Speakers for Next Convention (2008-09)
Kirk Patston | Paul Harrington | Youth Speaker
Kirk Patston
About Kirk
Kirk is married to Lisa and the father of 2 boys aged 10 and 8. He has worked as a Speech Pathologist and Presbyterian Minister and for the last 8 years has been lecturing in Old Testament at Sydney Missionary and Bible College. Kirk is currently working on a commentary on the book of Isaiah.
Paul Harrington
About Paul
Paul is married to Sue and they have three teenage children, Ben, Kate and David. Paul has been the Rector (Senior Pastor) of Holy Trinity Adelaide, a large city church with a strong evangelical tradition, for the past 15 years. He is also involved in many other Christian organisations, such as, Adelaide Men's Convention, Scripture Union and MTS. Before going to Moore Theological College in Sydney, Paul studied and practiced Law. He has a passion for Kombi's (the German technology from another era)
Drew Patch
Drew is the husband of Pip and the father of Leila (5), Chloe (3) and Josiah (1). With his family he lives in the Inner West of Sydney.
Drew has been involved in full-time youth ministry for near on two decades, half of which has been at St James Croydon. His motto for youth ministry is simple: "Know Jesus and Make Him Known." He believes ministry to students is the most effective as most people make their Christian commitment during these years. Training youth leaders is what he enjoys the most because leaders with good practical skills and great theology have an enormous impact.
In his spare time Drew enjoys renovating his home in Croydon Park, running, swimming, or having a "deep and meaningful" with some student at one of the many nearby cafés. His favourite activity in summer is scuba diving in Jervis Bay, in winter its snow boarding at Thredbo.