2025 Annual Report by Moore Theological College

ANNUAL REPORT 2025

Governing Board 2025

The Most Rev Kanishka Raffel (Archbishop and President of Council)

The Rev Dr Mark Thompson (Principal)

Mr Ken Chapman

Mr Stephen Simonds (Hon. Treasurer)

Prof David Cohen (Chair of Academic Board)

The Right Rev Chris Edwards (Chair of the Governing Board)

The Ven Kara Hartley (Archdeacon for Women’s Ministry)

Dr William Hurditch

Mr Andrew Killen

The Rev Kevin Kim

The Rev David Mears

Mr Damien Clark (Student Representative 2025)

The Rev Dr Tom Habib (Faculty Representative 2025)

The Rev Jason Ramsay

Dr Robert Tong AM (Hon. Secretary)

Dr Diana Warren

Moore Theological College

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FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Every year is full of growth and excitement at Moore College. This year’s almost record number of enrolments has filled our chapel and made the singing sensational! The curriculum review has proceeded apace, with three years of the new program (same content, rearranged in order and with fresh pedagogical insights and leading to a combined degree) currently being taught.

Amongst the changes of this year is the announcement that our Vice Principal, Dr Simon Gillham, is leaving us to return to the mission field. This is hardly unexpected. Anyone who knows Simon is aware that his heart is in Africa. However, his departure will be a very considerable loss. He has been an excellent advocate for global cross-cultural mission and he has been a wonderful Vice Principal. Personally I will miss his prayerful support, encouragement and wisdom. He and Margie have made a wonderful contribution to the life of the College over the past 9 years.

Our new Faculty, Drs Tony Payne and Veronica Hoyt, and Rev Mal York have brought fresh energy to the Faculty this year. We are so grateful for all they have done so far. We are hoping to expand the Faculty by one next year and to replace our outgoing Vice Principal, so there will be two new faces next year as well. Please pray for the right choices to be made and for a swift integration into College life for the next two additions to the Faculty.

We continue to experience pressure on our student accommodation. At present just less than half of our student body is able to live on the College campus and we would dearly love to accommodate more. This is in line with our convictions and commitment to theological education done in the context of a community of fellow learners and teachers seeking to live together as disciples of Christ. Would you please pray that ways may be found in the midst of this difficult wider housing crisis to provide the full experience of College life to more of our students?

Our College missions this year went to parishes throughout the diocese as well as rural New South Wales, Tasmania and even India. The students report on how much they learned during this week and an exciting number of very positive reflections from those resident in the various communities to which they went have encouraged us about the vital component of the College program these missions continue to be.

As I write this we have just finished another wonderful Mission Awareness Week at College, in which Dan Webster from Namibia Evangelical Theological Seminary spoke in chapel and people from a wide range of mission agencies spent the week with us, eating and talking with students each day.

The Annual Moore College lectures continue to be a highlight of the College year. This year, our own Dr Peter Orr delivered lectures on a biblical theology of faith. We will also begin a stretch of visitors from around the world spending some time with us (Cairo, Uganda, Madagascar, New Zealand and Northern Ireland). One treat will be a number of those visitors sharing in our Reformation Research Forum, closely followed by our Donald Robinson Library Day lectures, this year on the Clapham Sect.

We have a great deal for which to give thanks this year. As we head towards our 170th anniversary we can testify to God’s rich blessing in a variety of ways. The theological education sector worldwide is quite volatile at the moment. Yet we are seeing very good numbers of men and women who want to be prepared as well as is possible for gospel ministry in our confused and hurting world applying to College, growing in faith, hope and love, and then leaving us to reach Sydney, the whole of Australia, and indeed the world.

Dr Mark D Thompson Principal

VISION, MISSION, PRIORITY AND DISTINCTIVE

VISION – To see God glorified by men and women living for and proclaiming Jesus Christ, growing healthy churches and reaching the lost.

MISSION – To provide excellent evangelical theological education.

PRIORITY – In conscious dependance upon God and his goodness, we seek to be faithful as an Anglican evangelical reformed theological college that is biblically and theologically directed in all that we do as we serve the churches.

