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Andrew Brown BA (Bible); BTh; BMin; BA (Hons) Lecturer Teaches: Old Testament Andrew grew up in coastal New South Wales. His Ph.D focuses on the interpretation of the six days of creation. His desire is to impact the hearts and minds of students with the profound theological significance and the exciting unity of the Old Testament. He is married to Naomi and has three wonderful children. Andrew lectures at MST in the areas of Old Testament, Hebrew and Preparing for Ministry.	Bernie Power Lecturer at the Centre for the Study of Islam and Other Faiths Teaches: Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations Bernie studied and taught science, mathematics and computers in Australia and the UK. He was then involved in teacher training in Pakistan, where he also taught at the Aga Khan University in Karachi and was on faculty for Pakistan’s first MBA program. In Jordan, Oman and Yemen, he established Arabic language courses and also taught English at various universities and institutions. Bernie completed a Bachelor of Theology at Ridley College, Melbourne, and an MA in Theology from BCV where he is undertaking a Doctor in Theology program while lecturing in the CSIOF.
Colin Kruse ThL; BD; MPhil; PhD Senior Lecturer Teaches: New Testament Colin and Rosemary came to BCV after 16 years at Ridley College. In the 20 years following his ordination into the Anglican ministry, Colin gained practical experience in parishes in Australia and the USA, also five years of missionary service with CMS as a theological lecturer in Indonesia. He is a prolific writer. Besides journal articles on the New Testament, Old Testament, and the Dead Sea Scrolls, he has authored several books including New Testament Models for Ministry: Jesus and Paul (Marshall, Morgan and Scott); The Second Epistle of Paul to the Corinthians (IVP/Eerdmans); Paul, the Law and Justification (IVP/Hendrickson), and commentaries on The Letters of John (Eerdmans/IVP) and The Gospel according to John (IVP/Eerdmans). Colin is currently writing a commentary on Romans for the Pillar New Testament Commentary series (Eerdmans/IVP).	Delle Matthews Cert IV WT&A; BEd; GD Reading Ed; MA (Ling); MEd Admin Dean of Studies Teaches: Church History, Formational Issues for Intercultural Ministry Delle has a background as a remedial reading teacher that led her into literacy work with a passion for enabling others to read God's word. She has been a member of Wycliffe Bible Translators and SIL International for 22 years as Literacy Co-ordinator for SIL Indonesia serving in West Papua and teaching Literacy and Training Across Cultures at SPSIL. Delle began working in educational administration while there and completed a Masters in Educational Administration in order to develop what she believes is a gift from God. She is dedicated to serving God through education, furthering His kingdom by helping to ensure others are skilled and qualified for their ministries. Her hobbies include knitting (she belongs to the Handknitters Guild), gardening and walking.
Greg Forbes BTh(Hons); MTh; PhD Head Department of Biblical Studies Teaches: Greek, Hermeneutics, New Testament Greg has had close ties with MST since he commenced undergraduate studies at the college in 1986. After completing a BTh in 1991, he has since completed an MTh on Revelation 20 and was awarded a PhD from Deakin University for a thesis on the parables in Luke. Greg is married to Anne-Maree and they have three sons. Both Greg and Anne-Maree have considerable experience in small group ministry, and currently attend Yarra Valley Vineyard Church. Greg’s particular study interests lie in historical Jesus research, and Greek grammar as it relates to exegesis. He is a keen golfer, and both he and Anne-Maree are avid gardeners and enjoy relaxing at the beach.	Janet Reeve Associate Lecturer Teaches: Pastoral Care / Liaison Officer for International Students Janet teaches Certificate IV 'Help People': Introduction to pastoral care, and is part of the MST Student Services Department. As Liaison Officer for international students she organises orientation and offers ongoing pastoral and practical support. Each year she offers seminars for student wives on thriving long term as a missionary or pastor's wife. She loves being involved in the lives of students and student wives and sharing their spiritual walk often challenges her. Moving from Sydney to PNG at the age of 14 profoundly influenced Janet spiritually and challenged her to share Jesus overseas as a missionary. She worked as a Speech Patholgist before studying at Moore College with her husband Sam. 14 years in southern Pakistan with Interserve were the most challenging and growing years of her life. She taught their 3 children through Distance Education for 7 years while living in a Hindu desert village, and then in a rural Christian conference centre. For 5 years they were involved in the pastoral care of missionaries in Karachi. At Wollongong Baptist Church, a multicultural church, Janet spent 10 years as a pastor's wife involved in pastoral care, playgroup management, women's ministry and depression workshops. During those years Janet completed a Graduate Diploma in TESOL, and did casual work in orientation and pastoral care of Chinese TESOL students at the University of Wollongong. Since moving to Melbourne in 2008 she has been teaching English to migrants 2 days a week at Swinburne University of Technology, Wantirna. Janet and Sam relax by visiting family and friends, and love walking, reading, listening to music, exploring the city and the Dandenongs and going sailing.
