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Matt Brain has worked in parishes, schools and other organizations in Perth, the North West of Western Australia and the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn. He is an Anglican priest and has an interest in how ministry may be conducted across different contexts. 

Along with his role as Archdeacon and Director of Synergy Youth and Children, Matt is a Lecturer in Ministry and Outreach and the coordinator of the Master of Ministry at St Mark’s National Theological Centre, a partner in the School of Theology of Charles Sturt University. His doctorate is in the area of mission to young people.

Teaching

• THL115 Liturgical Theology
• THL240 Ministry Across the Lifespan
• THL354 Youth, Culture and Mission
• MIN541 Reflective Practitioner Perspectives in Ministry
• MIN501 Guided Research in Ministry

Selected Publications

Books

• Engage! How the church can reconnect with young people, Barton Books, Canberra, 2011. 

Journal articles

• No one Gets Left Behind: The Local Church as the Bridge Between Gospel and Culture, St Mark’s Review, 217, 30-42. 

• The Challenge of Connecting with Young People, St Mark’s Review, 216, 42-53. 

Conference papers

• No one Gets Left Behind: The Local Church as the Bridge Between Gospel and Culture, When World Collide: Bridging Gospel, Church & Culture, Youthworks College Theology of Youth Ministry Conference, Sydney, 2010 & International Association for the Study of Youth Ministry Biennial Conference, Pretoria, 2011. 

• The Challenge of Connecting with Young People, Preaching Matthew and Moses, St Mark’s National Theological Centre, Canberra, 2010. 

Book Reviews & articles

• Let the Little Children Come to Me, Review of de Souza & Lamb (eds) Children, Adolescents, and Spirituality: Some Perspectives and Berryman, Children and the Theologians: Clearing the Way for Grace.  St Mark’s Review, 213 (3), 96-100. 

• No-one gets left behind, Southern Cross, September 2010, 21. 

Training Packages/Bible Studies

• Me Too! Children’s Ministry Training Package, Barton Books, Canberra, 2011. 

  Esther, Bible study in the Youthworks series, 2009. 

• Diocesan Youth and Children’s Ministry Package, Diocese of North West Australia, 2005. 

• The Bible Overview, Matthias Media, with M.A. Malcolm & M.R. Malcolm, 2001, 2007.