Teaching & lecturing

Thoughtful formation
for faithful practice.

Higher-education and ministry teaching that connects biblical and theological depth with the realities of leadership, vocation and Christian life.

Experience

Scholarship shaped by ministry.

Lex has taught in tertiary and ministry settings since 2011, bringing academic study into conversation with decades of pastoral and organisational leadership.

His teaching experience includes undergraduate and postgraduate units at Excelsia College, as well as ministry formation through Kingsley Community College and Heritage College. He has also written curriculum, led an academic department and supported research supervision.

2022 Excelsia Teaching Excellence AwardRecognising excellence in tertiary teaching.
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Areas of experience

Teaching that joins knowledge and practice.

Available for guest lectures, intensives, ministry training, professional development and facilitated learning.

Biblical studies

Biblical interpretation, Old and New Testament studies, and teaching biblical studies.

Christian formation and vocation

Spiritual formation, life calling, purpose, work and vocation in Christian perspective.

Leadership and management

Christian leadership, effective management and leadership formed through real ministry experience.

Religious education and pedagogy

Productive pedagogies, curriculum development and the teaching of biblical studies.

Preaching and ministry practice

Preaching, church planting, discipleship and the development of healthy ministry.

Faith, culture and the arts

Helping creative-arts students connect Scripture, vocation and Christian faith.

Selected tertiary teaching

Courses taught.

Selected from Lex’s teaching record at Excelsia College, Heritage College and Kingsley Community College.

Formation, life calling and purposeUndergraduate formation subjects, 2018–2023
Teaching Biblical StudiesMaster’s-level teaching, 2021–2023
Productive Pedagogies for Religious EducationMaster’s-level teaching, 2023
Effective Leadership and ManagementMaster’s-level teaching, 2023
Christian Leadership and Christian FoundationsUndergraduate teaching, 2022–2023
Old and New Testament in creative contextsFaith and the Contemporary Artist, 2017–2021
Christian ministry, preaching and church plantingMinistry education, 2011–2021

Academic preparation

Qualifications.

Lex combines theological, ministry, leadership and adult-education preparation.

Doctor of MinistryDiscipleship and Ministry
Fuller Theological Seminary, 2013
Bachelor of MinistryChurch Ministry
Kingsley College, 2003
Bachelor of BusinessManagement and Human Resource Management
Queensland University of Technology, 2007
Certificate IV in Training and AssessmentUpdated to current requirements, 2022

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