DISTINCTIVE – The distinctive of our full-time programs is the integration of a deep, broad and sustained immersion in the text of Scripture with attention to Christian character and ministry skills development, in the context of a residential community of teachers and students, and in partnership with local churches.

VALUES

CHRISTIAN FAITH – Trust in God and his purposes as these are revealed in Jesus Christ and conveyed to us by the Holy Spirit in the canonical scriptures of the Old and New Testaments;

INTEGRITY – Honesty, transparency, fairness and accountability in all personal behaviour and community practices;

GRACE – Generosity and compassion in dealings with each other, reflecting the undeserved mercy of God in Christ;

SERVICE – Placing the welfare of others above personal interests and convenience, using the gifts and talents that God has graciously given;

COMMUNITY – Loving personal relationships, developed through regular meeting and a common focus, as the proper context for learning about the triune God and his purposes;

SCHOLARSHIP – Rigour of thought characterised by a careful use of primary evidence, breadth of research and appropriate inferences, resulting in fresh and readily accessible approaches to both classic issues and contemporary questions;

GENDER COMPLEMENTARITY

– Affirmation of the fundamental equality and mutual dependence of men and women as image bearers of God, while recognising proper differences in roles and responsibilities in life and Christian ministry;

FREEDOM OF ENQUIRY

– The freedom to subject all ideas to honest inquiry;

INTEGRATION – Growth in the knowledge of God is best conducted for, and in the context of, life application and active participation in Christian service.

FACULTY AND CHAPLAINS

A group of Faculty, Emeritus and Adjunct Faculty and Chaplains teach, pastor and care for the Moore College community. The Faculty and Chaplains work together with a professional, faithful, and dedicated staff team to fulfill the College mission.

Faculty 2025

The Rev Canon M D Thompson BA (Macquarie), BTh, MTh (ACT), DPhil (Oxon) Principal

The Rev Dr S J Gillham BTh (Moore), MA (Theol) (ACT), PhD (SATS) Vice Principal

The Rev Dr G Athas BA (Hons) (Sydney), BD (Moore), PhD (Sydney)

The Rev Susan An BSpHSc, MSLP (Macquarie University), BD (Hons) (Moore), MA (Theo)

The Rev C R Cleworth BA (USYD), BD (Moore)

The Rev Dr M E Earngey BSc (UNSW), BD (Moore), MPhil, DPhil (Oxon)

The Rev Dr P S Grimmond BSc (UNSW), BD (Moore), DMin (SBTS)

The Rev Dr T Habib BA (Sydney); BD (Moore); PhD (Cantab)

The Rev Dr D A Höhne BA (UNSW), BD, MTh (Moore), PhD (Cantab)

Dr V Hoyt Master of Theological Studies, PhD English

Dr P H Kern BS (EBC), MA, MDiv (TEDS), PhD (Sheffield)

The Rev Dr A M Leslie BCom (UNSW), BD (Moore), PhD (Edin)

Dr P C Orr MEng (Nottingham), BD (Moore), PhD (Durham)

The Rev Dr T J Payne BA Communications (NSWIT), BTh Hons (Moore); PhD (Moore)

The Rev Dr A P Poulos BE (Hons) (UNSW), BTh, MA (Theol) (ACT) PhD (UWS)

The Rev Dr A G Shead BSc (Med) (Sydney), BTh, MTh (ACT), PhD (Cantab)

Dr P R Williamson BD (Hons), PhD (Belfast)

The Rev Dr L Windsor BEng (Hons) (UNSW), BD (Moore), PhD (Durham)

The Rev Dr D Wu BSc (Sydney), BD (Moore), PhD (Sydney)

The Rev M York BA Dip Ed (Macquarie), BD (Moore), Dip Min (Moore), MA (Theology)

Emeritus Faculty

The Rev Dr C R Bale BA (UNSW), DipEd (Sydney), BTh (ACT), MLitt, PhD (Sydney)

The Rt Rev Dr P W Barnett ThL (ACT), BD (London), ThSchol (ACT), MA (Hons) (Sydney), PhD (London), ThD (honoris causa) (ACT)

The Rt Rev Dr Glenn N Davies BSc (Sydney), MDiv (Westminster), ThM (Westminster), DipA (MTC), PhD (Sheffield)

