Lesley Ramsay has been in local church ministry with her husband, Jim, for 47 years. After university she trained as a teacher and then raised four children. Over the last 30 years she has worked as a Bible teacher and evangelist across Australia and overseas. She has written and edited several books and training packages that are sold and used internationally. She now works at Moore College in Sydney, in pastoral care to the students. To relax, she enjoys a good coffee and a good book and hanging out with her grandchildren.
Claire Smith’s life was radically changed by Jesus when she became a Christian as a young adult. Since then she has trained and worked as a nursing sister, and studied theology. She holds a BTh, MA (Theol) (Australian College of Theology), and PhD (University of Western Sydney/Moore Theological College). Her published doctoral thesis examined the vocabulary of ‘teaching’ and the educational environment of the communities depicted in 1 Corinthians, 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus. Claire now spends her time speaking and writing—she is the author of God's Good Design: What the Bible really says about men and women. Her ministry to women includes evangelism, Bible teaching and lecturing. Claire is married to Rob and they have a son and daughter-in-law who live in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Christine Jensen has had many opportunities to encourage women in their love and knowledge of God as she served with her husband, Peter, at Moore College and in leadership in the Sydney Anglican Diocese. She enjoys teaching the Bible to women of all ages. She was a primary school teacher and then completed her ThL at Moore College. Her family, with 23 grandchildren at last count, gives her a wonderful opportunity to share her great love of children’s literature.
Victoria Colgan lives in the St George area of Sydney where she serves alongside her husband, Phil, at St George North Anglican Church. Victoria loves spending time with her husband and three children as well as reading the Bible with other women. Prior to completing a Diploma of Bible and Missions at Moore College and becoming a mother, Victoria worked in the television and publishing industries.
Clare Lie grew up on the NSW south coast before moving to Sydney to work as a nurse. She is married to Stan and they have two children. Together they spent eight years working in the Middle East with CMS. They now attend St. Mark’s Anglican Church in Pennant Hills. Clare enjoys mentoring younger Christian women and reading the Bible with new believers.
Sarah Sholl, with her husband Peter and 3 daughters, spent 12 years in Mexico with CMS. Her great delight in those years was reading the Bible with women, talking about Jesus and seeing women grow in their understanding of grace, and training Bible study leaders.
Before that she was doing much the same as a minister’s wife in Sydney. Now a member of Summer Hill Church, she continues to read the Bible with women, mostly CMS missionaries on home assignment.
Other things she enjoys include chatting with friends and family, and going for a walk in a beautiful place.
Avril Lonsdale became a Christian as a teenager when a friend shared the wonderful truth of the Gospel with her. With plans to work in the media, she completed a Bachelor of Public Relations and Marketing/Bachelor of Communications in 2011, however her passion for women and kids to know Jesus led her to full-time ministry instead. Avril was ordained as a deacon in the Anglican Church in 2021 and works at St George North Anglican discipling and training women as well as focussing on evangelism. A perfect day off is filled with friends, coffee and the beach.
Rowena Russell became a Christian in her early twenties after responding to an ad in the paper for an Easter church service. Initially working as a corporate interior designer, friends challenged her to consider what it meant to follow Jesus, who will never perish, spoil or fade.
She completed her ministry training apprenticeship at UNSW, has a BTh from Moore Theological College and is currently studying a Masters of Counselling. She loves reading the Bible with women from her church, teaching and training others and works as a pastoral care coordinator. She supports her husband in ministry at Northmead Anglican with their four children.
Caitlin is currently studying at Moore Theological College. She became a Christian during her first year of university at CSU Bathurst and since then has had her heart set on training other women through AFES ministry (Australian Fellowship of Evangelical Students) to faithfully serve Jesus in their daily lives and send them to local churches. She has a heart for regional Australia and would love to continue taking resources to the areas that need more women trained to be growing the kingdom. While she's keen to escape the city she is loving the fellowship of many great Christian women to learn from during her Sydney years.