ’87-‘90
· City of London University Ecumenical Chaplaincy – ’85-‘87
UCCF Pastoral Worker Connaught Hall London University – ’85-‘87