Neil Amery Associate Lecturer Teaches: Know the Truth Neil is passionate about Jesus and our missional God; about seeing people totally abandoned to Jesus and encouraging them to find their place in God's Global Agenda. Late last millennia he’d worked in the automotive industry (mechanic & management) but since graduating from BCV in ’99 he’s stayed involved in theological education through the Distance Education program and as an adjunct faculty member since 2009. Neil lives with his family (Helen, Zach & Eliza) in the outer east of Melbourne. His day-job is as Interserve Australia’s Personnel Director which is a constant challenge, inspiration and blessing. He loves teaching at MST and prays that he can foster love (which leads to action) for our Great God and His word through the subjects he leads.	Peter Orr Lecturer Peter was born in N.Ireland and has recently moved to Melbourne from the UK where he completed a PhD on the absence and presence of Christ in Paul at Durham University. A summary of some of his research has been published in the Briefing and can be found at http://matthiasmedia.com/briefing/2011/05/who-is-jesus-now/, here http://matthiasmedia.com/briefing/2011/07/where-is-jesus-now/ and here http://matthiasmedia.com/briefing/2011/08/what-is-jesus-doing-now/. He has a background in I.T. but has also worked with Operation Mobilisation in Romania and St Helen’s Bishopsgate church in London as an international student worker. Peter became a Christian in high school through a combination of reading the New Testament and hearing the Gospel at a Billy Graham Crusade. He is married to Emma and has four sons ages 2-8.
Peter Riddell BA; DipEd; GradDipDiv; PhD Vice Principal (Academic) and Dean of the Centre for the Study of Islam and Other Faiths Teaches: Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations Peter took his PhD at the Australian National University, focusing on Islam in Southeast Asia. He studied Qur’anic Exegesis at L’Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes/Sorbonne (Paris) and held a post-doctoral fellowship at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He has previously taught at the Australian National University, the Institut Pertanian Bogor (Indonesia), the London School of Oriental and African Studies, and was appointed as Professor of Islamic Studies at the London School of Theology, where he served from 1996-2007 as the founding Director of the Centre for Islamic Studies and Muslim-Christian Relations. In addition to his present MST appointment, Peter is also a Professorial Research Associate in the Department of History, SOAS, University of London. Peter has published widely on Southeast Asia, Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations. His books include Transferring a Tradition (Berkeley, Centers for South and Southeast Asian Studies, Univ. California, 1990); Islam and the Malay-Indonesian World: Transmission and Responses (London, Hurst, 2001); Islam in Context (with Peter Cotterell, Grand Rapids, Baker, 2003); and Christians and Muslims: pressures and potential in a post-9/11 world (Leicester, IVP, 2004). His edited volumes include Islam: Essays in Scripture, Thought and Society (with Tony Street, Leiden, Brill, 1997); Angels and Demons (with Beverly Smith Riddell, Leicester, IVP, 2007); and Islam and Christianity on the Edge: Talking Points in Christian-Muslim Relations into the 21st Century (with John Azumah, Melbourne, Acorn Press, 2013).	Richard Coombs Dip. Theol; GD Ministry; Associate Lecturer Teaches: Early Church History Richard was brought up in New Zealand and studied theology and for the ministry in the New Zealand Baptist Theological College. He had two churches in New Zealand before crossing the Tasman and pastoring two churches in Melbourne - Beaumaris Baptist and North Balwyn Baptist. Richard has been interested in Missions and in 2002 took up the role as Australasian Director for MECO (Middle East Christian Outreach). He has travelled extensively in the Middle East and preaches regularly in different churches about the opportunities and challenges Islam and the Middle East. Richard is married to Margaret and they have three sons – Jon (married to Jen), Tim and Nick (married to Julie). He is an avid cricket fan (his second Bible is ‘Wisden’); supports the All Black rugby team; and plays golf.
