Phillip Jensen

Phillip Jensen

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Phillip David Jensen (1945–) is an Australian preacher, Anglican cleric, and evangelist whose extensive ministry has significantly influenced evangelical Christianity, particularly within the Anglican Diocese of Sydney. Born in 1945 in Sydney, New South Wales, to Leslie and Nell Jensen, he grew up in the eastern suburb of Bellevue Hill. His father was a builder, and Jensen was educated at Bellevue Hill Public School and The Scots College. Converted at age 15 during the 1959 Billy Graham Crusade in Sydney, he made a public profession of faith that shaped his life’s trajectory. He studied theology at Moore Theological College from 1967 to 1970, earning the Hey Sharp prize for topping the Licentiate of Theology course, and married Helen in 1969, with whom he has three children and thirteen grandchildren. Jensen’s preaching career began after his ordination in 1970, initially serving at St Matthew’s Manly and working with John Chapman in the Department of Evangelism. From 1975 to 2005, he was Chaplain at the University of New South Wales, where he founded Campus Bible Study and launched the Ministry Training Strategy (MTS), training hundreds for ministry worldwide. He became rector of St Matthias Centennial Park in 1977, growing it from 20–30 to over 1,000 members, and served as Dean of St Andrew’s Cathedral in Sydney from 2003 to 2014, where his expository preaching and reforms stirred both growth and controversy. A prolific author, he created the Two Ways to Live gospel tract and founded Matthias Media. Jensen continues his ministry through Two Ways Ministries, leaving a legacy of biblical fidelity, church planting, and leadership training across Australia and beyond.
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