General Secretary
Born in England in 1956, Terence came to Australia at the age of two and grew up in Sydney. Terence studied Arts and Law as well as his course in Theology in preparation for ordination. Terence became connected to the Christian Church in his high school years. Making his links with the Church in this way has made him very sensitive to the ways in which congregational life can help and hinder people connecting with the church, and coming to faith. After ordination Terence served as a Minister in rural NSW for twenty years- twice in congregational ministry and finally as a Presbytery Minister.
His rural experience has provided him with a strong conviction about the place of the local congregation, in particular the life of its members, in the proclamation of the gospel. The local congregation is pivotal in Terence's understanding of the mission of the Church.
Apart from ministry within the life of the church Terence has always seen it as essential to express his discipleship in the life of the community. He advocates that the Gospel is about the renewal of the whole of creation and that Christians should strive to give expression to this renewal in the world today.Exercising ministry as Assembly General Secretary allows Terence to be involved in supporting the church in a very broad way.
His main hopes for his time as General Secretary are to strengthen the sense of common purpose across all parts of the church's life; and to help the Uniting Church to understand what it means to live the radical model of a church of inter related councils.
