Who are we?
Youthworks’ vision is to see an effective youth and children’s ministry in every church. Youthworks College helps achieve this vision by raising up the next generation of church leaders through specialist training for youth and children’s ministry and a commitment to teaching and learning based on rigorous scholarship.
Staff & Faculty
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Mike Dicker
Principal & Dean of Students
Dip.Th & YM, B.Th., MA.Th.
“What else is more significant than training children’s and youth ministers to know God with evermore depth and knowledge, so that they might engage young people with God’s Word in meaningful and transformative ways? This is the sort of work that bears kingdom fruit for generations.”
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Ruth Lukabyo
Dean of Women
B.A, B.Th, Dip. Min., Ph.D.
“I love being involved in a college with a big goal: the growth of God’s kingdom amongst children and youth. I love teaching enthusiastic and creative men and women whose hearts are open to spiritual and academic growth.”
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Andrew Spalding
Academic Dean
B.Th., M.A.(Th), Ph.D., GCertHELT
“Youthworks College is on the cutting edge of ministry to youth and children. To have the privilege of leading and teaching the next generation of leaders for God’s Church is a great honour.”
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Viv Cheung
College Lecturer
I am grateful and humbled to participate in God’s great work here at college. It’s an immense privilege to work alongside an expert team dedicated to training kids and youth ministers, and a real joy to see our students grow in knowledge, skills and being people after God’s own heart.
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Suzanne Bacon
College Registrar
I love working with students and being part of the process they go through to see them equipped as better leaders in Children and Youth Ministry.
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Mamie McLean
Office Administrator
I love being a part of Youthworks College – it’s such a privilege to play even a small part in helping to raise up gospel workers who will in turn raise followers of Jesus. What a great mission to be a part of!
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Mike Snowdon
Sessional lecturer
BA, BDiv
Teaching PE001-512 Christian Ethics. Youth Minister at Willoughby Park Anglican Church, Sydney. Author of “A New Freedom”
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Emma Collett
Sessional Lecturer
BMus, BEd, Dip.Div, MEd.
Teaching DE045-512 Formative Christian Teaching. Assistant Minister at Church Hill Anglican, Sydney.
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Peter Jensen
Sessional Lecturer
LTh, BDiv, MA, PhD
Teaching Doctrine (TH008-512 & TH009-512). Former Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, and principal of Moore College.