I don't think my parents realised, until much later, the impact of their example and ministry in the 1950s and 60s in the then new housing department area of Warrane. Finding the land, raising money to build the church and then running a Sunday School and a multitude of community activities that filled the building to overflowing. I of course, with my siblings, was caught up in all these activities and I remember very clearly, at age eleven when I was confirmed, a certain inevitability that I would be a 'rector'. My limited childish mind saw that as distinctively different from my parents serving in the parish. Wearing black and chanting responses in front of others in the church was not appealing.

So I did, by default, end up in leadership in the Sunday School, CEBS, Bible study, etc. When I had finished my telecommunications training and married the wonderful Roslyn Phillips, we both applied for full time mission with CMS. They could not find a position in Africa for a telecommunications technician and a concert pianist - I suspect this was God's grace as I'm sure we were too immature for such ministry.

My growth in maturity of relationship with Jesus and His other beloved and frail "sheep" accelerated dramatically (and continues to this day) when we moved into full time ministry in 1975 and became members of the Beth Shalom Community serving those suffering from all sorts of needs as well as those who simply needed a friend. From there I became director of Clarendon Children's Homes for five years, moving on to study with the University of the Nations followed by leadership positions in Youth With A Mission. In that capacity our ministry has taken us to over twenty countries in short term mission. For eight of those years Roslyn and I were involved with pastoral care of frontier mission teams in Asia (mostly north India). At the same time we were leading Hope Foundation Communicators FM 103 (now Ultra 106.5)

For the last ten years we have served the Christian Performing Artists' Fellowship in the USA, a mission to the classical performing arts world with the goal of shining the light of Christ in and through the classical performing arts. I was Director of Pastoral Care with oversight of the technical and media aspects of the ministry. Roslyn was Director of Piano Studies. This year I have had a clear sense that I was to major on the pastoral aspect of my call. Although our ministry has been transdenominational, our home church has always been Anglican and we believe it is in such a local congregation that I am now to focus my ministry. We have three wonderful and loving adult children Anthony, Ruth and Catherine and two delightful grand children, Jessica and Caleb, the offspring of Ruth and her husband Moz (Wayne).

In all our interaction with the selection committee and the wardens in preparation for this time we have been blessed by a warm acceptance into this family of God. Our prayer has been that our 'call' would be marked by a spirit of unity. We believe our coming to St George's is a very clear answer to that prayer and we look forward with great excitement to what God will do among us and through us together as a fellowship in Christ Jesus.