Murray Brown

BSc DipTh DipYth Min

Director YouthTRAIN, Lecturer – Youth Ministry

ph. 06 357 7536
murray@youthtrain.com

Murray was appointed youth pastor at Palmerston North Central Baptist Church in 1985 and served there until 1995. Overseeing a large team of volunteer youth workers caused a passion to develop in him for training and supporting youth leaders. In 1995 he was appointed as the National Leadership Training and Development Co-ordinator for NZ Baptist Youth Ministries, and given the responsibility of training youth workers throughout the country. Murray works for the YouthTRAIN Trust lecturing, developing resources and providing oversight for the trust.

Tim Bulkeley

BSc(Hons) MA PhD

Lecturer - Old Testament

Ph 09 526 0344 (direct line)
tim.bulkeley@carey.ac.nz

He loves communication online and is responsible for several Bible related websites:

• The Hypertext Bible Commentary and Encyclopedia project for which he wrote the prototype Amos commentary (http://bible.gen.nz)
• Reflections on a teaching trip to Sri Lanka and a refugee camp
• 5 Minute Bible offers short audio reflections on the study of the Bible
• SansBlogue promotes discussion on the use of digital technologies in church and teaching
• PodBible offers daily podcast readings from the Bible either a chapter a day, or hear the whole Bible in a year
• Study notes on Ruth
• and on Jonah (with an introduction to biblical narrative)
• While in Africa he prepared an introduction to the study of the Old Testament (in French)

His teaching seeks to communicate his love of listening for God's Word in the Two-thirds Bible! (After all, the "Old Testament" is like the 2/3 world bigger and more populous, but largely ignored, yet with much to teach us ;)

Lai Liong Chan

MDiv (Pastor, Auckland Chinese Methodist Church)

Lecturer - Theology (Chinese Programme)

Lai Liong has been a visiting lecturer for the Chinese Programme for nine years. He lectures in theology and ministry courses. He delivers Introduction to Theology, Adult Education, and People of God in 2009. Lai Liong has been a minister of the Auckland Chinese Methodist Church for more than 14 years.

Derek Christensen

BA BD MTh

Part-time Lecturer - Mission and Marketplace Studies

Derek retired from full-time lecturing in 2007 and now teaches a range of mission-related subjects on a part-time basis. Derek has a particular interest in marketplace and tentmaker approaches to cross-cultural mission. He served for many years as a Baptist pastor and on the mission field before spending more than a decade on the Carey staff team. Derek is married to Isa and they have four adult children and five grandchildren. He enjoys reading, music, gardening and writing.

Michael Duncan

BA (Sociology), MTh

Lecturer - NZ Society, Urban Mission, Cross Cultural Studies

Co-ordinator Intermission
Ph 021 364 100
mick@michaelduncan.org

Michael was converted to Christ out of the hippie drug counter culture. He and his family lived with and served the poor in the slums of Manila (the Philippines) for nine years. Michael has also pastored churches in urban settings: Dunedin, Melbourne (Australia) and Auckland. He has done study in theology, ethics and development studies at Oxford University (England) and has written two books: Move Out (1985) and Costly Mission (1996). For his M.Theol. He completed a critical study on the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Ruby, his wife, works with the poor of Auckland and they have three children . Michael enjoys Beethoven, the beach, and books.

Laurie Guy

LLB(Hons) MA MTh PhD

Vice-Principal (Academic), Lecturer - Church History

Ph 09 526 0345 (direct line)
laurie.guy@carey.ac.nz

Laurie teaches Church History and New Testament. Prior to joining Carey in 1990, Laurie had experience as a lawyer, minister and missionary. Laurie completed his doctoral thesis on the homosexual law reform debate in New Zealand which was published in 2002. His book on early church history titled Introducing Early Christianity was published by IVP America in 2004. He has recently had a book published on 'Making Sense of the Book of Revelation (Smith and Helwys, 2010). Laurie is married to Shona. He enjoys sailing, squash, tramping and kayaking.

