About Paul Backholer (2006)

  • Where were you born? In the South of England.
  • How old were you when you became a Christian? Around six years old.
  • When did you get on fire for God? When I was around sixteen or seventeen years old.
  • When is your birthday? August 9th.
  • How old are you? This year (2006) I’m 28.
  • How tall are you? Around 5”6.
  • How much do you weigh? It varies!
  • How many brothers and sisters do you have? Two older brothers – Mathew obviously being one, and I have a teenage sister.
  • What do you do to relax? I love watching movies.
  • What was you first job? A paper round! But my first real job was being a store man in a factory, which I did for several years.
  • What year did you start at Bible College? 1998.
  • Where did you learn how to make websites? A friend at Bible College taught me the very basics, and I developed my skills by learning new techniques.
  • What are your favourite Christian bands? I watch a lot of Christian music videos on the Internet - which are great.
  • What are you reading at the moment? Rees Howells Intercessor, by Norman Grubb: it’s the original 1952 print, and it’s probably the fourth or fifth time I’ve read it. I can’t read a couple of chapters without being deeply challenged.
  • How often do you read your Bible? In 1997 I found a daily reading scheme, which was made by an historic British preacher – Robert Murray M’Cheyne. It helps you read through the whole Bible in a year and the Psalms and New Testament twice. It’s available all over the world.
  • Who has influenced you the most? (Apart from Jesus of course!) Obviously everyone in my family - Dad, Mum, Brothers and Sister have influenced me, and there are many church members, preachers, and friends who have touched and helped changed my life. When I was a teenager, I knew that my dad was on fire for God and I remember going on mission journeys with him. Sometimes we laugh together as I recall how dad would start talking to me about God around 9pm at night, and by 1am, I realised how tired I would be at work the next day – especially as I started at 7:30 in the morning! Even though I was not on fire for God at that time, I was inspired by those conversations, and they helped me get on the right path. Then my dad asked me to listen to some sermons by Duncan Campbell; one of those sermons changed my life, and it was then that I got on fire for God. So Duncan Campbell, the British Revivalist who died around 1972, was another major influence in my life.