Pastors, Staff and Deacons

WDBC's leadership structure consists of Pastors, Staff and a Diaconate. Included in this structure are Ministry Team Leaders. Several times a year this leadership group gathers for vision casting, coordination, prayer and encouragement.

Pastors

Name:	Rev. Jonathan Stark
Title:	Senior Pastor
Phone:	0419 577 118 - Rest day on Friday
Email:	jstark@wodongabaptist.org.au

Role: Jonathan's role is to lead the church as senior pastor. He is responsible for the preaching and teaching that occurs in the church and for empowering and equipping the church so that God's purposes and plans can be fulfilled through the whole congregation. He is accountable to the diaconate and seeks to create a culture where everyone can Thrive! in Christ.

Profile: Jonathan Stark is an ordained minister with a degree from the Bible College of Victoria, a diploma from Whitley College, and has more than ten years in pastoral experience. Jonathan's first pastoral appointment was with the Boronia Baptist Church (VIC) where he served as part of a team in a church he had grown up in. He then served at Dandenong Baptist (VIC) before accepting his current position.

Jonathan commenced ministry in Wodonga in 2004 and has in this time lead the church through significant change with pastoral and staff additions, building extensions, and positioning the church for the incredible future God planned for us. Jonathan is passionate about the local church. He loves people and has a desire to see those who don't know Jesus come to know him and grow strong in their faith.

Jonathan is married to Mandy and they have two daughters Alexandra and Georgia.

Join Jonathan at his blogspot http://thriveinchrist.blogspot.com/

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Title:	Associate Pastor
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Staff

Ken Stephens - Church Administrator

Joan Cummins - Children's Ministries

Grace Jones - Church Office Administration

Mary Miles - Senior Counsellor at Mustard Seed Counselling and Care

Wendy Nicholas - Church Office Administration & Financial Controller

Mustard Seed Counselling and Care - Senior Counsellor

Mandy Stark - Small Group Ministry Leader

Sandy Taylor - Creative Arts Director

All staff can be contacted through the Church Office on 02 6056 1777 or office@wodongabaptist.org.au

Diaconate

The Diaconate (Deacon means “one who serves”) in co-operation with the Senior Pastor, exercises a ministry of spiritual oversight of the church, of temporal care of the church members, and of management of the church's finance & property. Each Deacon is elected by the church membership for a two year term of service.

2010 WDBC Deacons

Secretary - Aaron Kennedy

Treasurer - Dianne Wicks

Deacons - Stephen Bremner, Tim Shipard, David Dahl, Ezekiel Uba Nwose

Members of the Diaconate can be contacted through the Church Office on 02 6056 1777 or office@wodongabaptist.org.au