“Pastor Paul” as he is affectionately called is the elder son of Rev. Dr. Gloria and Deacon Alvin Flowers, Jr., husband to the former Monique Meekins, and father to Paul Jr., Andre Malik, and Erica. He is a native of Virginia and a product of the Henrico County Public School System. He is a 1985 graduate of Henrico High School, a veteran of the United States Air Force, and a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Religious Studies.
Pastor Paul gave his life to Christ at the age of 11 and baptized at the Providence Park Baptist Church by the late Dr. Miles Jerome Jones. Shortly, thereafter, He became active as an active member of the youth male usher board, a boy scout, and sung in the Inspiration Choir. He later served as a Sunday school teacher for middle and high school students. Pastor Paul is a servant of the Most High and has also served God’s Kingdom in the capacity of a Deacon at the Providence Park Baptist Church under the leadership of Dr. Jerome C. Ross. He also served as an associate minister under the leadership of Dr. James Sailes, Antioch Baptist Church in Varina County and Dr. Ellis Henderson, The Way of the Lord Church in Richmond, VA., respectively.
Understanding the importance of life-long learning, Pastor Paul earned his Masters of Divinity degree from the Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond in May 2006 and was conferred the Doctor of Ministry degree from the United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio on June 2, 2012. His research emphasis explored the creation of A Model For Fostering Faith Maturity Using Multi-Dimensional Faith Formation Interventions.
On March 29, 2009, Rev. Flowers was installed as the twelfth pastor of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church, a church growing by the word of God. In addition to his pastoral responsibilities, Pastor Paul serves as an Assistant Scoutmaster of Troop 491 in Richmond, VA. He has served as the Moderator for the Chickahominy Baptist Association and served as the past President of the Division of Clergy. He also teaches classes at Infinity Bible Seminary in Richmond. His specializations are Old and New Testament Survey as well as world religions. He is also the co-founder and Chief Servant Leader of Next Level Youth and Family Services, Inc. an organization committed to being change agents in the lives of youth and families in the commonwealth of Virginia. Their mission is to support the child, strengthen the family and serve the community.
In January 2016, Rev. Flowers self-published his first book, You Must Decide: 7 Principles for Achieving the Life you Envisioned. In February 2016, he released two books, a 40 day devotional for Lent, entitled Praying Through Lent: 40 Days of Reflection, Renewal, Regeneration and Revival as well as a monograph on faith, entitled It Happens By Faith.
Dr. Flowers currently serves as the Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program and Chair of Contextual Theology at the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University.
Rev. Flowers’ testimony is “I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God” Galatians 2:20. His personal motto is “I’m not tired yet!”
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