NCLS Research Board of Governors

•  Mr Luke Kenny, Chair (Chief Executive Officer, Local Government Procurement)

Uniting:

•  Emeritus Professor Ross Chambers (Board Member, Uniting Mission and Education, Synod of NSW & the ACT)
•  Mr Craig Corby (Head of Church Engagement, Uniting, Synod of NSW and ACT)

Anglicare:

•  Ms Sue King, Deputy Chair (Manager Research and Advocacy, Anglicare Sydney)
•  Mr Peter Mayrick (Partner, Centre for Ministry Development – Moore Theological College)

BaptistCare:

• Ms Robyn Evans (General Manager for Community Services and Housing, BaptistCare NSW & ACT)
•  Rev Mark Wilson (National Ministries Director, Australian Baptist Ministries [Baptist Union of Australia])

Independent:

•  Rev Brian Lucas (National Director, Catholic Mission)

NCLS Reference Group

The Reference Group acts as sounding board for Director and sometimes acts as an executive body between meetings. It is made up of one Board representative from each of the sponsoring groups: Uniting Church, Anglicare Sydney and BaptistCare.

Current members

Independent: Mr Luke Kenny, Chair (Chief Executive Officer, Local Government Procurement)

Uniting Church: Mr Craig Corby (Head of Church Engagement, Uniting, Synod of NSW and ACT)

Anglicare: Ms Sue King, Deputy Chair (Manager Research and Advocacy, Anglicare Sydney)

BaptistCare: Ms Robyn Evans (General Manager for Community Services and Housing, BaptistCare NSW & ACT)

Research Sub Committee

The work of the RSC is to focus on the research agenda of NCLS and to act as a clearing house for research and data requests. The Terms of Reference are presented for review at this meeting, and will affect membership as there is a proposal for independent positions. The current members are:

• Rev Dr John Collins, Chair
• Ms Sue King (Manager Research and Advocacy, Anglicare Sydney)
• Dr John Bellamy (Senior Researcher, Communications, Marketing & Research, Anglicare Sydney)
• Dr Tom McClean (Research and Social Policy Program Head, Uniting)
• Ms Kelly Crawford (Public Engagement Coordinator, Bushfire Relief Coordinator, Baptist Churches of NSW & ACT)
• Ms Merrill Dodson-Wellings (BaptistCare NSW & ACT)
• Dr Tanya Riches (Hillsong College)

Business Development Working Group

The BD working group is an ad hoc group that meets with the Director and other staff to support and advise a shift to a greater focus on commercialisation. Current members are:

• Mr Peter Mayrick (Partner, Centre for Ministry Development – Moore Theological College)
• Mr Luke Kenny (Chief Executive Officer, Local Government Procurement)

Sponsor Strategic Research Groups (SRG)

Each primary sponsor has a Strategic Research Group (or equivalent) that NCLS Research liaises with to support specific sponsor-related research needs.

• Anglican Diocese of Sydney SRG (Archbishop of Sydney Diocese is Chair)
• UCA SRG (Co-chaired by UME and Uniting)
• BaptistCare/Association SRG (R Evans, K Crawford, M Dodson-Wellings and others as invited)