our bios
Paul Hopkins
Paul is currently part of the executive leadership team for YWAM England. This national role involves overseeing the 280+ staff in YWAM England and developing the ongoing strategy for the 21 operating locations that YWAM has in England. Paul has been in YWAM, with various roles since 1987. He also is the director for CellUK Youth Ministries and ministers widely nationaly and internationaly on discipleship, mission and leadership. He lectures for the Centre for Youth Ministries on a Youth and Community Work Degree on subjects such as ‘church’ and ‘faith and justice’. He has a Masters Degree in Youth Ministry and Theological Education from King’s College London. Having led teams abroad on mission since joining YWAM, travelling to places such as Indonesia, Kenya, Ghana, Lesotho, Ukraine, he has a lot of experience in leadership dynamics within teams and working short term cross-culturaly in an effective manner. In the past, some of what Paul has done is be a bacteriologist, a salesman, and picked eggs on a farm. Paul likes to spend time cooking, with friends, web designing, playing chess, jogging, watching House MD on TV, being a father and having fun with his two children Sam and Gabby and of course… spending time with Kathryn.
Kathryn Hopkins
Kathryn is currently the head of personnel (human resources) at one of YWAM’s larger bases in England; the King’s Lodge. In this role she is involved in meeting with staff to pastorally care for them, to ensure that they are in the best possible ‘job fit’ and also helping new staff fit in easily and well within YWAM. Since joining YWAM in 1993 she has always enjoyed helping people to use their gifts to the full within YWAM.
