Our Team

MTS Director
Email Ben

Ben at his heart would love people to know and follow Jesus. Married to Emma with four children, he relocated with his family from Melbourne to take the role - such is his passion for the MTS vision to raise up future gospel workers. One of seven children, Ben became a Christian aged 19 whilst studying engineering and has desired that his fellow Australians meet King Jesus ever since.
Ben believes MTS has a key role to play in evangelising Australia by partnering with churches to recruit and train people for ministry through the MTS strategy/movement. Ben got a ‘taste’ of ministry by doing an MTS apprenticeship over two years in 1992 before working as a Civil Engineer for three years. He studied theology at Moore Theological College in NSW (graduated 2000) before working in university ministry with AFES at RMIT University in Melbourne. While sharing the gospel with students and training 16 apprentices, Ben also took on coordination of the Victorian arm of MTS and pastored the evening congregation of Scots Church Melbourne. His own personal history with MTS and its proven track record makes leading the organisation a wonderful privilege for the new MTS Director.
When Ben’s not racing for the train and praying for his street, his neighbourhood and the nation - he enjoys time with his family, SAS novels and physical training…

General Manager
Email Tom

Tom is responsible for logistics, operations, technology and finance at MTS. He aims to be part of making the MTS lifecycle mindset a matter of great urgency for Christians globally. As a fairly recent convert to Christianity, he is acutely aware of the need for relational Ministry to reach the lost. Most of his spare time is blessed with Kids Ministry and Multicultural Ministry at Guildford in Sydney’s western suburbs. His wife Mary and four kids all share his love of Jesus and goal to share the truth with all around them.

Events Coordinator
Email Sara

Sara started with MTS in November 2008 but has just taken on the position of Events Coordinator in January 2010.

Sara is passionate about working with MTS because God is deserving of all glory and honour. She sees that we live in a lost and broken world that needs to hear the Gospel of Jesus. And, Romans 10:14-15; for people to believe they need to hear, for people to hear someone needs to preach... At MTS they are keen to see the next generation raised up to give their lives to Gospel ministry so that people might hear...
In light of this, one of Sara's main responsibilities at MTS is coordinating the NSW Spur Conference, which seeks to share this vision with those who could be the next generation of Gospel workers. Spur is one part of a recruitment and training strategy that hopes to see the 2 Timothy 2 training and faithfulness worked out over a lifetime.
Sara meets with brothers and sisters at the Uni of New South Wales and is about to start training on campus with the staff there one day per week. She is also preparing to marry Jonathan and is excited about figuring out how best to love and serve the Lord Jesus as the wife of a RAAF pilot. She prays God will, by His Spirit, continue to teach her more of Himself and His awesome claim on, and love for, this world.

Communications and Administration
Email Laura

Laura joined the MTS team at the beginning of 2010. Her role involves administration, communication, newsletters, fund-raising and organising the annual GPS events. Laura is also the ASIC Company Secretary for MTS, and Secretary for the Gospel Patrons Society.

Laura married Anthony in 2009, after meeting him through University and Church. They live in Sydney, and long to serve the Lord Jesus with their lives, and to live lives changed by His grace and the work of His Spirit. In light of this, Laura is passionate about working for a movement that seeks to train up gospel workers to proclaim Christ as Lord and to live by the truth of His death and resurrection for His glory alone.

In her spare time, Laura enjoys relaxing with friends, drinking tea and listening to music. She is thankful for her loving husband, family, church family and friends.

Accountant
Email Robyn

Robyn commenced working for MTS in January 2010 as their accountant. Her role involves payment of bills, recording of donations, payroll functions and preparation of monthly management accounts.

Robyn is keen to use her business skills and experience to release more funds for ministry opportunities. MTS is a movement that she is passionate about being involved in, as it promotes the training of people for ministry. Robyn has been studying a Diploma of Ministry over the last few years and enjoys being involved in prayer and children's ministry in her local church.

In her spare time Robyn enjoys reading, listening to music and spending time with her family. She is married to Graham whom she met at the local youth fellowship and they have two teenage daughters, Kathryn and Melissa.

Blue Collar Apprenticeships Coordinator
Email Andrew

Andrew’s passion is to see unreached people groups hear of the saving work of Jesus Christ. Since the age of 15 he thought this would take him overseas as a missionary. Over the last ten years God has been gradually opening his eyes to the need amongst the Australian working class. In Australia the Working Class are largely unrepresented in the mainstream Evangelical denominations although they are the largest subgroup in Australian society with around 70% of Australians not obtaining University qualifications. The aim of the Blue Collar Apprenticeship is to provide an alternative training pathway to part-time or full-time vocational ministry for those who do not have a University degree. It is Andrew’s prayer that the Blue Collar Apprenticeship will raise up many Christian leaders with a working class background who will be equipped to share the good news of Jesus with their family and friends, the many unreached working class of Australia.

Andrew did the MTS apprenticeship at Wollongong University with International Students in 2002 & 2003 before going to Moore Theological College. At the end of College Andrew married Emma and returned to the AFES team at Wollongong University to work with International Students again. He enjoys walking with his wife and two dogs, swimming at the beach, catching up with friends and talking to people about Jesus.