Honouring faithful service over 15 years

It is with full hearts that we share Moore College Faculty member and Director of the Priscilla and Aquila Centre, Jane Tooher, will be leaving the College at the end of this year.

Jane, who is much loved, has been on College Faculty since August 2009 and she will be dearly missed by everyone at the College.  Jane is the founding Director of the Priscilla and Aquila Centre, the key architect and lecturer in the women’s ministry stream of the Advanced Diploma and a thought leader both within the College and further afield in the area of complementarian models of Christian ministry.  

Jane says,

It has been a great joy, privilege, and blessing to be involved in the work of the Lord at Moore College since August 2009 with students, staff, and Faculty.

I have also deeply appreciated the partnership of other brothers and sisters in the broader Christian community. Especially those who have prayed for me, and who have shared timely words of wisdom and also of encouragement. Also, those in the Diocese and beyond who have prayed for the College and have financially supported the ministry at Moore. 

After much prayer and conversation with wise friends, I have decided to finish serving on the Faculty in December 2024. I am open to considering different ministry opportunities for 2025 and beyond. I don’t know what my future holds, but I know our great and good God has me in his hands (Proverbs 16:9).

Jane is faithfully choosing to obey a missional instinct to go and to be useful in whatever field the Lord leads her to.  This very instinct to go and serve has been such an important part of Jane’s contribution to the College and one of the many reasons why we will miss her so profoundly.

Mark Thompson, Principal of the College, currently on study leave, adds his voice to the chorus of support Jane has at Moore:

Jane Tooher has been an astonishingly kind gift of God to us at Moore College. She combines the gifts of a teacher and a pastor in a truly remarkable way. She is faithful, thoughtful, insightful, generous and kind. I value Jane’s contribution very highly and have learned a great deal from her. This next move is not at all unexpected. Her heart has always been in parish ministry, which is part of what has made her such an invaluable member of the College Faculty. None of us want to see her go, but we commit to supporting her in all the Lord gives her to do. I am deeply grateful for all Jane has done, but just as much for her fellowship and friendship over many years. 

Please join us at the College in praying that the Lord would guide and strengthen Jane in this season.  That he might open doors and prepare just the right ministry opportunities and partners for her to move on to.  Pray for us too, that the Lord would lead us to be excited with Jane about what he will do through her next, even as we grieve losing her daily fellowship at the College.

Rev. Dr Simon Gillham

Acting Principal

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We thank God for the Governing Board’s approval of the Acting Principal’s nomination of the Rev. Charles Cleworth as a part-time member of the Moore College Faculty. Charles is married to Ash and they have three children, Poppy, Neve and Judah. Charles will continue to serve in ministry at Grace City Church as he takes up this new role at College.

Acting Principal, Simon Gillham, welcomed this appointment saying, “We are delighted to have Charles join the faculty and to welcome the whole family back into the community at Moore. Charles’ desire to see others grow in maturity of faith in the Lord Jesus and the intellectual rigour that he brings to that great enterprise make him well suited for the role.”

Charles will be part of the Theology, Philosophy and Ethics Department. His initial appointment is for two years, and after this time it is anticipated that he will complete PhD studies overseas. Charles remarked, “I’m really looking forward to investing in the lives of the students and digging up the richest treasures of God’s word with them. As a family, we’re excited to immerse ourselves in the community life of the College.”

Please thank God with us for the provision of Charles and pray for his transition into this new role.

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College weekends away provide cohorts the opportunity to be encouraged and enjoy fellowship outside the confines of the classroom and typically before the hustle of the academic year kicks in. Earlier this term, Fourth Year students and their families headed south to a serene spot at Port Hacking and had a wonderful time. Final year student Tony Kong felt encouraged by the time away together:

“Paul Grimmond, Dean of Students at MTC, spoke, in a timely manner, from the book of Titus, where we were reminded of the graciousness of our God, the preciousness of the gospel and the call to live godly lives that accord with the truth we seek to proclaim. We are thankful for Paul and Cathy Grimmond’s wisdom and experiences which they freely shared with us and helped us to think soberly about ministry life and some of the challenges that await us.

A particular focus was time spent in prayer for one another, for the remainder of College and for our prospective ministries after College. It was special to be able to enjoy and deepen those friendships and partnerships that God has blessed us with especially as we near the end of our time here.”

Thank you for keeping the Fourth year cohort in your prayers, especially that they might continue to grow in their capacity to be godly leaders of God’s people and grow in fellowship and partnership with each other this year and into the future.

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