FACULTY & COURSE CONTRIBUTORS
Brian Raynor's teaching ministry began while still a student at Bible College in 1977. He has a Diploma in Ministry, a Master's Degree in Christian Apologetics, is a certified Written English Professional, and has qualifications in Assessment and Workplace Training. He has variously served the church in worship leading, eldership and as a coach to small-group leaders. His teaching gifts have been used across a variety of denominations for more than two decades. He founded Moriah School of Ministry in April 2000, where he serves as Director/Principal.
Subject Areas:, Theology, Bibliology, Eschatology, Ecclesiology, Apologetics, Hermeneutics, Soteriology, and Christian Living.
Graham Wheat is nominal Vice-Principal of MSM. He has a Bachelor of Ministry, Tabor College, Adelaide and a Diploma in Theology (Baptist College of Ministries, Queensland). His Pastoral & Missionary Training Certificate was granted by Gateway Baptist Training College, Brisbane. He is a gifted pastor/teacher and has a strong focus on outreach and evangelism. He is regularly involved in personal evangelism and has led a number of outreach teams around Australia. Graham served for several years on the pastoral team at Gateway Baptist Church, was the senior minister at Edwardstown Community Church (SA) from 1997-2001 and associate pastor at Robina Family Church (QLD) until 2004. In 2005 he planted a new church at Coomera on Queensland's Gold Coast.
Subject Area: Outreach and Evangelism.
Dr. Ken Richards A.B., M.Div., D.Min., has served as a pastor in five different denominational settings, and was the founding rabbi of a Messianic Jewish congregation. Ken has been a youth pastor, a Bible-camp counselor, Military Extension Class Instructor, Instructor in Basic Adult Education, and is the former Principal of Rhema Christian Academy (Lewisburg, West Virginia). Ken has served as a speaker, worship leader, and special music singer for conferences and youth meetings. He has also served as homiletics instructor for a Methodist Lay Leader School.
Subject Areas: First Century Church, Sacraments & Typology, Human Relationships.
Rob Ferguson's. faith was cultivated in a 'Jesus Revolution' 60s era of street worship and witness which led him to study for ministry in the NSW Churches of Christ College. From there he and his wife Dianne ministered to Melbourne inner-city dwellers and overseas students. This was followed by a larger regional church ministry in Queensland and in Adelaide. After 20 years he relinquished the pastorate to focus on training and equipping work which has taken him to Asia six times and to Tanzania on four occasions. As the Director of Tree of Life Ministries, he is currently writing training manuals that will assist gifted believers both overseas and at home to better serve both to those outside and inside the Kingdom of God.
Subject Area: Missions.
Mike W. Hines has a BTh. in Ministries (Nebraska Christian College (NB) and a M Div. in Church History (Cincinnati Bible Seminary, OH). Mike has served as Senior Minister of Christian Churches in Anita, Iowa; Mankato and Great Bend, Kansas; Grand Junction, Colorado; and Boise, Idaho. He has also served as Associate Minister of Adult Education Minister of Christian Churches in Cincinnati and Canton, Ohio. His extensive gifts in teaching have also been used at Intermountain Bible College, where he has served as Bible College Professor, as well as at The Cincinnati Bible Seminary and Boise Bible College.
Subject Area: Church History (1 & 2)
Evangelist Judy Littlejohn is a member of Bethel Tabernacle Pentecostal Church (Boston) where she led the women's ministry for three years (2000-2003), and served one year on a "Pastoral Care Team," In addition, she teaches adult Bible studies weekly. Evangelist Littlejohn is called to the offices of teacher and preacher and has been exercising those ministry-gifts regularly, both locally and abroad. Judy is the author of three books: The Virtuous Woman: Her Price Is Far Above Rubies, Mantle Anointing, and Worship Leading. Evangelist Littlejohn holds both a Master and Bachelor of Ministry Degree, and an Associate of Biblical Studies Degree from Andersonville Theological Seminary in Camilla, Georgia. She is licensed as an Evangelist nationally with the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World (P.A.W.) and locally with the Northeast District Council (P.A.W.).
Subject Area: Worship Leading.