Myk Habets

BMin, MTh (Merit), Grad Dip Tert Tchg, PhD (Otago)

Lecturer - Systematic Theology, Director of the R.J. Thompson Centre for Theological Studies

Ph 09 526 6599
myk.habets@carey.ac.nz 

Faculty Member of Laidlaw Carey Graduate School

Associate Editor and Book Reviews Editor of Pacific Journal of Baptist Research 

Myk lectures at Carey Baptist College in Systematic Theology, Hermeneutics and Ethics, and has lectured in theology and ethics at the University of Otago, BCNZ (now Laidlaw College), and Pathways College. He has published articles on the Trinity, pneumatology, and soteriology, in such journals as Scottish Journal of Theology, New Blackfriars, Irish Theological Quarterly, Journal of Pentecostal Theology, and American Theological Inquiry. Along with lecturing Myk and his wife Odele are regular preachers of the Gospel, and provide leadership at their local church. They are also parents to two lovely children.

Research and supervision interests include: Trinity, Doctrine of God, Christology, Pneumatology, Soteriology, Reformed Theology, and Christian Ethics. 

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Phil Halstead

BTh MTh(Hons) PhD

Lecturer in Applied Theology – Counselling, Chaplaincy

Ph 09 525 4017
phil.halstead@carey.ac.nz

Phil began teaching at Carey in 2008 in Chaplaincy and Christian Counselling.

Phil received his PhD in Theology at the University of Auckland and his research focused on designing and running a series of forgiveness courses that helped adults to explore their relationships with their parents. Phil is married to Angelika and they have one daughter.

Charles Hewlett

BMin MEd(Hons)

Principal

Ph 09 525 4017
charles.hewlett@carey.ac.nz

At the November 2009 Baptist National Assembly, Charles was appointed the Principal of the college. Until this point he spent 5 years in the Director of Ministry Training role at Carey, responsible for co-ordinating, monitoring and assessing the non-classroom learning experiences of the Diploma of Pastoral Leadership students, as well as organising the Ministry Development Course for probationary pastors.

After 8 years of pastoring within the local church he has a real desire to see men and women well prepared for the service before them.

Charles studied pastoral care at the Bible College of New Zealand (now Laidlaw College), and received his MEd at Auckland University focusing on postmodern adult education. He is currently working on his DMin through the Australian College of Theology.

Charles is married to Joanne, who blogs about their special needs children here... His interests include playing tennis and squash, walking the Abel Tasman National Park, and the pedagogy of Paulo Freire.

Neroli Hollis

BMin

Registrar

Ph + 64 9 526 0340 (direct line) NB: New Zealand time is GMT + 12 hours
registrar@carey.ac.nz

Neroli joined the Carey staff in 2004. She assists the Dean of Undergraduate Studies in the administration of Carey’s School of Applied Theology and Mission. Prior to Carey she worked as Hospitality Manager at Bible College of New Zealand (now Laidlaw College), trained as a Spiritual Director and is involved in retreat leading. 2008 was a big year for her as she met and married Murray (who works as an electronics technician at the Unversity of Auckland)so is enjoying being involved in married life! Her interests include cooking, catering,walking,and professional house/pet sitting (the later two now not featuring in her life due to gaining a husband).

Joe W. Huang

BSc MSc MDiv PhD

Director - Chinese Programme, Lecturer - New Testament, 黃文耀博士

Ph +64 9 526 6591
joe.huang@carey.ac.nz

As the Director of the Chinese Programme, Joe is responsible for leadership, teaching and co-ordination of the Programme. He has recently completed his doctorate - his thesis focused on the impact of ancient elitism on the ethical issues in 1 Corinthians. Before coming to New Zealand, Joe had been a senior electronic engineer, editor of a Christian publishing house and co-ordinator of Mandarin ministry in Sheffield (UK). Joe is married to Christine. They have two children, Hannah and Jenny. He enjoys ball games, tramping, and playing the flute.

