Alister John Lowe was born in Wellington,
New Zealand, in 1938. He is the father
of four children.
Before his conversion to
Christianity in 1959, Mr Lowe was an insurance
inspector.
Alister was ordained to
the ministry in 1962 and took up duties in his first pastorate in
Western Southland, New Zealand.
He commenced his ministry
in his second pastorate in Nelson, New Zealand, in 1970. During these years he
became an astute student of the Bible. His teaching ministry
created demand as a convention
speaker.
In 1975, Mr Lowe
travelled extensively throughout the world ministering in many
nations.
Alister pioneered the
first A.C.E. Christian primary day school in New Zealand in his
second pastorate in Nelson. Subsequently, this
school became the first registered with the
government.
In 1979, Alister and his
family transferred to Brisbane, Australia, where he became the
Associate Pastor of Christian Outreach Centre, a large evangelistic
centre of 3,000 people.
(The Centre has also fathered an additional 100 churches that
comprise a combined membership of 10,000 people.) During his time in
Brisbane, Alister became the principal of the Centre's Bible
College, Christian Training Centre. Pastor Lowe was also
the principal of Video Bible College, with an enroled student body
in excess of 1,000.
His duties in Brisbane were completed in
1982.
Reverend Lowe then
commenced a travelling ministry, conducting seminars in various
churches in Australia and New
Zealand.
Increasing demand for his
ministry has resulted in the publication of several
books.
He is acknowledged among
his colleagues as a senior minister, with a combined function of
prophet and teacher.
Alister's wife, Lois, has
a dynamic ministry in her own right. She ministers encouragement
and exhortation and has the ability to make Bible truths simple and
easy to understand.
Mrs Lowe has ministered in Ladies’ meetings and mixed groups
in many countries.
Besides his teaching
ministry, Alister enjoys a blessed singing ministry, an evangelistic
ministry with signs following, and a prophetic mantle that is used
to confirm, bless and establish believers in the Body of
Christ.
Arriving in Canada in
1983, the Lowe family was based at Calgary, Alberta Alister conducted a
Bible School during the week, ministering in various local churches
on the weekends.
They were resident in Canada for 11 months prior to moving to
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.A. Here they were based
at Deeper Life Christian Centre. Alister taught in the
Centre's Bible School mid-week, and ministered in the church and
other local churches on the weekends. He also
conducted Seminars on 'End Time Events', 'Spiritual Warfare', and
'Restoration'.
They subsequently moved to California, where they were based
for six months.
In July, 1986, the Lowe
family returned to Brisbane, Australia, where they established a
local church named Calvary Lighthouse Inc. Subsequently two
sister fellowships emerged from this church, at Woombye and
Redcliffe.
Ron and Debbie have
undertaken the pastoral role in Eagleby, where Alister and Lois
function in an advisory, teaching and home fellowship
capacity.
In 1992, Alister and Lois
became greatly involved in missionary work. They have undertaken
ministry to Fiji, India, and the nations of Malawi and Tanzania in
Africa. Much of
their work centers around training ministry for the church and
gospel crusades.
The Lowe’s are currently
involved in a bimonthly ministerial
fellowship.
Alister and Lois have
four married children and fifteen grandchildren; Ron and Debbie, Steve and
Keren, Michael and Monica and Gavin and
Rachel.
The Lowes have several
"sons in the gospel" in the ministry, both in New Zealand and
Australia.
Many of Rev. Lowe's
teachings are being published. He has 111 Seminars on
a variety of subjects.
In 2001 and 2003, Alister
operated a one-year, comprehensive (full-time) Bible College named
Kairos Bible College.
With the arrival of the
internet, he has gone global. A website has been
established at ajlowe.com. Many of Alister’s
teachings have been posted there. Visit the Online
Store. The site
has many major divisions: End Time Publications,
Global Christian Ministries, Calvary Lighthouse Inc., Kairos Bible
College, the Woman at the Well and a major work, the Feast of
Trumpets. A site
map allows comprehensive navigation. Don’t forget the
Special Offer and the Book
Catalogue.
