Personal growth in Jesus’ love is seen incrementally in the joy of obeying all that Jesus commanded us. How can we disciple others into that kind of growth in joy? How can we discover God’s rich diversity in a joy-filled unity of love?

Alexander is married to Gilli and they have two adult children. The Venter’s lived in intentional Christian community for 23 years on “The Field”, south of Johannesburg. Since 2013 they have been pastoring Following Jesus, a Vineyard church in northern Johannesburg. Alexander was ordained to the ministry in 1975 and has planted and pastored churches in Zimbabwe, Cape Town, Johannesburg and Soweto. In 1982 he spent 8 months working closely with John Wimber. He travels broadly teaching conferences, leading spiritual retreats, and doing leadership consulting and training.

He has authored four companion books, Doing Church, Doing Reconciliation, Doing Healing, and Doing Spirituality. He has also authored Praying the Psalms Volume One: Learning to Pray.