Andrew grew up in the Port Stephens area of New South Wales, on the eastern Australian coast. He completed undergraduate degree studies in the USA before returning to Australia to undertake Bible college teaching and youth camp ministry along with further theological college studies. After Andrew married, he joined a pastoral team at a Baptist church and began research studies at the University of Queensland, both in Brisbane, Australia. Six years of country pastoring at Murwillumbah in rural north-eastern NSW followed. Soon after arrival at MST, he completed his PhD thesis in the reception history of the creation week in Genesis. Andrew is married to Naomi, an accountant and composer, and they have three young adult children, Gilchrist, Timothy and Kyria. They live in Montrose in Melbourne’s outer east. Andrew enjoys hiking, table tennis, gold and gem fossicking and playing guitar.