CrossCulture Church of Christ

Michael is a solicitor. He obtained his BA, LLB at the University of Melbourne. After graduation, he took a job in Sydney. He started to attend a Church of Christ which is known as the Northside Community Church in Sydney. In May 1989, he surrendered his life to the Lord. He was baptized three Sundays later.

In 1997, Michael visited the Solomon Islands for 10 days. He was involved in legal counselling for the National Council of Churches in Australia. This short experience changed many of his own values. Four days after his return to Sydney, Michael had the deep experience of God’s call on his life to become a pastor. The words “I want you to go into ministry” lit up in his mind.

After talking to his pastor and another trip to the Solomon Islands, Michael began to study to become a pastor. He obtained the Master of Divinity while at the Bible College of Victoria. He then undertook additional studies at the Anglican Ridley College. While at Ridley he experienced training as a minister in two different churches. Since 2005 Michael has been a Tentmaker Pastor.

He supports himself by working three days per week as a Family Law Solicitor. This means that he chooses to work part-time as a Pastor for our church, unpaid, and he supports himself in this by his paid work as a lawyer.

The role as a Tentmaker Pastor is the best way to use Michael’s twin gifts and experience as a Pastor and also as a Solicitor. As Michael reflects on God’s call to him to “go into ministry”, he feels that this is what God desires of him at this stage in his journey in Christ.