The Rt Rev Dr P F Jensen ThL (ACT), BD (London), MA (Sydney), DPhil (Oxon)

The Rt Rev Dr P T O’Brien ThL (ACT), BD (London), PhD (Manchester), ThD (honoris causa) (ACT), DD (honoris causa) (Westminster)

The Rev Dr D G Peterson ThL (ACT), BA, MA (Hons) (Sydney), BD (London), ThSchol (ACT), PhD (Manchester)

Dr B G Webb BA, DipEd (Qld), BD (London), PhD (Sheffield)

Adjunct Faculty

The Rev A T Court BMus/Bed (UNSW), BD (Moore)

The Rev Dr R C Doyle BSc (Sydney), BD (London), PhD (Aberdeen)

Dr M D Jensen BSc (UNSW), BD, MA (Theology) (Moore), PhD (Sydney)

The Rev Dr C R Kuhn BAppTheol (California Baptist), MDiv (Samford), PhD (UWS)

The Rev Dr E A Loane BSc (Sydney), BD (Moore), PhD (Cantab)

Chaplains

Louise Cunningham Has served in various ministries pastoring and mentoring women, Emu Plains Anglican.

Emily Deller Serves as a chaplain for Anglicare.

Emily Gilmour Serves together with her husband at Sans Souci Anglican Church.

Cate Hong Serves as a chaplain for Anglicare.

Anna Hu Former University staff worker with international students, FOCUS Mandarin Church UNSW.

Isobel Lin Assistant to the Dean of Women at Moore, Chair of EQUIP Women’s Conference, St Barnabas Anglican Church at Fairfield and Bossley Park.

Jocelyn Loane Has served alongside her husband in parish and College contexts and is now in a university residential ministry, Naremburn and Cammeray Anglican.

Sarah Seabrook Serving alongside her husband at Dundas Telopea Anglican.

Ruth Sheath Serves with her husband

David as part of The Lakes Evangelical Church.

Sarah Sholl Former CMS missionary, now volunteering with CMS NSW&ACT.

Joan Young In itinerant women’s Bible teaching ministry at St James Croydon.

Julia Williams Works for Emu Music.

RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP

A selection of Faculty research publications and conference presentations in 2024-2025 is listed here:

Athas, George

“Pluriformity and the Word of God: Review of Apocryphal Prophets and Athenian Poets.” Conference paper delivered at ETS, San Diego, 2024.

Cleworth, Charles

“Evangelicals and Abortion: Historical, Theological, Practical Perspectives.” Review article, Reformed Theological Review 83.3 (2024): 312–314.

Earngey, Mark E.

Bishop John Ponet (1516-1556): Scholar, Bishop, Insurgent (Leiden: Brill, 2025).

Leslie, Andrew

“Divine Paternity and the Complementarity of the ‘Masculine’ and ‘Feminine’ Biblical Figures.” Conference paper delivered at ETS, San Diego, 2024.

Thompson, Mark

“Gethsemane: A Window into the Volitional Life of the Incarnate Son.” Trinity Symposium, Erina NSW, 2024.

Williamson, Paul

Exodus: An Introduction and Commentary. Tyndale Old Testament Commentary (London: IVP/SPCK, 2025).

“‘Then they will know …’: Hope for the World in Ezekiel 1–39?” Pages 81–92 in David Firth, Jamie Grant and Alison Ho (eds), Hope for the World from the Old Testament: Essays in Honour of J. Gordon McConville on his 70th Birthday, GFS 4 (Wilmore, KY: GlossaHouse, 2025).

Moore College is committed to quality research and scholarship. The research and scholarship activity of Faculty enriches students’ learning experience and provides a resource to Christian communities.

Windsor, Lionel Ephesians. Matthias Bible Guide (Kingsford: Matthias Media, 2024).

Truth Be Told: Living Truthfully in a Post-Truth World (Kingsford: Matthias Media, 2024).

“Junia, Missionary Partnership, and Honor: The Discourse Function of Romans 16:7.” Bulletin for Biblical Research 34.1 (2024): 192–216.

