Allan was saved at the age of 12 in Calvary Church, Toronto.
PROFILE
• For the past 24 years I have served as a Senior Pastor & Executive Director of a Christian Perspective Ministries. During that time I hosted a daily radio “Christian Perspective” which was heard across the United States and Canada.
• Currently, pastoring Open Bible Fellowship which was started in Kingston and ministers to university age students. Located on the campus of Queen’s University. http://openbiblefellowship.com
Ministry
• Senior pastor for past 24 years in various churches
• Written and teaches discipleship material and courses
• Written and teaches courses on the Attributes of God
• Ordained 1998, Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada
• Completed 16 years of radio broadcasting as host of “Christian Perspective” a daily radio program
EDUCATION
Ph.D. studies, Reformed Theology, Whitefield Seminary, Lakeland, FL 2009-present
Master of Theology (Th.M) International Seminary, Orlando, FL 2005-2006
Bachelor of Theology (B.Th) Central Baptist Seminary, Toronto, ON 1982-1986
MINISTRY EXPERIENCE
Executive Director, Christian Perspective Ministries , Westport, ON 1994-2009
• Lead and managed a federally incorporated charity in Canada and in the United States
• Actively fund raised through internet, mail and public speaking and presentations
• Hosted a daily 15 minute radio broadcast aimed at counseling and encouragement
• Lead a multi-staff office in daily administration
• Planned, set vision and budget for yearly operations of charity
• Met and trained volunteers for their various functions of service
Pastor, Open Bible Fellowship , Queens University, Kingston, ON 2003-2012
• Church planting work
• Active in evangelism and discipleship
• Produces Discipleship and Theological courses
Intern Pastor, Knox Presbyterian Church , Westport, ON 1999-2002
• Preaching and visitaion
• Setting vision for the church while they see a fulltime Pastor
Pastor, Olivet Baptist Church , Westport, ON 1989-1994
• Preaching and visitaion
• Lead the church through building program, debt free
• Establish and run youth groups, mens groups and other ministries
Philosophy of Ministry of Allan McQuarrie
“Give unto the LORD the glory due unto His name” (psalm 96:8)
The central text of my philosophy of ministry is Psalm 96:8
The very essence of God is His Holiness, and we have been made in His image for the purpose of giving him the glory that He deserves. Everything within the life of the believer, and in our worship service is to be conducted to that end.
The way we operate our Sunday schools, the motivation of our tithing, the quality and style of music, and the amount of preparation for our sermons, all seek to give the Lord the glory that He deserves as our Sovereign King.
Since we are His redeemed people, we are obligated to give him the best of our time, our effort and our material possessions. He is worthy of all our praise, and I am obligated to proclaim the truth of scripture without the fear of man or the temptation to alter His Word in any way to make it more socially acceptable.
The church is comprised of the redeemed elect, both in the universal sense as well as in the local sense. At the local level, the church follows the biblical example of male eldership as the spiritual leaders within that church as laid out by the qualifications established in 1Timothy 3 and Titus 1.
The purpose of Open Bible Fellowship, as a student based church, is to be the place believers gather to collectively worship the Lord through the preaching of the Word, the breaking of bread, singing of praise, and the encouragement and correction of one another.
The global church comprises all the elect throughout the world, and we have the obligation to pray for, and encourage our brothers and sisters in Christ whenever possible.
Since the Holy Spirit is the only agent that can awaken the heart of men, we must rely wholly upon Him to enlighten, quicken, and draw His people to Himself. We must use every opportunity given to us by the Holy Spirit to proclaim His Word without the fear of man. Therefore, I reject, the seeker sensitive philosophy of ministry, that relies upon mans methods in seeking to stir the unsaved spiritually, or any system which feels that there is another means to reach the lost other than the preaching of the Word of God, and the personal evangelism by His saints.
Our sole focus in everything we do as His ambassadors is to give Him the glory that He deserves.
Allan McQuarrie
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