Dr. Malcolm Walls, Jr. and his fantastic wife, Tiffanie, have three children: Imani, Malcolm III, and Alexander. They currently reside in Columbia, SC. Dr. Walls graduated from North Carolina A&T State University with a degree in Marketing. He earned his Master of Divinity and Doctorate of Ministry degrees from Biblical Theological Seminary. In 2017, Dr. Malcolm Walls became the Pastor of Outreach and Next Steps at Sandhills Community Church.
Dr. Malcolm currently serves as an adjunct professor at Columbia International University, teaching Multicultural leadership. He has been blessed to serve as an elder, youth pastor, and executive pastor in different church contexts, which has given him invaluable experience. Serving in outreach has allowed Dr. Walls to engage with other local, regional, national, and global churches and ministries. He has spoken with and maintained connections with para-church ministries and Christian non-profits.
Dr. Walls has done a great job of confronting the biggest issue preventing genuine Christian unity- us! We clamor for peace and complain about brokenness while underestimating our contributions to the problem. This book is an honest and heartfelt journey toward genuine Christian unity in a "Third Space."
-Rev. Dr. Jeff Philpott, Senior Pastor,
People Suck, God is Good is a must-read! Malcolm Walls is authentic, the real deal, and honest about his upbringing and how God has changed his worldview. Malcolm tried to control the narrative, and in the end, his eyes were opened to a whole new way of seeing life. I encourage you to read this book; it could change your life.
-Dr. David Olshine, Director and Professor of Youth Ministry, Family, and Culture at Columbia International University, Author of "The Mystery of Silence: Making Sense of life When God seems Absent"
This book exposes and examines the basic struggle Christians have in their daily walk to be more like Jesus. Dr. Walls accomplished a masterful combination of realness with academia in this book. People can walk away with a deeper under-standing and a desire to fulfill a call to action.
-Sala Funderburgh, Fortune 500 Company, Senior Manager
Dr. Walls does an excellent job of being transparent & vulnerable without com-
promising his authenticity and leaving you reminded this isn't a race issue; it's a faith issue. Reader, you need to be ready to laugh, cry, get ruffled, and be motivated to get catalytic for the changes needed to
glorify God in your walk with Jesus.
-Stephen Splawn, Pastor
First Northeast Baptist, Columbia, SC
This book shares Dr. Walls' vulnerability and honesty in a way that challenges the reader to consider their journey. He has a beautiful way of making the reader recognize their own bias to help them strive towards healing individually and as a community to have unity in thechurch. Great read!!
-Pastor Tiffany S. Murphy, Dmin '16, Pemberton UMC, Pemberton, NJ
Listen up, Rev. Dr. Malcolm Walls has poured out his soul in these pages
to wake us up! Despite the division and racial prejudice that persists,
God is using him to stir our hearts toward unity in the church. Don't
sleep on this word from my long-time friend in the struggle!
-Drew G. I. Hart, Associate Professor of Theology at Messiah University and Author of "Who Will Be A Witness: Igniting Activism for God's Justice, Love, and Deliverance" and "Trouble I've Seen: Changing the Way the Church Views Racism"
Dr. Malcolm Walls is a refreshing voice that is needed in the church. His transparency and brutal honesty about life, ministry, and God's love is going to bless everyone who reads this book.
-Dr. Michael K Heath, Pastor
Campbell AME Church, Philadelphia, and US Army Chaplain
If you enter the reading of this book with a posture of learning, you just may discover how past experiences have cemented self-limiting beliefs about yourself which are holding you back from all that God would
have you be. If you are open to reflection on Dr. Walls' journey, you will come away with heart change in yourself and a renewed hope for unity in the church.
-Pamela J. Smith, Executive Leadership Coach
In our current age of tribalism, immediate outrage, and a default to divide, Pastor Malcolm Walls brings to light our desperate need as followers of the Way to pause, reflect on our own distortions, and seek the
Holy Spirit's power to align our dissonances to Christ. With compelling narratives of his own struggles and victories, Pastor Walls reminds us all that seeking unity on common ground, in love, is our call and
witness to a broken world. This is a poignant message that is needed for this current generation and for those to come. As you read, may this message be planted on fertile soil and yield a harvest one hundredfold.
-J.H. Kim, Founder of Spark the Solution, LLC Private Equity Group
Pastor Malcolm brings a refreshing, honest, and raw take on how badly we need to examine ourselves and figure out what role we play in God's kingdom. Are we uniting or dividing it? He opens up your eyes to
biblical truths on how we might be hurting the kingdom because of personal biases and past experiences, but also how God has provided the answers in his word to overcome and become the Dream Team
representing the kingdom of God.
-Pastor Elismar Rodriguez
Legacy Faith Church, Harrisburg, PA
Dr. Walls courageously and openly discusses things only talked about in private spaces and behind closed doors. He shows a self-awareness and personal vulnerability that forces the reader to examine their own hearts and spiritual formations. I immediately had to pause and pray for the Lord to examine my mind and my heart so the revelation could lead
to repentance and a renewed spirit within me.
-Dr. Larry L Anderson Jr., Pastor of Great Commission Church, Author of "The Pastors' Diaries", and Co-Author of "Ask Me Why I'm Not In Church: A Call for the Church to Get Out of the Building"