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Rev Kerry Connell - Manager

Wife: Nancy

BE(Hons), DipMin, ThL, BMin, GradCertIT

BE(Hons) from University of Queensland, DipMin ThL and BMin  from Australian College of Theology, Grad Cert IT from University of New England (Armidale).

Kerry spent the first 17 years with the State Electricity Commission and its forebears in Queensland working as an engineer.  This included two years in Europe under the auspices of a Cornwall Scholarship (UQ).  In 1985 he went to Tahlee Bible College to train for ministry which resulted in his staying on staff there as Manager until 1992.  During this time he also pastored Bulahdelah Uniting Church on a part-time basis.  He then pastored full time at Raymond Terrace Baptist for three years before being invited to manage Morling College (Baptist NSW) in Sydney.  In 2003 the family returned home to Brisbane where he joined our faculty to supervise the move to our new location at Mitchelton and to give general management and administrative oversight of the college. From 2006-8 he also acted as College Registrar.

Kerry is also on staff at Southbank Baptist Church where he is heading up a major redevelopment project for the church.  From the start of 2009 he reduced his college responsibilities to allow him to spend more of his time working with the church until this project is completed.