I grew up in the German Evangelical Lutheran Church in South Africa which provided me with a firm foundation for my faith, a deep love for the church and a freedom to be myself and embrace others. Through my travels I have experienced many different denominations and expressions of the Christian faith. I was drawn to St Andrew’s Anglican Church in Indooroopilly, Brisbane, which has felt like a warm spiritual embrace.
I recently completed my Masters in Peace and Conflict Studies. My research topic was “Breaking the Stained Glass Ceiling – more than a change in policy?” and it gave me the opportunity to investigate cultural violence in the form of gender inequality in the church, using the Anglican Church of Australia as a case study. MOW was a particular focus of study and the interviews with some of the women who had been part of the decades long activism to achieve the ordination for women inspired me to be part of this movement. In my professional capacity in the social change sector my focus is on the transformation of issues that underly conflict and I hope to be able to apply this lens to the work of MOW.
Elaine Lindsay joined MOW back in the 1980s and has been active on the Sydney committee over the years. Her…
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The Rev’d Dr Ann Edwards is the Priest-in-Charge of the Parish of The Gap in Queensland, and a certified practising…
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The Venerable Dr Colleen O’Reilly AM – Vice-president Colleen O’Reilly is a priest in the Diocese of Melbourne where she…
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The Reverend Danni Clark The Rev’d Danni Clark was ordained in Brisbane but began her training in her native England,…
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The Very Reverend Keren Terpstra is currently the Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral, Sale, in the Diocese of Gippsland. Before…
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I was born in Brisbane and raised in the Anglican faith in a tradition that would be best described as…
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I have been an Anglican all my life. I remember when I was baptised (I was 4, nearly 5) there…
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Melissa Conway is the assistant priest at St James’ Anglican Parish in Toowoomba, with special responsibility for St Anne’s Church…
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I grew up in the German Evangelical Lutheran Church in South Africa which provided me with a firm foundation for…
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I’ve been a member of MOW for twenty years. I worked on the Unfinished Business conference committee during 2021-22 and…
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