“Paul’s Jewish Prophetic Critique of Jews in Romans.” Religions 16 (1): 9 (2025).

Jensen, Matthew (Adjunct Faculty)

1-2 Thessalonians. Matthias Bible Guide (Kingsford: Matthias Media, 2025).

Barnett, Paul (Emeritus Faculty)

The Trials of Jesus: Evidence, Conclusions, and Aftermath (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2024).

STUDENTS, TEACHING AND LEARNING

Students by Region – 2025 Commencing Undergraduate

Northern Sydney, 15

South Sydney, 25

South Western Sydney, 11

Western Sydney, 24 Wollongong, 3

Regional NSW, 25

Interstate, 9

Overseas, 10

Students by Course 2025

Postgraduate (Research), 8

Postgraduate (Coursework), 36

Sub-degree, 152

Undergraduate, 234

Moore College seeks to inspire and equip a growing number of leaders and teachers of God’s Word who humbly and prayerfully serve God’s people.

Graduate Ministry Destinations (%) – 2025

Christian education, 4

Church minister/ pastor, 51

Other , 7

Other paid churchbased ministry, 5 Overseas missions, 3

Parachurch organisation, 2

Secular employment (inc. lay ministry), 4

Still seeking opportunities, 3 University or TAFE campus ministry, 7

Chaplaincy, 5

Children and youth, 9

2025 Student Enrolments in Accredited Courses

TRACKING COLLEGE RESULTS

A number of measures are tracked to compare results with best practice in Australian universities and other higher education institutions. Since 2017, Moore College has participated in the national QILT1 surveys. The results for the 2024 QILT Student Experience Survey (SES) are tabled below, followed by the graduate employment rate based on the Graduate Outcome Survey.

Student Experience Survey

NB – The National average is for undergraduate students only. The figures for Moore College also include postgraduate coursework students. The national average data for 2024 is not yet available.

Student Experience Survey Ranking (2023) – Undergraduate Students

Graduate Outcome Survey (GOS) – Employment Outcomes*

* The GOS reports rates of employment as the proportion of graduates in employment out of the base of

PARTNERSHIPS

Learning and living in community at Moore College not only develops and transforms the character of students and their families as they study but also sets patterns for relationship and partnership which will inform the communities graduates minister in for the long term. We aim to honour, serve and foster relationships amongst College Alumni, ministry partners and supporters, as well as those who interact with the College through events and in particular men and women who are prayerfully exploring God’s plan for them as they consider getting equipped for a lifetime of service.

Students and Ministry Partners

The College continues to be grateful to our active ministry partners, churches and parachurch organisations from across denominations, who actively send students to College. In particular, the College is sustained by the prayers and collaboration of Anglican, Presbyterian and FIEC churches from Sydney, Australia and across the world.

This year 63 students were sent to join the first year of the Bachelor of Theology course, with a total of 226 students learning full-time in community.

The student service team, Moore Ambassadors, work together with Faculty and staff to welcome investigating prospective students to biannual College Open Events as well as representing the College at conferences such as NTE, MTS Mission Minded, and university conferences such as CBS Lift and EU200.

Alumni

As students graduate from College their partnership in prayer, collaboration, student ministry placements, participation in events and financial support, just to name a few areas, are so important to the ongoing life of College.

Many College Alumni support and train Student Ministers in their parishes, and once a year, some parishes will partner with student teams for a week of mission – a collaborative time which broadens the experience of students, bolsters the congregation they are serving within and, as God’s word is preached, inevitably there is a reaping of fruit.

We continue to facilitate a growing number of alumni reunions (this year the College has hosted five 5- or 10-year reunions) which foster and rekindle relationships forged during student days. Sharing stories of God’s faithfulness in the lives of graduates is a highlight of these reunions and snippets of how God continues to work in our times are being shared more broadly through the ’100 Ministry Story’ project distributed via the College website and social channels.

A significant Alumni survey was conducted at the end of 2024, and the subsequent report has several recommendations which the team is seeking to implement. Some of the initiatives in 2025 include more targeted Alumni newsletters focusing on theological, professional and pastoral support; an annual Alumni gathering on the Thursday afternoon of CMS Summer School NSW/ACT; and a more comprehensive database of alumni information to assist in gatherings and communication.

