18 College Community: Alumni Testimonies Moore Matters winter 2018
How I was recruited for ministry… Tom Habib Tom studied at Moore Theological College and is currently serving as an assistant minister at Yagoona and Condell Park Anglican church. Tom is married to Jess and they have two young children.
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hen I finished High School my senior minister, Steve Young, asked me if I would consider full-time paid ministry in the future. I said, “No—I’m going to be a High School teacher.” That was that. But as I got more involved in the ministry at church, I grew in my conviction of the need for gospel ministry, and became aware of how God had gifted me with abilities and opportunities to share the gospel. By the end of uni, Steve and one of our assistants, Ed Loane, asked me to do MTS. I had such a great time over the next two years sharing the gospel that by the end of it I knew that this is what I should be doing. And so, Steve told me to go and get trained at Moore College—the best advice I’ve ever taken. My own experience has taught me to look out for people at a young age, encourage them to get involved in ministry at church first, and build their convictions about the need for gospel workers. I’m now excited to think about who I can tap on the shoulder and send.
Simon Flinders Simon is currently serving as Rector at St Mark’s Northbridge. Simon is married to Tamara and they have three children.
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received good encouragement to consider vocational ministry even while I was a young man from leaders in my church, from leaders within Scripture Union ministries, and even from my peers. Then I was offered an opportunity to do a ministry apprenticeship at UNSW, which provided me with my first taste of full-time service. Now I serve as a pastor of the Anglican church in Northbridge and I relish the opportunity to train student ministers, to encourage people in our church to consider how they can serve Christ, and to pray for Christ to send out many people I know into the work of the Lord. I also maintain an active commitment to the ministries of Scripture Union NSW, as I think they are very strategic for the raising up of new gospel servants.
