ALPHACRUCIS COLLEGE Stephen Fogarty

Alphacrucis College (AC) is the oldest and largest Pentecostal College in Australia, and has had a long and fruitful relationship with Australian Christian Churches. With around 40,000 graduates, AC alumni have provided significant leadership and ministry to the Pentecostal church in Australia and around the world.

Alphacrucis College (AC) celebrated its 73rd Anniversary on 14th February 2021. AC alumni have provided significant leadership and ministry to the Pentecostal church in Australia and around the world. The College has been on a sustained growth trajectory for the past 20 years, and during 2019 and 2020 AC continued to grow. In this last conference period total enrolled students increased by 15% and annual revenue increased by 42%. This included over 90 candidates into AC Higher Degree Research (HDR) programs, making it one of the largest Graduate Research Schools among independent colleges in Australia. Since March 2020, AC’s Council and Executive Team have been carefully monitoring the COVID-19 situation and advice from State and Federal Governments to ensure the health and safety of AC’s community and the integrity of AC’s current operations and financial projections. Overall, the college navigated the COVID-19 pandemic with agility and creative thinking. Faculty and student support acted quickly to transition students from face-to-face to entirely online learning within a matter of weeks, as various states went into lockdown. Students have since reported a very high level of satisfaction with their learning experience during COVID. Fortunately, AC has not historically been heavily reliant on international students and in 2020 AC recorded growth in international enrolments and nearly achieved its 2020 forecast student enrolment despite the disruption of the global pandemic. The University vision still holds strong and inspires our forward progress. In 2020 the College applied to the Australian Government for University College status, which is the next stage toward becoming a University.

Leadership and Structure The leadership of AC has remained stable during this conference period. Stephen and Sandra Fogarty celebrated 27 years of leadership and service to AC in January 2021. Several staff received Dedicated Service Awards, celebrating 10, 15, or 20 years with the College. AC remains closely aligned to ACC in leadership and governance. The governing body of AC is the College Council which is elected by the Members of the College at the Annual General Meeting. Pastor Michael Murphy is the Chair of the College Council. The Members of the College are the elected National and State Executive Members of ACC. The College Council members are: • Pastor Michael Murphy (Chair) • Mr Mark Burgess (Deputy Chair) • Pastor Brad Bonhomme • Dr Stephen Crouch • Prof Stephen Fogarty (President) • Mr Scott Haslem • Prof Martin Hovey • Mr David Jones • Mr Gary Lottering • Dr David Perry (Chair of Academic Board) • Assoc Prof Stuart Piggin • Prof Denise Austin (Company Secretary)

By 2023

Alphacrucis will be a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE with

over 6,000 students.

The members of the Executive Team of the College are: • Prof Stephen Fogarty (President) • Prof Lily Arasaratnam-Smith (DVP Student Affairs) • Prof Denise Austin (DVP Research & Standards) • Pastor Greg Cortese (VP Operations) • Mr Gary Lottering (Director of Campuses) • Pastor James Macpherson (VP Advancement) • Dr David Perry (VP Academic)

Statistics and Facts AC is both a Higher Education Provider (HEP) and a Registered Training Organisation (RTO). It is one of only 12 institutions in Australia with the same Self-Accrediting Authority as universities, demonstrating the government’s high level of trust in the College’s quality and standards. AC offers courses at Certificate, Diploma, Bachelor, Masters, and Doctoral level. • Total enrolled students increased by 15% from 3,431 in 2018 to 3936 in 2020 • AC has campuses in Adelaide, Auckland, Brisbane, Hobart,

Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney • AC partners with over 130 churches and colleges in

Australia and overseas • AC has five Higher Education Third Party Arrangements to deliver AC degree courses: Hillsong College (Sydney);

National Institute for Christian Education (Sydney);

Planetshakers College (Melbourne); Iso Kirja College (Finland); and Asia Pacific Theological Seminary (Philippines) • AC operates Learning Centres at St Philip’s Christian

College, Hunter Valley (Education Hub), C3 Oxford Falls, and

Iglesia El Lugar de Su Presencia in Bogotá, Colombia • AC offers courses in four Languages Other Than English (LOTE): Korean, Spanish, Finnish, and Italian • Annual revenue increased by 42% from $19.9 million in 2018 to $28.3 million in 2020 • Net equity increased by 39% from $29.1 million in 2018 to $40.4 million in 2020 • Total staff grew to 220 permanents plus 30 casuals and 100 sessional lecturers • Doctorate qualified academic staff grew to over 70