John Tucker

BA, LLB(Hons), BTheol

Director of Ministry Training

Ph 09 526 0343 (direct line)

john.tucker@carey.ac.nz

John is a graduate of Carey and was the pastor at Milford Baptist Church in Auckland from 2001-2006. He is currently focused on his almost completed PhD studies for which his research explores the history of the Baptist churches of New Zealand, and in particular their engagement in public debate.  

John joins the permanent staff team in February 2010 as Director of Ministry training and will be responsible for the oversight of the non-classroom and formational training of the Diploma of Pastoral Leadership students.

Brian Krum

MDiv

Lecturer in Applied Theology; Coach - Youth Pastor track

Ph 09 525 4017
brian.krum@carey.ac.nz

Brian joined the team Carey in 2004.  He teaches various courses in our School of Applied Theology. Brian studied cross-cultural counselling at UC Irvine, and received his M.Div at Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, PA. Brian has been a Pastor of Youth and Family for over 15 years, and has a passion for Jesus, relevant evangelism and the Church.  Brian is currently working on his D.Min through Fuller Seminary in Missional Church Leadership. He is married to Denise and they have one son and two daughters. He enjoys movies, basketball, tennis, squash, and any kind of skiing.

Frances Leung

BSc

中文神學課程行政幹事, Administrator (Chinese Programme)

直線電話 Ph +64 9 526 6591 (direct line)
frances.leung@carey.ac.nz

Frances joined the Carey staff in May 2004. She provides overall administrative support to the Chinese Programme and assists the Director in its development.  Frances came to New Zealand in 1991 and she can communicate in English, Mandarin and Cantonese.  She enjoys music, tramping, swimming, giving support to people and smiling.

Chris Lucas

Executive Assistant (Administration)

Ph 09 526 6594 (direct line)
chris.lucas@carey.ac.nz

Chris joined the college in 2007 and has the oversight of the facilities management aspects of the college.

Chris and her husband John co-pastored churches on the West Coast of the South Island and at Motueka. She spent 7 years in Brisbane, Australia as registrar and Parent Liaison Officer at a larger private college.

Chris brings to Carey  a broad experience which includes a nursing, educational and social work background.

As well as having three adult children and two grandchildren, Chris and John manage a large foster home at the Dingwall Estate in Papatoetoe.

Chris loves interacting with people from all works of life, checking out the latest movie and painting.

Rachel Murray

BSc BAppTheol

Executive Assistant

Ph 09 526 6598 (direct line)
rachel.murray@carey.ac.nz

Rachel joined the staff in 2005 and assists the Principal in the management and oversight of the college. She worked as a lab. technician in the forestry and horticultural industry prior to coming to Carey as a student where she completed a Bachelor of Applied Theology. Following study and immediately prior to joining the Carey staff team, her interest in cross-cultural mission led to a couple of years working as the short term mission co-ordinator at Interserve(NZ). Rachel enjoys travel, genealogy, walking and craftwork.

Siong Ng

BMus MMus MLIS RLIANZA

Library Manager

DDI 09 526 0347

siong.ng@carey.ac.nz

Jonathan Robinson

BMus(Hons) GradDipAppTheol

Co-ordinator of Field Education

Karen Schilperoort

NZLSC

Administrator - Ministry Training

Ph 09 526 6590 (direct line)
karen.schilperoort@carey.ac.nz

Lidy Schreuder

Administration

Ph 09 525 4017
lidy.schreuder@carey.ac.nz

Lidy works mainly at the front desk (three days a week) with administration tasks and does a bit of all sorts – not licorice though. The other two are spent assisting with Carey’s distance programme. Prior to working at Carey she worked for an accounting firm in Apeldoorn, Holland which is where she was born. Her interests include swimming, badminton, walking, film and reading.

