Alan Michael Lapsley, SSM (born 2 June 1949) is a South African Anglican priest and social justice activist.

He was ordained to the priesthood in Australia where he joined the Anglican religious order the Society of the Sacred Mission (SSM).

He went to live in Lesotho, where he continued his studies and became a member of the African National Congress and a chaplain to the organization in exile.

During this period he traveled the world, mobilizing faith communities, in particular, to oppose apartheid and support the liberation struggle.

In 1993, he became Chaplain of the Trauma Centre for Victims of Violence and Torture in Cape Town, which assisted the country's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC).

[citation needed] Nelson Mandela said of him, "Michael’s life represents a compelling metaphor: We read about a foreigner who came to our country and was transformed by what he saw of the injustices of apartheid.