BAPTIST UNION OF WALES

MINISTERIAL NOMINATION PROFILE

NAME: Brian Noel Morris

1)     PERSONAL GIFTS AND SKILLS

I am caring person with well developed interpersonal skills.  I have an outgoing, optimistic and encouraging nature.  I enjoy working in a team but have the motivation to work on my own.  I have the heart of an evangelist and delight to share my faith with others.  I am good at motivating others to see opportunities for outreach and faith sharing.  I enjoy some preaching and writing.

2)     THEOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES

1. The Godhead is triune: one God, three Persons—God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
2. All mankind are sinners, inherently from Adam and individually (by choice) and are therefore subject to God’s wrath and condemnation.
3. Freedom from the penalty and power of sin is available to man only through the sacrificial death and shed blood of Jesus Christ, and His complete and bodily Resurrection from the dead.
4. The Holy Spirit enables the sinner to repent and believe in Jesus Christ.
5. The Holy Spirit lives and works in each believer to produce the fruits of righteousness.
6. Salvation is a gift received by faith alone in Christ alone and expressed in the individual’s repentance, recognition of the death of Christ as full payment for sin, and acceptance of the risen Christ as Saviour, Lord and God.
7. All things necessary for our salvation are set down in Scripture.
8. Jesus Christ was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary.
9. Jesus Christ rose bodily from the dead, ascended to Heaven, is currently seated at the right hand of God the Father, and shall return in like manner to this Earth as Judge of the living and the dead.
10. Satan is the personal spiritual adversary of both God and man.
11. Those who do not believe in Christ are subject to everlasting conscious punishment, but believers enjoy eternal life with God.

4)     EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE

 Education

Clydach Secondary School 1965 – 1969 (Left at school leaving age of 15 without any qualifications).

(GCSE  Grade  C in English completed in 1997 in HMP Dartmoor).
I hold a number of NVQ and City and Guilds Qualifications

Theological Education

Batchelor of Theology Degree at Cardiff University .
Two years Ministerial Training at South Wales Baptist College.

Two years at the Bible College of Wales Swansea accredited by Bangor University.

Advanced certificates in Christian Counseling and Communicating (Global University Springfield, Missouri.)

Qualifications

Bth Degree Cardiff University July 2011.
Diploma in Theology for Ministry, (Bible College of Wales, Swansea) accredited by Bangor University, Sept 2007- July 2009,

Diploma in Welfare: Swansea College, June 2003 - April 2004
Introduction to Christian Counselling: Barnabus Trust, Jan – March 2002

Christian Counsellor: Advanced Certificate, Global University, Dec 1999 – Dec 2000.

Christian Communicator: Advanced Certificate, Global University, Dec 1998 – Dec 1999.

Work experience prior to ministerial training

Caretaker Community Resource Centre, Clydach June 06 – September 07

Support Worker level 3 with Prospects For People, Neath, June 04 –June 06

Volunteer Project Worker with Enfys Foundation, Swansea, June 03 – April 04

Volunteer Care Worker with ‘Headway’ Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, July – Aug 2000

Heroin addiction period, 1993 – 1995

Rehabilitation period, 1995 – 2000 (prison)

Door Security ‘The Spring’ Café, Rotterdam, 1990 – 1993

Home Help: Working with Senior Citizens, The Hague, Holland, 1990 – 1993

Skilled Labourer in building companies, The Hague, Holland, 1980 – 1990

Government Training Course in Carpentry, The Hague, Holland, 1979 – 1980

Animal Caretaker: TNO Research Centre, Rijswijk, Holland, 1975 – 1979

Fitter’s Mate: Wales Gas, Swansea, 1974 - 1975

Fitter’s Mate: Well Don Gas Installation, Swansea, 1973 – 1974

Labourer: Various Building companies, London, 1971 – 1973

Labourer: Glamorgan County Council, 1969 – 1970

Labourer: Wards Farm, Pontardawe, 1969

In Ministry

Pastor of Oakdale Baptist Church, Oakdale, Caerphilly Sept 2010-present 
Leading of a prison prayer group from 1996-2000.

Speaking, letter writing, support and visiting ministry with Prison Fellowship  2000-2010.

Preaching and sharing my testimony in various churches and schools 2000- to present day.

Volunteer project worker with Enfys Foundation encouraging ex-inmates.
Street Pastor: Swansea 2009 for 6 months and from July 2011 to present.

5)     OTHER INTERESTS

In Community Life

Pastor of Oakdale Baptist Church
Visit the elderly in care homes,hospital and at their homes.

Leading a prayer group that prays for our church and area.

My wife Susi and her very experienced co-workers Hayley and Rachel are ready to start the youth group.

We are patrolling the streets of Oakdale on some Friday evenings from 6.30p m to 9.30 pm to befriend and help the local youth.

Leisure activities

I enjoy traveling, swimming at the local golf club and staying in our caravan with the family.

6)     ANY OTHER INFORMATION

• I am 57 years old I am in my 1st marriage now in its 8th year.
• I have travelled extensively and also lived in Sri lanka, India, Nepal and Thailand for 3 years and in The Netherlands for over 20 years.
• I am a published author - my autobiography, “Chased by the Dragon Caught by the Lamb” is available from brianmorris.org and Amazon Kindle.
• I enjoy using IT and have built and maintain my own website.
• I enjoy decorating and DIY.
• I speak Dutch fluently and have enough Sinhalese (Sri Lankan) to get by in light conversation. My wife Susi has experience and is qualified in Child Care and has led a youth groups in New Addington and Clydach.
• Holder of full driving license.
• We have five children.