Born in Sydney, Australia, where he trained and worked as an architect, he was originally ordained by the Methodist church of Australia.

In 1973 he founded The Temple Trust, later named Vision Ministries. His ministry in Australia found him holding large conferences and sponsoring crusades featuring world-renowned leaders in the charismatic renewal. He also edited a national charismatic magazine called Vision Magazine, established a Bible College, and hosted the Australian PTL Club television program. In 1980, after he turned over the leadership of Vision Ministries/Australia to another leader, he moved to the USA to develop an international base for his ministry.

From 1986 to 2000 he was the Senior Pastor of Antioch Christian Fellowship. The ministry of Antioch Christian Fellowship included ACTS International (Antioch Christian Training School), plus many specialized ministries reaching out to the community and the world, including church planting both locally and overseas.

Dr. Alan Langstaff is a member of the Board of Directors for Church Growth International, directed by Dr. Paul Yonggi Cho, who pastors the world’s largest congregation in Seoul, Korea. He is a member of the Apostolic Round Table, co-ordinated by Dr. C. Peter Wagner of Colorado Springs, Colorado. He is also a member of the International Coalition of Apostles (ICA).

A gifted preacher and teacher, Dr. Alan Langstaff has an extensive ministry of spiritually stretching Christians, enabling them to enlarge their vision so that they may reach their full potential in Christ. To this end Dr. Alan Langstaff also travels extensively throughout the United States and in many overseas countries speaking in churches and conferences of different denominations. He has also written a book called ‘Hedges.’

Dr. Alan Langstaff and his wife, Dorothy, have two daughters, Beth and Joy, and six grandchildren.