Paul Mallard is the Director of Training and Development of the Midlands Gospel Partnership and former pastor of Woodgreen Evangelical Church in Worcester.
Paul served as President of the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches (FIEC) from 2004 to 2007. He is married to Edrie; they have four children and two grandchildren. He has a great affection for Birmingham, where he was born and brought up, and is a keen West Bromwich Albion supporter. He believes that training a new generation of Christian leaders is very important.
AH: You are preaching on Christ-centred renewal at Keswick Convention this year (2010). Why do you think this is such a vital issue at this time?