Revd Bernard Morris FMAAT ACMA CGMA MSc MA
Tutor for Pastor’s Development Programme
Tutor for Independent Students
A bit about me
I was born in North Bristol and became a Christian at the age of thirteen in a local Pentecostal church, the Church of God of Prophecy in Easton, where I attended with my parents and sisters. I am a committed pastor, church leader and Christian teacher who brings a wealth of professional, pastoral and academic experience to my ministry.
Alongside my wife, Maureen, I have served in pastoral ministry for over thirty years. I currently pastor churches in Bristol and Bath and supervise churches across the South West Region. I am also honorary treasurer for four charities and work closely with church leaders across the city of Bristol, leading a city-wide church leaders’ prayer network.
Before entering full-time pastoral ministry, I had a thirty-six-year career as an accountant within the NHS, rising to senior management level. For most of those years, I worked bi-vocationally, learning to balance my time and energy between my professional career and pastoral ministry.
Maureen and I have been married for forty years. We have two daughters and a son, as well as a son-in-law, a daughter-in-law and two grandchildren. Academically, alongside my professional accountancy qualifications, I hold an MSc in Financial Management from the University of the West of England. In 2023, I was honoured to become the inaugural recipient of Trinity College’s Jubilee Scholarship, which enabled me to pursue an MA in Theology, Ministry and Mission awarded by Durham University, which I completed with Merit.
My research interests
Church Leadership
My master’s dissertation examined how gender and race intersected to shape women’s leadership experiences within Pentecostal-Charismatic churches, with a primary emphasis on gender. I explored the theological and historical development of male-dominated leadership, the barriers experienced by women, particularly women of colour, and the movement’s changing approach to leadership diversity. Through historical research, biblical analysis and a denominational case study, my work considered how these dynamics affected the Church’s mission, witness and leadership.
Evangelism
I am currently preparing a PhD proposal exploring cross-cultural and intercultural approaches to evangelism in contemporary Britain. I am passionate about learning more about the various approaches to and practices of evangelism within our own British context.
Bi-vocational Ministry
As an increasing number of Christian ministers work bi-vocationally to support their ministry financially, I am keen to explore ways of supporting their personal and ministerial development through programmes such as the Pastor’s Development Programme.
How to get in touch with me
Please contact Bernard at Bernard.Morris@trinitycollegebristol.ac.uk
