Paul Cheatham

Paul is a native Texan, raised in a pastor’s home, became a believer at age six and embraced God’s call to ministry at age 13.  He has a Bachelor’s degree from Hardin-Simmons University and an MDIV from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.  He pastored churches in Texas for 32 years. His last pastorate of 20 years was at Bridge Christian Fellowship in Irving, TX. In 2004 he became the Director and lead instructor of the DFW Streams Center of Training until John Paul brought the international headquarters back to the Dallas area in 2008.  He continues to this day as an instructor for Streams Ministries and is an occasional speaker at Streams Church.

In 2013 he founded Advance the Kingdom Ministries Int’l and became full time itinerate. The mission of ATKMI is to train believers to serve and minister in the power and authority of God’s Kingdom. He travels the world teaching in churches and conferences, equipping and encouraging believers to become all that God has created them to be so that they might Advance His Kingdom.

He and his wife, Lisa, have three children and three grandchildren. They live in Grand Prairie, TX.