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Telephone: 61 2 9847 3333 BRYAN
CRAIG A native of Adelaide, South Australia, Bryan was married to Maaike Wynstra in 1966. They have two sons, Benton (born 1969) and Justin (born 1972). Since his career in ministry began in 1967, Bryan has served as a pastor/evangelist, as a conference youth director, and as the SPD family ministries director since 1985. From 1990 until 1995 he was also director of the Department of Church Ministries for SPD. He is a trained marriage and family therapist and has several professional affiliations: Clinical member, Australian Association of Marriage & Family Counselors; Clinical member, NSW Family Therapy Association; Member, Marriage Educator's Association of Australia. Bryan received a B.A. in Theology from Avondale College in 1966, earned an M.Sc. in Individual, Marriage and Family Therapy from Loma Linda University in 1984 and is currently in the final process of completing his D.Min at Fuller Theological Seminary. Among his areas of specialization are: leadership training in family ministry and small group dynamics, developing resource materials for family ministry leadership, and dealing with issues related to adolescent development and parent-teen relationships. He enjoys talking with young adults and lecturing at the tertiary level. Bryan conducts marriage enrichment seminars as well as workshops on marriage, parenting, relationship education, creative worship, developing leadership potential and bringing about change. In addition, he does marriage and family counseling and teaches counseling skills to pastors and lay leaders.
Bryan has been published in various denominational journals and
has authored, co-authored and/or edited a number of family ministries
resources including: His major interests and hobbies include reading, traveling, walking, sports (especially cricket, tennis, F1 Motor racing), political affairs. Bryan also considers himself as a reluctant gardener but loves dark chocolate! Last updated: June 2000 |
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