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Lesley Houston
Lesley Houston
Email: LHouston@adelaide.tabor.edu.au

Dr Lesley Houston is a senior lecturer in MTC and Head of the TESOL programme. Please note that Lesley works off-campus and the best way to meet with her is to email and arrange a time to speak either via zoom or a 'phone call. 

David Turnbull
David Turnbull
Email: DTurnbull@adelaide.tabor.edu.au

Welcome.  I have been at Tabor since 2004 and currently Head of Intercultural Studies in the Faculty of Ministry, Theology and Culture. My nearly 40 years of ministry experience in local churches,  parachurch organizations, mission agencies and theological education gives a reality to my passion and commitment to God's global mission. Click here for more background information.

E-mail: dturnbull@adelaide.tabor.edu.au

Phone: 61-8-8373 8775

Mark Riessen
Mark Riessen
Email: MRiessen@adelaide.tabor.edu.au

(Adv.Dip.Min.; BTh.; MTh; Grad.Dip.Div.; DMin.)

Mark studied at the Churches of Christ Theological College in Melbourne and began working in pastoral church ministry with Churches of Christ in 1999.

After 15 years leading churches in Melbourne and Adelaide, Mark began working with the Churches of Christ SA & NT state office as Mission & Ministry Director. In February 2016, Mark joined the Tabor staff at the Adelaide campus one day per week as the Director of the Tabor Churches of Christ Study Centre.

Mark completed a Masters in Theology at Stirling Theological College with a research project assessing church engagement with the mission of God in a local context. In 2023 he completed a Doctor of Ministry with Abilene Christian University (Abilene, Texas). Mark's thesis is titled "Constructing a theological framework that revitalises the missional nature of Churches of Christ in South Austrlia'.

Mark is the subject coordinator and lecturer for Churches of Christ History & Identity,  Effective Community Engagement and Preaching. He also particiaptes in the practicing theology team by helping facilitate discussion groups, and supervising ministry placements and capstone projects.

Married to Verity since 2001,  they have three children together aged 13, 11 and 8.


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    TM7311/TM9311Sem2ONL2020 Diversity and Ministry - S2 2020

    • Teacher: Lesley Houston
    • Teacher: David Turnbull
    • Non-editing teacher: Mark Riessen

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