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Anglican Church of Australia, NSW Province | |
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Mrs Cheryl Hallinan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stephen Williams |
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Ps Allyson Parker Allyson is the Children's Pastor of ImagineNations Church at Penrith. She has been involved in children's ministry for 17 years. Allyson has taught SRE in schools for 16 years and currently has a team in nine schools in her local area. She is part of the ACC NSW Safe Places Unit. Allyson is married with three beautiful daughters. Contact details: e: allyson.parker@imaginenationschurch.com; p: 02 4736 3000. |
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Rev Cheryl Clendinning As a trained primary school teacher and ordained Baptist pastor, Cheryl constantly seeks to be in the best place that God would have her, and currently she combines her gifts of teaching, pastoral and administration to be the Production Coordinator of GodSpace, a ministry resource for SRE teachers and children's ministries. Over the past 30 years Cheryl has completed studies in Wollongong and Sydney, NSW, and Philadelphia, USA; had pastoral responsibilities at four Baptist churches; taught SRE in a number of state schools and Christian Studies at Menai High School; started the Creative Arts programme at St George Christian School; been the Coordinator of Creative Ministries with Baptist Youth Ministries and the Coordinator of Kids Stump (part of Black Stump). Cheryl has a passion to see kids empowered to be a part of the church of today and to be free to express their God given gifts wherever and whenever God desires them to be ministering to others. Cheryl currently shares her home with a delightful Labradoodle dog. Contact details: e: editor@godspace.org.au; p: 02 9868 9232; m: 0418 267 737. |
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Mrs Sally Smith Sally loves God, the Bible and kids and lives to enthuse kids about the life they can have with God. A trained primary school teacher, she teaches SRE in local schools - the same schools for the past 25 years. Training young people and adults in ministry with kids is a passion as she believes it's unfair for kids not to understand that the God who made them and loves them has a plan for their lives on this earth and forever. A writer, editor and publisher, Sally has been involved in producing SRE resources for Scripture Union, Baptist Churches NSW & ACT, Christian Education Publications and Burst Publications. She particularly enjoys making Christian concepts accessible and appealing to those with a secular mindset. Contact details: e: sallysmith@baptistnsw.asn.au; p: 02 4943 4083. |
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Mr Robert Haddad (see detail under Office Bearers) |
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Mr Jude Hennessy Jude is Director of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Catholic Diocese of Wollongong. He has 20 years experience in the teaching of Religious Education to young people in schools around Sydney. Jude has significant experience in the development of Religious Education curriculum materials and in training adults who are involved in the catechesis and evangelisation of young people. Contact details: e: jude.hennessy@woll.catholic.org.au; p: 02 4253 0987; m: 0408 236 191. |
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Miss Helen C Ryan Helen has worked as a primary school teacher in Catholic schools. She finished full time teaching in 2005, and was then asked to take on the role of Coordinator for the Western Region of the Diocese of Bathurst. Helen spent two years working in SRE in this ministry. In 2008 she was appointed Director of CCD SRE in the diocese. Contact details: m: 0407 001 196. |
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Ms Faye Loudon Faye attends St George Christian Church at South Hurstville where she is the Children's Ministry Leader. Faye has been involved with children's work for many years in various Christian Brethren churches and camps. Currently her responsibilities include the organisation of the weekly children's club, holiday Bible clubs, SRE teaching and involvement in the Sunday morning Kids' Church programme. Faye has taught eight SRE classes in state schools for the past 22 years and coordinates Kids' Hope in a local primary school. Kids' Hope is a mentoring programme associated with World Vision. Faye is the contact person for all Christian Brethren SRE teachers. Contact details: e: fayeloud@bigpond.net.au; p: 02 9747 1351. |
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Mr Rick Keuning Guided by the LORD into children's ministry, beginning over 25 years ago, Rick had no idea what he was letting himself in for! During those years Rick has spent five years at Bible College, worked for two churches, spent 10 years with the mission WEC, six years with Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF), got married, been blessed with three children (a daughter and two sons) and taught/led Sunday Schools, Kids' Clubs, Boys Brigade, SRE, Vacation Bible Schools, 5-Day Clubs®, Good News Clubs®, children's and youth camps. Rick is now the Pastor of Leichhardt Congregational Church and continues to train children's ministry workers through CEF. Contact details: e: pjkeuning@gmail.com; m: 0425 206 459. |
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Rev Fr Constantine Varipatis Constantine is the Parish Priest in the Sutherland Shire for the Greek Orthodox Church. He teaches SRE at Endeavour and Sylvania High schools. His qualifications are a Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Theology and Masters Hons in Theology with a thesis on Marriage and the Freedom of the Human Person using Archbishop Stylianos' Poetry. Contact details: p: 02 9587 5083. |
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| Presbyterian Church of Australia, NSW | ||
Mr Peter Adamson (see detail under Office Bearers) |
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Mr Kevin Unicomb Kevin is The Salvation Army, Eastern Australia Territory's, Territorial Youth and Children's Secretary. Kevin and his wife Heather have been Salvation Army Officers for 29 years; 13 years in pastoral roles and 16 years in youth and children's ministry, including four years in Papua New Guinea. Their son Steve lives in Brisbane with his wife Emma and their son William. Steve is a Youth and Children's Pastor and a Primary School Chaplain. Their daughter Narelle is a Salvation Army Officer and ministers at The Salvation Army, Street Level at Surry Hills. Contact details: e: kevin.unicomb@aue.salvationarmy.org; p: 02 9266 9573; m: 0411 279 719. |
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| Serbian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand | ||
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Ms Angela Jankovic Angela has been the Serbian Orthodox Church's ICCOREIS representative since 2007. Contact details: e: angela.jankovic@det.nsw.edu.au. |
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| Uniting Church in Australia, NSW & ACT | ||
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Mrs Jean Evans Jean is a State Councillor, Life Member, and former Country Vice-President of the NSW Federation of P&C Associations. She has also represented the P&C on the Director-General's Consultative Committee on Special Religious Education. Jean lives in Albury, where she is active in many church and community organisations. She is an elder of St David's Uniting Church; Chairman of St David's Uniting Care; Education Chairman of the Albury Business and Professional Women's Association; and a member of the ecumenical Chaplaincy Support Group, which supports the University Chaplaincy in Albury and Wodonga. Jean also works part-time as a job trainer at Wewak Special School, helping students with special needs who are close to leaving school. Jean is married to Malcolm, and they have three children and four grandchildren. Contact details: e: evansmalcolm1@hotmail.com; p: 02 6025 6448. |
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Ms Emma Parr Emma is the coordinator of SRE and Child Protection for the NSW & ACT Synod of the Uniting Church in Australia. She has been an active leader in youth and children's ministry since she was in high school herself. Having studied education at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst for two years, Emma felt a strong call to youth ministry and has since undertaken tertiary study in youth ministry and theology at United Theological College, North Parramatta. Emma has experience teaching SRE and is passionate about ministry with people in the first third of life, particularly multi-generational ministry and helping prepare and support leaders in ministry with young people. Emma is currently involved in both congregational and presbytery youth work in Sydney North and Kuringai presbyteries, and attends Burwood Uniting Church where she is an active member of the evening congregation. Contact details: e: emmap@nsw.uca.org.au; p: 02 8267 4290. |
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