Jesus First: The Life and Leadership of Andrew Evans

Andrew Evans is renowned as a prominent Australian Pentecostal church planter, missionary, denominational superintendent and politician. Under his 30-year leadership, Paradise Assembly of God in Adelaide became one of the largest churches in Australia. As General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God in Australia for an unrivalled 20 years, Evans instigated one of the most successful church planting drives in history and opened the way for global movements, such as Hillsong and PlanetShakers. Defying traditional church-state demarcations, he then founded the Family First political party and served as a Legislative Councillor, holding the balance of power in the South Australian parliament. This book provides a detailed biography of this humble Christian statesman and the timeless principles that guided his leadership.