Paul Borthwick
Senior Consultant, United States
Paul and Christie Borthwick have served on the staff of Development Associates International since 1998. Paul also teaches missions at Gordon College and serves as an Urbana/Missions Associate with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.
Paul’s ministry focuses on three priorities: mobilizing others for cross-cultural ministry, encouraging the ongoing growth of older leaders, and motivating the development of younger leaders. He serves as a resource person, teacher, speaker, and author.
Rick Warren (in Purpose-Driven Life) cites Paul’s books A Mind For Missions and How To Be a World-Class Christian as resources that “should be read by every Christian.”
Christie serves on the staff of Development Associates International, as a microbiologist at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, and as a private practice Christian counselor. Both Paul and Christie graduated Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in May 2007: Paul received a Doctor of Ministry (Cross-cultural ministry) and Christie received a Master of Arts in Counseling.
Paul and Christie’s ministry together focuses on encouraging leaders and developing "world Christians" in the church. During their twenty-two years of service on the staff of Grace Chapel (Lexington, MA) – where Paul is ordained – they coordinated over 100 short-term service teams that served all over the world. Through Development Associates International, they now spend two to four months each year in ministry in other countries, mostly in the Global South.
Paul & Christie have been married since 1979 and live in Lexington, Massachusetts. They are members of Grace Chapel (www.grace.org).
Paul's articles on the topics of youth, missions, and discipleship have appeared in such Christian publications as Decision, REV, Leadership Journal, Evangelical Missions Quarterly and GROUP. He contributes often to Discipleship Journal.
Books (*= books currently in print)
• Any Old Time - Book 5 (Scripture Press, 1986)
• A Mind For Missions (NavPress, 1987)*
• Organizing Your Youth Ministry (Wipf and Stock, 2004)*
• Leading the Way (Authentic Media, 2003)*
• Feeding Your Forgotten Soul (Zondervan/Youth Specialties, 1990)*
• But You Don't Understand! (Revised) (Nelson, 1991)
• How To Choose a Youth Pastor (Nelson, 1993)
• Six Dangerous Questions To Transform Your View of the World (InterVarsity Press, 1996)*
• Youth and Missions (Authentic Media, 2003)*
• How To Be A World-Class Christian (Authentic Media, 2003)*
• Missions: The Heart of God (LifeGuide Bible Study, InterVarsity Press, 2000)*
• Stop Witnessing, Start Loving (Navpress, 2003)*
• Joseph: A Study in Character (LifeGuide Bible Study, InterVarsity Press, 2003)*
• Within Reach: Examining the Mission of Evangelism (Randall House, 2004)*
• Simplify: 106 to Uncomplicate Your Life (Authentic Media, 2007)*
Teaching/Speaking: Paul is an active part-time or adjunct faculty member at Gordon College, Alliance Theological Seminary (Manila), Lanka Bible College (Sri Lanka), and a guest faculty member at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He has taught undergraduate and graduate level courses at CUME (the Center for Urban Ministerial Education), Fuller Theological Seminary, Eastern University, Canadian Bible College & Seminary, Alaska Bible College, Columbia International University, and Ontario Bible College & Seminary (now Tyndale University)