Brian Smith

MA BE BD LTCL

Principal Emeritus

For fifteen years Brian Smith was a missionary in northeast India, where he taught theology and was involved in a translation of the New Testament into a tribal language. In 1976 he joined the staff of the New Zealand Baptist Theological College (now called Carey Baptist College), becoming Principal in 1984. Since retiring six years ago Brian has taken the opportunity to pursue long simmering ideas about the connection between economics and faith in Jesus and a whole lot more...

Graeme Smith

ANZIIF (Fellow) MBA

Vice-Principal (Administration)

Ph 09 526 6594 (direct line)
graeme.smith@carey.ac.nz

Graeme has the oversight of all the administrative aspects of the college, including the financial and property management.

After completing a Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) at Massey University he left a senior management role in a corporate organisation and before coming to Carey he worked as the Executive Officer for Te Aroha Noa Community Services, a family focused social services organisation based in Highbury, Palmerston North and also as the Business Manager of the Auckland Baptist Tabernacle Church. He is a Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance & Finance.

Graeme has been married to Ann for 33 years, they have, a son, two daughters, and three grandchildren. He enjoys running, swimming and riding his Harley Davidson motor cycle.

Russell Thorp

DipTchg DipTheol BMin MTh

Dean of Undergraduate Studies

DDI 09 526 6595

russell.thorp@carey.ac.nz

Russell joined the Carey team, at the beginning of 2008 as the Dean of Undergraduate Studies and also teaches Christian Formation. Prior to Carey, Russell was the Dean of Studies at Christian Leaders' Training College (CLTC) in Papua New Guinea and most recently was the Internship Co-ordinator at Pathways Bible College in Auckland for 6 years. He retains his connections to CLTC serving as the chair of the college's advisory council. Russell also enjoys preaching in a range of local churches when he has the opportunity.

Liz Tisdall

BA DipLib

Librarian/ Archivist, Ayson Clifford Library/ NZ Baptist Archive

Ph 09 526 0347 (direct line)
liz.tisdall@carey.ac.nz

Liz assists as Librarian and is the Archivist for the NZ Baptist Archive. She is responsible for cataloguing as well as being involved in information literacy resources, and is a research assistant for Distance students. Liz enjoys reading, writing, gardening and being walked by the dog.

Damir Trupinic

BA, MLIS

Librarian

Ph (09) 526 6596 (direct line)

damir.trupinic@carey.ac.nz

Damir came to the Carey Library four years ago, having completed a Masters of Library & Information studies programme. He is responsible for the overall administration of the journals as well as for the indexing of the NZ journal of history, plus shares responsibilities for other library housekeeping and administrative duties. Damir is married to Alma and  has two sons both at University. Damir has a interest in all things past, enjoys slow art movies, listening to music and good food.

George Wieland

BA(Hons) BA(Theology)(Hons) PGCertEd DipPastSt PhD

Lecturer in New Testament

Ph 09 526 6593 (direct line)
george.wieland@carey.ac.nz

George teaches New Testament at Carey and in the Laidlaw-Carey Graduate School.  He came to Carey from a background in pastoral ministry in the UK and cross cultural mission in Brazil and is deeply interested in applying the NT to contemporary Christian life and mission.  He is married to Jo and they have 3 young adult children.

Merrilyn Withers

Lecturer – Youth Ministry

Merrilyn came into youth ministry from a secondary teaching background, and has been involved in fulltime youth work for over 20 years. She has worked at local, regional and national levels in Baptist Youth Ministries over that time and is currently the National Youth Consultant for the Baptist Union of NZ. Merrilyn is passionate about seeing young people reached, trained and empowered for the Kingdom of God. She is committed to working with young people, and those who lead them, and is involved in a wide variety of youth ministry events - training, consulting, camping, personal development, and discipling. Merrilyn works for the YouthTRAIN Trust lecturing, running training seminars and providing support and counsel to youth leaders.