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Board member

Revd Alan Donaldson

BA, Mth

Rev Alan Donaldson is an accredited Baptist Minister in Scotland where he has served the church for 30 years in a variety of roles including Youth Pastor, Senior Pastor, and General Director of the Baptist Union of Scotland.

Prior to taking up his ministries in Scotland Alan worked with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association in Moscow, Russia where he directed the mission work among children.

Alan studied at London School of Theology, The Scottish Baptist College, and Spurgeons College. He has an undergraduate degree in Theology and a Masters Degree in Practical Theology.

Alan is particularly interested in the study and practice of innovative leadership models and alternative expressions of church. He pastored two churches through significant times of development, change and innovation and he has served as interim minister in two churches that were facing complex challenges.

Ruth and Alan were married in 1990. They are regularly heard to speak of their 17 children: Amy and Paul who were born into their family, Alex who came to live with them for a few months and stayed 13 years, Victoria who shared their home for 4 years, and 13 others who came as foster children and stayed for up to 2 years.

Alan also serves as chaplain of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club but regularly gets distracted from these duties when competing at local, regional, and occasionally national levels.

Alan was appointed General Secretary of the European Baptist Federation in September 2021. He travels extensively across Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East.

Research Interests

Church planting, denominational leadership