Henri Weideman was born in Kimberley on the 15th of August 1962. He matriculated at Diamantveld High School after which he began his studies in Theology at the University of Johannesburg (then RAU) in 1981. Whilst studying at the AFM Theological College in Aucklandpark, he also completed a Bth degree at UNISA in 1986. During this time he worked at the Helen Joseph (then J.G.Strijdom) Academic Hospital to pay for his studies.

He completed a Bth-Hon degree in Practical Theology in 1988. During the time of compulsory military service, he served in the Chaplaincy for two years. He did his practical training at Rondebosch East Assembly and was elected as regional Sunday School treasurer of the then Southern Cape Region.

Henri was ordained in 1986 after which he served in the Bellville assembly in Cape Town as Youth Pastor. In 1989 he was called to Goodwood Assembly as Pastor of their Children and Youth department. He was elected on the Western Cape Regional Youth Committee as a member and later as leader and also served on the National Youth Council.

In 1997 Bellville Assembly called him back as Presiding Pastor. During this time, he was elected as a committee member of the Western Cape Regional Leaders Forum. He completed a M.A. degree at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) on the role of Pastors in the development of leaders for ministries in local assemblies in 2004. During this time Bellville Assembly reconstructed a furniture warehouse store into a 1300-seater auditorium.

In 2010 he completed a doctorate (D Litt et Phil) at UJ on strategies to support assembly leaders to address the demands of the current times in ministry. During that time, he was elected as leader of the Missio Dei AFM Network. Henri has a passion for the continuous development of Pastors and leaders. In 2008-2009 he participated in coaching training.

He was appointed as National Coordinator of the Pastoral Continuous Development (PCD) initiative of the AFM in 2013. During 2015 he completed training in Mediation. Whilst being in the Bellville Assembly he was involved in community-based organisations and served on the ward committee of sub council 6 in Cape Town, as well as vice chair of the Governing Board of RAMOT (a centre for the treatment of substance dependency). Henri was elected as the General Secretary of the AFM of SA in 2016 and as Secretary General of the AFM International in Nairobi in 2019. He was elected as President of the AFM of SA on 16 November 2021.

Henri believes in exercise and a healthy lifestyle and has an interest in gardening, growing miniature trees and doing stained-glass work. He is married to Margaret since 1986 and they have a daughter Inge who is married to Kirk Swart. Henri and Margaret lives in Pretoria, Irene.