day three...

the three leaders i chose are donny johnson, creator of the non-profit gallery "art/not terminal" in downtown seattle, the group who started the all-ages venue/art center "vera project", and pastor phil pringle. out of these three leaders relevant to my field, i picked pastor phil pringle as the leader who most inspired me. his vision is to build a growing church and a movement of churches that are relevant to today's world, through bringing salvation to lost people and teaching people how to be disciples of Christ. pastor phil pringle inspired pastor judah smith to start painting seriously. he has inspired a generation of Christians in australia to embrace the arts. their artistic efforts are inspiring a world of Christians. i want to be a leader like that.

pastor phil pringle attended the ilam school of fine art in christchurch, new zealand, in the seventies. he has painted for over 30 years, and actively exhibited in the past eight years. his art is consistently in demand in australia and overseas. currently, paintings by phil pringle are held in collections in australia, usa, china, singapore, new zealand, papua new guinea, saudi arabia, philippines, europe, and the uk. he speaks at a varitey of conferences and churches around the world, mostly on:

• faith
• leadership
• the ministry of the Holy Spirit
• church building

he has authored 10 books, including:

• you the leader
• leadership files
• faith
• financial excellence
• leadership excellence

the Christian church at oxford falls, which he started, runs several colleges:

• school of ministry
• school of creative arts (including dance, drama, music, song writing, singing, visual arts, film, video)
• school of pastoral care management

pastor phil pringle co-hosts the weekly 'cctv' program with his wife. it airs worldwide, being one of very few australian produced Christian programs to air on public television. in 2000 the government of australia awarded him the order of australia medal for services to the community. he has earned a doctorate in Biblical philosophy.