I grew up in Australia in a socially and theologically conservative community but when I left home to go to university, I realised that faith is a very complicated thing and easy answers are rarely satisfactory.
After immigrating to the UK in 1995, I worked for a consulting firm before opening my own in 1998. I provided large scale public consultations and training and development for the public sector until 2008. During this time, I became a self-supporting minister who planted two congregations for a small American denomination that I had joined in Australia.
In 2008 I became Free Church Chaplain at Aston University which was an ecumenical post sponsored by the United Reformed Church. The URC became my spiritual home, so I transferred denomination to become a minister of Word and Sacrament in the United Reformed Church in 2013, I spent two years at Westminster College finishing my doctorate. In 2015 I took up my first post in Hull.
Late 2019 I arrived at Wylde Green URC with my partner Will, our 2 dogs and flock of chickens, looking forward to working with the large, energetic congregation. My hope is that we build on our vison of reaching out and welcoming in. For me this means making church a positive force for good whether it is about how we talk about God or showing God’s care for all people.