Supporters

The College recognises the importance of our supporters to sustain the work of equipping men and women for a lifetime of ministry. Opportunities continue to grow the partnership between College and our supporters – weekly prayer meetings ensure the team prays regularly for these partners and biannual gatherings are opportunities to meet together, hear updates from Faculty and students and invite supporters into the life of our community.

The 2025 End of Financial Year appeal saw generous giving from 538 supporters, a 17% increase of numbers of people giving, totalling $405,785 in gifts. An increase of over 20% in donations speaks to partners who are committed to supporting cohortbased, full-time residential theological education, enabling the raising up of faithful shepherds.

Serving the whole church

Moore is committed to walking alongside God’s church and his people, serving graduates as they seek to shepherd the men and women in their care. Regular workshops, seminars, lecture series and training events are held throughout the year with the aim of equipping all of Christ’s church with the tools to think theologically and to continue to be transformed by God’s word.

We are thankful to God for continuing to sustain the College in its 169th year as we work under him to equip students to be the Lord’s messengers of living hope. God’s good design of his people living and working together continues past graduation and we thank him for the opportunities that we have to continue the connections and the community.

Soo Sing Goh Chief Operating Officer

Alumni Reunion Cohort of 1992 - 1995; held in April 2025.

ACADEMIC CENTRES

Centre for Global Mission

The Centre for Global Mission (CGM) extends the reach of Moore College by providing high quality Bible-based theological training resources to Christian partners worldwide.

The content of the Moore College PTC course (Preliminary Theological Certificate) is the main resource that CGM makes available, in English as well as 26 languages. Our staff costs (4 staff, FTE 2.4)and all translation projects are externally funded through donors.

Note the following developments:

1. Partners. CGM provides resources to 36 existing partners working in over 50 countries. Approved partners are provided with the PTC course material at no cost and are able to offer awards in their own name. In recent months MoUs were signed with ministries in Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, South Sudan and Uganda.

2. Translations of PTC materials. There are 15 current PTC translation projects of which 5 are very active. Work to initiate translation projects for Nepali and Farsi are under way to serve two of the world’s fastest growing churches.

3. Technology. CGM develops course delivery technologies for partners and currently offers 3 levels of course delivery platforms: i. Paper based ii. PTC apps for smart phones giving interactive experience offline

iii. Online Learning Environment with Student Information System.

The team has been concentrating on rolling out the new PTC Apps.

For more information or to make a donation search cgm.moore.edu.au

Malcolm Richards, Director

Our centres are one important way the ministry of the College extends beyond it’s walls and it’s current students.

Centre for Christian Living

The Centre for Christian Living (CCL) seeks to bring biblical ethics to everyday issues and continues to serve the strategic plan of Moore College by extending the influence of the College through its podcast, events and occasional articles.

2025 has been an exciting and energetic year for CCL. We’ve continued to publish our regular (and popular) podcast interviews on various aspects of the Christian life—including discussions with Rob Smith, Andrew Nicholls, Caroline Spencer, Paul Grimmond and Tom Schreiner.

However, as a new initiative, we’ve decided to focus on two larger ethics projects each year. For each project, the CCL team (including the MTC student CCL team) are researching and running a public biblical ethics workshop on a current question of concern for Christian living; and then off the back of that, producing a three-part in-depth podcast series on the topic.

In 2025, the first of these projects on ‘Neurodivergence and the Christian Life’, garnered enormous interest, with the May 2025 workshop selling out, and a repeat of the workshop one month later also being fully subscribed. The three-part podcast on Neurodivergence is being released during August and September.

The second project for the year looks at the impact of technology (and especially the smartphone) on Christian discipleship. The workshop is called ‘The SmartPhone Disciple’, and will run on Oct 27 (with the podcast series to follow early in the new year).

Our aim in all this is to pursue CCL’s mission—which is to extend the reach and ministry of Moore College by blessing God’s people in Sydney and beyond with high quality Christian ethical thought.

Tony Payne, Director

Centre for Ministry Development

Moore College’s Centre for Ministry Development (CMD) seeks to be at the forefront of evidence-based research into ministry, partnering with ministers and their churches to build a thriving ministry.

