Deep traditions. A global communion. Help your school community discover the riches of the Anglican Way.
Great teams are bound together by stories, beliefs, and history. Great school communities are the same. Somehow, many Anglican schools have forgotten the way that our distinct stories, beliefs, and traditions bind diverse communities together.
St Mark’s is here to bring new life to the Anglican story in your school. Beginning the Anglican Way can start this rediscovery, with on-site professional development. Deepening the Anglican Way is an invitation to go deeper, with university accredited post-graduate studies.
Contact David Adams to learn more about the Anglican Way.
Interactive, onsite professional development.
From 2 hours – 1 day.
Beginning the Anglican Way provides a foundational overview of the history, character and shape of Anglican education. It aims to provide staff with a deeper appreciation of your school’s unique Anglican identity and its role in student formation — from classroom decisions to leadership conversations.
How will your school benefit?
Postgraduate qualifications to build theological depth as your vocation and leadership grow.
Your staff will deepen their engagement with the Anglican tradition through university-accredited postgraduate study that combines theological depth and academic excellence—equipping educators for faithful leadership and service.
Applied to school life: Connect theological scholarship with the everyday work of teaching, leadership, and service, enriching both your vocation and your school community.
Accredited and recognised: Study through St Mark’s in partnership with Charles Sturt University, gaining nationally accredited qualifications from an internationally recognised Australian university.
Academic excellence, practical application: Flexible intensive study combines rigorous scholarship with thoughtful engagement in Scripture, theology and the Anglican tradition.
Learning in community: Study alongside educators and leaders from Anglican schools, building networks that enrich professional practice and shared ministry.
Formed for leadership and service: Develop the confidence to engage with the intellectual, ethical, and spiritual questions shaping Anglican schools and the lives of Australia’s young people.
St Mark’s National Theological Centre has been forming leaders in the Anglican tradition since 1957.
Our teaching program is led by leading academics in religious education, each acknowledged for their unique contribution in higher learning in Australia. And all of whom have chosen the Anglican church for their own faith journey.
Jacqueline is the Director of St Mark’s and is passionate about helping people see how the great doctrines of the Christian faith speak into all kinds of vocations. Before entering academia, she worked as both a lawyer and with Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, bringing a rare blend of practical experience, theological depth, and pastoral wisdom, to the St Mark’s community.
Geoff is Deputy Director of St Mark’s and Associate Professor in Practical Theology. Internationally recognised as one of the founders of the modern discipline of pastoral supervision, Geoff’s work has influenced the formation and care of Christian leaders around the world. Geoff was ordained in the Anglican Church over 25 years ago and, today, works with many of Australia’s leading Anglican educators, principals and clergy. He is known not only for his scholarship, but also for his wisdom, generosity and commitment to helping others flourish in their vocation.
Michael is Senior Lecturer in History at St Mark’s and Editor of St Mark’s Review. A leading religious historian specialising in Australian Anglican history, Michael brings the stories of the Church to life with warmth, insight and a gift for making the past speak to the present. His teaching helps students see history not simply as what happened, but why it continues to shape the life and mission of the Church today.
David coordinates St Mark’s education programs and partnerships while completing doctoral research through Charles Sturt University. Drawing on a background in both biotechnology and theology, David is passionate about helping people engage deeply with Christian thought and ethics as it applies to life, work, and technology. He enjoys building connections between the academy, the Church and the wider community, making theological education accessible, relevant and enriching.