Sam Reeve BE; BTh Vice Principal Teaches: Discipleship, Introductory Greek, Missiology, New Testament Sam joined BCV in 2008. After being brought up on a dairy farm on the edge of Sydney, he left home to train as an engineer with BHP at Port Kembla. After working in various engineering roles, he and his wife Janet studied theology at Moore Theological College in Sydney. In 1983 they moved to Pakistan with Interserve to work with the Church of Pakistan in evangelism and discipling of new believers. Over the next 14 years he worked in outreach to tribal Hindus, training ‘barefoot’ pastors and bible teachers, bible teaching, theological education and mission leadership. Returning to Australia in 1997, Sam became senior pastor of Wollongong Baptist Church, a multi-cultural church in the centre of the city, with a ministry to students and internationals. Sam and Janet have 3 adult children. Sam enjoys sailing, hiking and relaxing with friends and family, or a good book.	Rev. Dr. Scott Harrower PhD (Systematic Theology) Lecturer in Theology and Church History Scott’s areas of expertise in theology include the theology of Holy Spirit and of the Trinity. In the realm of historical studies Scott specialises in research into the historical Jesus, the Roman Empire, and the Later Middle Ages. He also leads our Reformation Study Tour, focusing on Lutheran and Reformed history in such areas as Germany, Switzerland and France. Scott grew up in Argentina. He worked in various hospitals in Melbourne and in Argentina before working in local church ministry in Melbourne and in the USA. Scott travels to Germany every year in order to encourage Christian students at Marburg University and to participate in a mentoring group. In his spare time Scott enjoys following American Football and going for walks on the beach. Education • PhD (Systematic Theology) Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Chicago. • Research Master in Historical Theology, Australian College of Theology • Graduate Diploma (Bible and Ministry), Australian College of Theology • Master of Divinity, Australian College of Theology • Bachelor of Health Science, Deakin University • Diploma of Spanish (Salamanca University, Spain) Selected Publications • Harrower, S (2012). Trinitarian Self and Salvation, An Evangelical Engagement with Rahner’s Rule. WIPF and Stock: Eugene. • (with Don Carson) “Calvin as Commentator and Theologian.” Calvin, Geneva and Revival: Papers Read at the 2009 Westminster Conference. Ed. J. F. Harris. 2010, 30-44. • “From Pride to Peace: An Augustinian Engagement with Pluralism and Post-Modernism,” Themelios, 2005, 30/3 42-58 Selected Presentations • “Reich Gottes/The Kingdom of God” at Bibel- und Missionsschule (BMS), Karlsruhe, Germany • “Reconciliation and Revelation: God Speaks to his Children,” Evangelical Theological Society Annual Meeting, Rhode Island, USA • “Everyday Christianity – A Theology of Vocation,” Evangelical Theological Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco, USA • “The Analogical Nature of Discourse about God,” Evangelical Theological Society Annual Meeting, Wisconsin, USA Affiliations • Scott is an ordained Anglican Minister • Member of the Society of Biblical Literature, the Evangelical Theological Society and the T.F. Torrance Society.
Ted Woods LTh; DipRE; DipTheol; BA(Hons); MA(Oxon); DLitt et Phil (Biblical Studies) Associate Lecturer Teaches: Old Testament Ted trained at the Baptist Theological College of New South Wales, and then pursued post-graduate studies at Bristol University and Oxford University in the UK. He was then involved in the pastoral ministry in NSW and missionary service in Zambia (with ABMS), principally as a lecturer in Old Testament at the Theological College of Central Africa. In March 1990, he received his doctorate in Biblical Studies from the University of South Africa. In his busy schedule, Ted finds time for sporting interests, reading, commentary writing, and preaching. He is currently writing a commentary on Deuteronomy for the Tyndale Old Testament commentary series. Ted has been a moderator for the Australian College of Theology in Old Testament. He is married to Jenny and they have three daughters.	Tim Meyers B.Ed (Melbourne), ThM (Dallas) Principal Tim Meyers is the Principal of Melbourne School of Theology. He joined MST at the end of 2011 following 12 years in senior leadership roles with mission agency Pioneers and almost a decade in pastoral ministry with Baptist churches in Queensland. Tim also trained and worked as a professional musician and secondary school teacher and also trained as a commercial pilot with Mission Aviation Fellowship, prior to moving into ministry. Tim completed his Masters of Theology at Dallas Theological Seminary (Texas, USA) in 1991, with majors in Systematic Theology and Bible Exposition. He has great skills in leadership and administration, and strong gifts in teaching and preaching, cultural and organisational change, as well as entrepreneurial abilities. In his time with Pioneers Australia and Pioneers International, Tim became known as a strong leader and innovator as well as a church preacher, teacher and conference speaker in Australia and overseas. While in leadership at Pioneers, he oversaw strong growth in the public profile of Pioneers as well as healthy numerical growth in the number of mission workers sent, support raised and countries served by Australia. Tim grew up in a missionary family in Papua and New Guinea before moving to Melbourne during high school, where he later met and married Kathryn. They have five children.