It offers

• The Developing Rectors Program: a two-year development program, which helps clarify contextual issues and provides resources to optimally navigate through them. All participants receive personal supervision that meets Diocesan standards, and are coached in ministry development.

• Input to the Ministry Development program for assistant ministers.

• Diagnostic resources for development: these include 360 reviews, psychometric tools, team styles assessments, vocational guidance assistance, using best practice instruments.

• Coaching and supervision partnerships with churches and ministers that provide access to a suite of ministry resources.

CMD is growing to widen and deepen its pool of resources to serve the Diocese.

Archie Poulos, Director

Priscilla & Aquila Centre

The Priscilla and Aquila Centre (P&A) promotes, encourages, and supports women’s ministries in partnership with men.

This is my first report as Director of the Priscilla & Aquila Centre at Moore College. We have much to be thankful for:

• Jane Tooher’s thoughtful leadership of P&A for 15 years. Jane returned to parish ministry earlier this year.

• Conversations at the College with our current students, both male and female, about complementarianism.

• Paul Grimmond’s helpfully reflective plenary talks at the P&A Conference in February focusing on godliness and complementarianism in the context of Titus.

• The collective wisdom of both women and men expressed in the electives at the P&A Conference. These included: a pastor sharing the process of writing a position paper on complementarianism for his church; consideration of theological and pastoral implications on menopause; various electives on the application of men and women working together on a church team; a paper by one of the Faculty on the prophetess, Huldah.

• P&A’s second Women’s Research Conference, was two plenary talks by Dr Nicole Starling on “Women, Memory and the Task of the Evangelical Historian.” Three women also shared their writing processes: Kate Snell (on her research on menopause), Jocelyn Loane (on her recently published book, Motherhood), and Claire Smith (on her recent commentary, The Appearing of God our Saviour: A Theology of 1 & 2 Timothy and Titus).

• Two stimulating P&A evening events. In March: “The Beginning of all Relationships” with Simon Flinders on Genesis 2 (and Kara Hartley and Joc Bignall each contributing perspectives on marriage and singleness). In August: “The History of Complementarianism” with Claire Smith.

These latter two evenings illustrate the complementary nature of P&A in which we seek to have qualified males teach in a public setting God’s authoritative word, and also include varied speaking opportunities for either male or female speakers, for the benefit of men and women alike.

We are thankful to God for his provision for the ongoing work of P&A here at Moore College and would appreciate your prayers for this ministry.

Veronica Hoyt, Director

FROM THE TREASURER

We together thank God for the provision of diligent and capable people in the area of administration and finances at the College. God has moved the hearts of men and women to give and we cannot put on display always clearly what has been achieved in these financial statements. These statements do not adequately demonstrate prayers answered, good things done and the acts of kindness of many. The continued support of the Diocese remains vital and the generous gifts of God’s saints over many generations towards College to train and equip disciples to proclaim Christ in Sydney and all over the world is tremendous.

Our financial challenges include maintaining the quality of our theological education and keeping it as affordable as possible; having sufficient residential accommodation (especially for married students) to fulfil our distinctive of learning in residential community with Faculty and students. The rebuilding of four houses to accommodate larger families was completed and immediately occupied. Further projects and feasibilities for such plans remain serious considerations for the ongoing future of improving College community living.

We are thankful for the many supporters who have also contributed to the student support fund, which has continued to enable students to fund their living and education expenses.

Access to affordable tertiary theological education requires good planning and long term investment. Please pray for wisdom for the longer term financial plans for College in the context of many good and worthwhile competing priorities.

It is a privilege for each of us to join in God’s mission and we have so much to thank God for. May we continue to see a steady and growing stream of faithful, humble and gifted labourers for God’s harvest, training at Moore College and then going out to proclaim Christ all over the city and around the world.

Mr S Simonds

Hon. Treasurer

FINANCIAL NOTES

1. Revenue

The largest component of revenue is tuition fees, which is highly subsidised by College. The College is very sensitive to the increasingly high financial burden that attending College places on its students. Around 80% of students (excluding Diploma of Biblical Theology students) elect to use the Federal Government’s FEE-HELP loan scheme to pay for their tuition, however, the cost of living continues to increase.