Training & Resources AC continues to serve ACC through developing resources, providing training, and offering professional development for leaders. During 2019 and 2020, in addition and apart from regular educational offerings, AC has provided: • A range of Professional Credential courses, including Leading Through Crisis, Understanding Revelation, and Leading Change • Expertise to the ACC National Executive developing positional papers on current issues • Expertise to the ACC National Executive revising the ACC doctrinal statement • Professional Development at ACC Regional Meetings and Pastors’ Intensives • Professional Development and short courses for ACC pastors, ACC youth and children’s ministers, ACC Chaplains, ACCI Fieldworkers, Christian teachers and educators, Christian business and Not-For-Profit leaders • Leadership resources for ACC pastors and leaders • Training for chaplaincy for Chaplaincy Australia, including the first ever Australian Indigenous contextualised chaplaincy training program • Local Church College program and resources designed specifically for discipleship and leadership development within the local church • Online e-journal Crucis and resources for leaders • Regular forums featuring internationally renowned experts in theology, leadership, education, political science, social science, and economics

Events • Celebrated 73rd Anniversary of the College • Celebrated 50th Anniversary of the James Wallace Memorial Library • Celebrated 20th Anniversary of the Australasian Pentecostal Studies Centre Highlights • AC opened its new Melbourne CBD Campus in October 2019 • AC opened its new Hobart CBD Campus in December 2019 • AC continued its strong growth in student numbers, courses, campuses, and influence • AC received an 89.1% student satisfaction rating with teaching quality in 2020 (well above the sector average) • AC received 89% graduate satisfaction rating with course experience, 91% satisfaction rating with graduate qualities, and 87% graduate satisfaction rating with generic skills • New courses were accredited, including: Master of Education, Master of Education (Leadership), Graduate Diploma in Leadership, Graduate Certificate in Education, Graduate Certificate in Education (Leadership), Graduate Certificate in Teacher Preparation, Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Honours), Bachelor of Education (Secondary), Bachelor of Arts (Education Studies), Associate Degree in Education Studies, Associate Degree in Business Studies, Undergraduate Certificate in Bible, Undergraduate Certificate in Business Studies, Undergraduate Certificate in Christian Music, Undergraduate Certificate in Community Services, Undergraduate Certificate in Ministry and Undergraduate Certificate in Discipline Studies, Undergraduate Certificate in Teacher Preparation, Undergraduate Certificate in Arts, Advanced Diploma of Ministry, Diploma of Ministry, Diploma of Education Studies, Certificate IV in Ministry, Certificate III in Christian Ministry and Theology • New academic appointments were made, including: Associate Professor Ben Myers, Associate Professor Philip Fitzsimmons, Dr Katherine Hurrell, Dr Robert Pope, Rev John Guerra, Mr Tim Healy, Dr Kyoung-Jin Kim • Noteworthy appointments for existing staff including the appointments of Professor Jacqui Grey as Dean of Theology, Pratima Durga as Director for the Centre of Learning and Scholarship Skills, Rev Dr Daniel Thornton as Master of Leadership Program Director and Director of The Jagelman

Run With Me 2020 - towards AC beocming a University Institute • AC’s Higher Education Third Party Arrangement with Iso Kirja College launched its Helsinki Campus • Council awarded AC Distinguished Alumni Awards to Pastors John and Anne Iuliano, 2019 • Council awarded an AC Community Engagement Award to Ruth Lesmana, 2019

New Initiatives • Launched Transforming Leadership Program • Launched Teaching School Alliance Sydney (TSAS) • Signed a partnership agreement with Christian Revival Church • Established a partnership with Scots College • Implemented new Student Management System • Implemented new Library Catalogue and Research Repository • Established new Research Centres: Centre for Innovation, Research, Creativity and Leadership in Education (CIRCLE), Korean Diaspora Studies Centre, Centre for Intercultural Research and Engagement (CIRE) • Integrated Auckland campus as an international campus

Goals AC’s Mission, Vision, and Values remain consistent. Our Mission: Equipping Christian leaders to change the world. Our Vision: A global Christian university, transforming neighbourhoods and nations.

• By 2023 AC will be a University College with 6,000 students who are being equipped to change the world through the successful impartation of AC’s graduate attributes. Values: • Christ-centred: We are committed to the Christian faith, to serving one another in humility and engendering compassion for all peoples. • Excellence: We are intentional in selecting foci and initiatives that raise the quality of our course offerings and research and are committed to modelling excellence that inspires emulation. • Integrity: We value transparency in our processes and interactions, accountability that fosters maturity, and reliability that is consistent. • Innovation: We value creative, purpose-driven innovation that provides accessible solutions.

The College Strategic Plan contains a more elaborate and specific description of goals, strategies, and intended outcomes.

The Council and staff of AC consider it a privilege to serve God and Australian Christian Churches. The College has a wonderful history and a significant future as it participates in ACC’s expanding influence within Australia and overseas.

STEPHEN FOGARTY President: Alphacrucis