Wayne Walker

Mr. Wayne Walker 

Founder and CEO, OurCalling 

Wayne Walker serves as the CEO and Pastor to the homeless at OurCalling. In 2001, Wayne, along with his wife Carolyn, started serving the homeless community in Dallas. They founded OurCalling in 2009.  

During his youth, Wayne’s family actively pursued the scriptural commandment to “love your neighbor as yourself” by modeling the life of Jesus to scores of foster children whose own origins represented generations of human brokenness, dysfunction, sexual exploitation, and abuse. Early exposure to these destructive forces set him on a path to recognize the long-term effects of trauma, which often lead to homelessness. 

While completing his Master’s Degree in Cross-Cultural Ministry from Dallas Theological Seminary, Wayne befriended and ministered to men and women in the homeless community. During that time he began to establish personal, discipleship-oriented relationships with homeless individuals, many in the same urban setting where he and his family continue to work today. 

 

Wayne Walker’s Contributions

The Call

Mr. Wayne Walker is a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary who now serves as the CEO…
September 26, 2023
Guests recording The Table podcast

Homeless Ministry in Challenging Times

In this episode, Bill Hendricks and Wayne Walker discuss homeless ministry, focusing on how to help…
July 14, 2020
Guest speaker recording The Table Podcast

Transformative Relationships with Homeless People

In this episode, Bill Hendricks and Wayne Walker discuss how to minister to the unsheltered, focusing…
June 2, 2020
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The Greatest Commandment

Wayne Walker, pastor and executive director of OurCalling, talks about the greatest commandment, to love God…
October 11, 2019

Relating to Those in Need

Dr. Darrell Bock, Executive Director of Cultural Engagement and Senior Research Professor of New Testament Studies,…
February 26, 2014

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