While College generates revenue from student accommodation charges – these are provided at an average of 30% subsidy to market rent, but only to those we are able to house – we have more students than housing available for residential learning in community.

In 2024, the College received an annual grant from the Synod of $1,521,000. The grant is directly applied to reduce the cost of tuition for students. In the absence of the Synod grant, the tuition fee for each student would need to have been substantially greater for teaching to be conducted without a resulting cash deficit for the year, but that would likely result in lower numbers of students being able to afford to pursue theological education.

2. Surplus/(loss) for the year

The College, like all not-for-profits, needs to derive sufficient cash surplus each year to enable it to continue its ministries. As with other providers of higher education of long standing, the College needs funds for increasingly costly upkeep of its many ageing buildings and for capital expenditure to keep up with advances in education technology.

Assets and liabilities

College currently has a working capital deficit, whereby its current assets are less than its current liabilities. However, College has a significant property portfolio, with total assets far exceeding its total liabilities, as well as short term financing available from Westpac if needed.

FINANCES

Moore Theological College Council

Moore Theological College Council Statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income for the year ended 31 December 2021.

Statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income for the year ended 31 December 2024

Statement of financial position as at 31 December 2024

FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE GOVERNING BOARD

I have often told the story of how, by the grace of God, I came to be a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ. God used the prayers of his people (who were praying for me, though I did not know it!) and his Word, to convict me of the truth of his gospel and the necessity for me to respond in repentance (turning) and faith (trusting) towards his son, Jesus Christ.

The next thing to happen was that I joined a church, and then a University ministry, and then another church where I was discipled. In each of those contexts, I was taught the Scriptures by men who were graduates of Moore College. The impact of their ministry was life changing. When the Lord opened the way for me to undertake training for ministry (initially, I had no intention of being ordained, just better equipped to serve) Moore College was the clear choice for me to enrol.

One of the things that gives me great joy when I talk to students and ask them what influenced them to train for full time ministry at Moore, is their frequent testimony that they were so shaped by the ministry of the graduates of the College that they had a clear desire to study where those who most helped them as growing Christians, had themselves been shaped and trained.

Similarly, students of the College typically speak with genuine warmth and appreciation of their relationships with the Faculty who teach them (and the staff who serve in so many ways that keep the College functioning safely and effectively). Our College Faculty are men and women who combine deep learning with deep commitment to the academic, spiritual and personal growth and health of every student. I am extremely grateful for this approach to theological education and ministry training that is intentionally embedded in a context of prayer, ministry and community.

This ‘Moore College model’ is rare. It requires a sustainable ratio of Faculty to students, so that these kinds of significant relationships can develop

between students and Faculty; and it requires sound and ample accommodation options for the varied needs of our student body. Will you pray for the College as it seeks to recruit more Faculty who share not only our theological convictions but also our vision for theological education and ministry training in community. And will you pray too for the College Executive led by the Principal, Dr Mark Thompson, and the Governing Board as we seek to meet the challenge of securing enough accommodation for single men and women, as well as for married students, including those with young families.

This year, my cohort (1992-1995) had the opportunity to meet at College and spend some time thanking God for his faithfulness to us over the last thirty years. It was a moving occasion in unexpected ways. Inevitably, those present could bear witness to struggles, disappointments and challenges personally, in family and ministry contexts. Yet, there was unanimity too about the precious role of the College in preparing us so long ago for the unknown terrain that lay ahead; the foundation of understanding God’s word that proved a bulwark in the midst of life’s struggles, successes, sorrows and sins; and the significance of our relationships with the Faculty members of our day, whether we have been able to maintain the occasional catch-up, or even when it has been many years since we last had contact with many of them.

Please join me in thanking God for the men and women who serve humbly, generously and with great dedication as Faculty of Moore College, and ask God to continue to bless and provide for them, and to add more to their number so that the College’s work may continue to grow and see many more students equipped and sent into the Lord’s harvest field. Thank you for your support of our College and its vital work.

The Most Rev Kanishka Raffel Archbishop of Sydney President of the Governing Board

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