Alexander Venter was ordained to the ministry in 1975 in the Assemblies of God and moved into the Vineyard in 1982 when he spent 8 months working with John Wimber. He has planted and pastored churches in Zimbabwe, Cape Town, Soweto, and Johannesburg. He travels broadly teaching at conferences, leading spiritual retreats, and doing leadership consulting and training. Alexander and his wife, Gill, have two adult children and currently live in Ballito, South Africa. He has authored five books, Getting to Know the Real Jesus, Doing Church, Doing Reconciliation, Doing Healing, and Doing Spirituality. He has also authored Praying the Psalms Volume One: Learning to Pray.