- Church
- PURPOSE & VISIONWhat drives us, and where we're going
- SERVICE TIMESWhat happens on a week-to-week basis
- DIARY OF EVENTSWhat's coming up in the life of our church
- ABUNDANT LIFE BELFASTOne church, two locations
- LIFE GROUPSOur small group initiative
- TRAININGIs there something you want to learn about?
- KIDS CHURCHOur work with children aged 0-11
- DAYCARELittle Champions Daycare
- VISITORSEssential information for anyone visiting us
- NETWORKChurches who want to align themselves with us
- BUSINESS LEADERSA project for business leaders
- OUR CITYAbout our city, finding us & our outreach programme
- Senior Leadership
- Conferences
- Worship
- Love Your City
- INTRODUCTIONFind out how we love our city
- BUS MINISTRYFree Transport Service & Timetable
- CONNECTEmpowering women
- PRISON TEAMSTeams working in prisons
- FAMILY CENTREReaching families
- RE-GENERATEReaching the community
- RED LIGHT MINISTRYReaching women caught up in prostitution
- STREETWISEReaching the homeless
- SPLENDOURAn age inspiring ministry
- XALTEREDReaching disaffected young adults
- Media
- Academy
- Rocknations
- Shop
- TEACHING RESOURCESTeaching on audio CD from ALM
- ALM MUSICOur music on CD, DVD, and Music books
- BOOKSPublications from our church
- DIGITAL DOWNLOADSTeaching, Music & Songbooks as MP3's & PDF's
- CONFERENCESDo you want to book onto any of our conferences?
- GIVINGDo you want to make a donation to our ministry?
- PRODUCT SEARCHFind just what you're looking for
Paul & Glenda Scanlon
Paul and Glenda Scanlon lead the Abundant Life Church and are the founders of Abundant Life Ministries. They have been a part of the Abundant Life Church for thirty years and served on the pastoral staff for over twenty of these.
Since becoming the Senior Pastor, Paul has successfully led the church through a period of reinvention – which has become known as our ‘Crossing Over’ – the fruit of which is seen in the thriving 3000 people strong Church we are today. His leadership has also seen the launch of the Abundant Life Leadership Academy, the Abundant Life Network of churches.
The blend of practical wisdom and humour that characterises Paul’s preaching is also reflected in his writings which include ‘I Am Not My Father ’, ‘Crossing Over’, ‘ It’s Not Over 'Til The Barren Woman Sings’, ‘God’s Fingerprint’, ‘The Battle For The Loins’ and ‘Events vs Process ’.
Paul’s vision is to first reach those in his own community, build them into an awesome local church and then export the ‘sound’ of that house across the earth. This has resulted in the growth of a fast-paced, contemporary and culturally relevant church community. There are currently about 170 ministry initiatives working across the Church and wider ministry, a testimony to Paul’s empowering leadership style.
Each week services from the Abundant Life Church are broadcast to millions worldwide through our weekly TV broadcasts.
Latest resources from Paul Scanlon
I AM NOT MY FATHER - £7.99 (Book)
'I Am Not My Father' is a phrase God put on my heart to help me express a spiritual truth that is vital for everyone to grasp. This is a positive, life-changing book which has something to say to everyone, whatever kind of father they had. 'I Am Not My Father' is where he ends and I begin. It's drawing a line; it's about taking our lives off autopilot and creating room to make, perhaps, the most defining decision of our lives. 'I Am Not My Father' is the securing of a better life for the next generation, in this age of reluctant, absent, irresponsible and abusive fathers. The root of this declaration is not to dishonour our fathers in any way. It is rather a statement of godly defiance, a determined stand, a refusal to become a repeat performance to our children of the poor or defective aspects of their fathering of us. 'I Am Not My Father' is about the liberation of the real you.
