Interim Pastor and Acting Senior Pastor

Rob will be filling in the roles of Intentional Interim Pastor and Acting Senior Pastor in 2024.

Rob has filled the role of interim pastor several times in churches in Victoria. He brings with him over 30 years of pastoral experience and over 20 years of experience as a senior pastor.

He was a part-time lecturer at Malyon College (back when it was Brisbane Theological College of QLD) and both he and his wife Jenny served as missionaries in Fiji.

Rob's journey to SDBC has come full circle - some might recall that he was a student pastor at SDBC back in the 80s!

Associate Pastor

Mark leads a few of our ministries including connect groups, newcomers, leadership development, ministry engagement and young adults.

He is passionate about preaching, leadership, and spirituality. He has over 40 years of ministry experience as an Associate Pastor, Senior Pastor, and Denominational Leader.

Mark and his wife Patti have been married for over 40 years. She is a highly respected trauma counsellor specialising in work with sexual assault victims. They have three young adult sons.

Mark enjoys long distance running, reading about English history, and collects classic live music albums. He supports the Hawthorn Hawks in the AFL and Melbourne Storm in the NRL.

Associate Pastor

Alvin and his wife Cherry are originally from Hong Kong, and have lived in Brisbane since 2004. After arriving in Australia, he started studying at the Bible College of Queensland, initially as a part-time student and then studying full time for pastoral ministry.

Alvin likes playing chess and bridge. He enjoys studying the Bible and listening to music. Alvin's aspiration is to enrich the lives of people, so that they can live a meaningful, abundant and joyful life.