Scott Morrison's memoir to reveal influence of faith

Former Liberal leader Scott Morrison was Australia's first Pentecostal prime minister. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Former prime minister Scott Morrison is set to reveal in detail how his Christian faith influenced him, in a memoir to be published in May 2024.

The 288-page book, Plans for Your Good - A Prime Minister's Testimony of God's Faithfulness, will be published by Thomas Nelson, a division of HarperCollins Christian Publishing.

The publisher's website blurb for the book says it "offers a unique insider's account of a Christian who was open about his faith and operated at the top level of politics for more than a decade".

"During one of the toughest periods since the Second World War, covering drought, wildfires, a global pandemic and recession, he chronicles God's faithfulness throughout, win or lose, public criticism or public success.

"Less political memoir and more pastoral encouragement, Morrison is passionate about encouraging others to discover how they can access and see the many blessings of God in their own lives, no matter their circumstances, drawing on Jeremiah 29:11, that God's plans are for our good and not our harm, to give us a future and a hope."

The former Liberal leader, who remains in parliament as a backbencher, sets out a series of questions such as "Who am I?" and "How should I live?"

"Morrison's honest, vulnerable and reflective answers offers a unique lens to better understand your relationship with God and the blessing that can flow from such a relationship," the blurb states.

He was Australia's first Pentecostal prime minister, declaring the coalition's 2019 election win a "miracle", but went on to lose government at the 2022 poll.

Mr Morrison noted on his MP interest register earlier this year he had received a royalties advance for the book.

He was a guest preacher on Sunday at the Encounter City Church in Perth, which was celebrating its 50th anniversary.

During his 20-minute sermon he referred to having "stepped down as prime minister".

"Let us be careful as we go forward not to turn the past into some sort of idyll," he said.

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