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	Will Briggs Will was born in England, emigrating to Tasmania at the age of six. He grew up on a dairy farm in rural Tasmania and attended primary and high school in Deloraine, and college at Launceston College. After studying Computer Systems Engineering at the University of Tasmania Will worked in the IT industry before joining the missionary organisation, Youth With A Mission, and worked as a staff worker for two years before training for the Anglican Ministry at Ridley College, Melbourne, in 2000. Will and his family have been in the Burnie area since late 2002 where Will was a curate before helping to begin the Connections Project in 2004. After also holding a part-time appointment to the Parish of Wynyard for two and a half years, Will is now full-time as Project Development Officer with the Imagine Project leading the Connections church plant. Will is married to Gill and has four children. He enjoys gardening, cooking, reading, computing, and a good coffee and chat.		William Briggs Will is minister of the 'Connections' congregation within the the Parish of Burnie - a church plant project coming under the auspices of the Imagine Project in which Will is a Project Development Officer. Connections meets every Sunday morning at 10:30am at the Somerset Heights Christian Centre (a map is here). Contact PO Box 44 BURNIE TAS 7320 phone 03 6435 1007 mobile 0428 695 156 will@burnieanglican.org.au Blog: will-briggs.blogspot.com Family: Married to Gillian. They have four children. Born: 16 April 1975 Ordained deacon 2002 (Tasmania) priest 2003 (Tasmania) Qualifications Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Systems) 1st. Class Hons, University of Tasmania, 1996 Bachelor of Ministries Ridley College (Australian College of Theology), 2003 Ministry career Software Engineer, Trumpet Software International Pty Ltd., 1997-1998 Staff Worker, Youth With A Mission (Tas) Inc., 1998-1999 Bachelor of Ministry, Australian College of Theology (Ridley College), 2003 Ordained deacon, Tasmania, July 2002 Ordained priest, Tasmania, January 2003 Assistant Curate, Parish of Burnie, 2002-2004 Missioner, Parish of Burnie, 2004-2005 Connections Minister (0.5), Parish of Burnie, 2005-2008 Priest-in-Charge (0.5), Parish of Wynyard, 2005-2008 Connections Minister, Parish of Burnie, and Project Development Officer (Imagine Project), 2008- Boards / Councils / Memberships: Student Representative, Tasmanian University Union, 1994 Member, Tasmanian University Defence of Human Life Society, 1995-1996 Member, Ridley College "Logs Society" and editor of student newsletter "The Log", 2001-2002 Clerical member, Diocesan Council, 2003- Community Representative, Communities For Children program, Burnie area, 2005 Participant, Arrow Leadership Program, 2005-2006 Community Representative, West Somerset Primary School, School Association, 2006- Clerical member, Diocesan Ministry Council, 2007-