Londen Institute for Evangelism

 

Dr. Barry McMurtrie was been Senior Pastor at Crossroads Christian Church from 1993 until March 2007. Born and raised in Wollogong, Australia, Barry brings a unique perspective and outlook on ministry. His relaxed and down to earth style is reaching the hearts and minds of thousands with the gospel message.

As a child, Barry grew up in a blue-collar steel town and came from an unchurched home. He then discovered as a teen the secret to real living and gave his life to the Lord.

He spent the first years of his adult life obtaining a business degree and then having a successful career working for one of Australia’s largest retail companies. At the age of 27, Barry felt a calling on his life to take the idea of common sense Christianity to the masses. His desire to reach the outsider and non-churched prompted him to lay aside his career in business. He then enrolled in seminary and started a church in one of the toughest parts of the city. Since then he has also earned a Doctorate of Theology from Andersonville Baptist Theological Seminary.

After growing that inner city congregation to one of the largest Christian churches in Australia and also growing several others to twice their size, Barry accepted a call to come to the United States and become Senior Pastor at Crossroads. After 6 months on the job, Barry shocked many by selling their current building and moving the congregation into a tent. His passion for the lost and his down to earth style struck a chord within the community and the church saw an incredible harvest. Because of Barry’s dynamic leadership and vision, the church doubled in size while meeting in the tent.

Today Crossroads meets in a 3300 seat, state-of-the-art auditorium on 38 acres of land and sees over 5500 people attend their weekend services. Barry’s dream of a church anyone can come to is being carried out on a daily basis and thousands are discovering the joy of common sense Christianity.

Barry continues to serve as President of the Londen Institute for Evangelism, an elite training center for future leaders. He teaches at Hope International University and the Fuqua Institute, a leadership center operated by the Crystal Cathedral. He is the author of “And They Said It Couldn’t Be Done”, “Time Out”, and “Inevitable Success.” Barry is also a highly sought after speaker on church growth for conferences and conventions all over the United States and Internationally.

Barry currently resides in Australia with Gay, his wife of 40 years. They have three grown children.