Rev Dr John Reid
DMin, MA (Theology), MEd (Adult), LTh, DipRE, DipPastStud, AAMF

John Reid joined the faculty in 1993 as lecturer in Pastoral and Practical Studies after 28 years of pastoral work. A Morling College graduate, whose student pastorates were at Tahmoor and Peakhurst South, he has since served at Moree, Chester Hill, Ettalong Beach and Castle Hill. After graduation from College he completed the Diploma of Pastoral Studies (MCD), MA (Theology) (ACT), MEd (Adult) (UTS) and Doctor of Ministry from the San Francisco Theological Seminary. John’s doctoral dissertation and Project majored on Australian male mid-life spirituality.

John’s areas of teaching at Morling include ministry formation, patterns for spiritual formation, contemporary trends in spirituality, pastoral care, and introduction to Christian worship. He also teaches in the MA and DMin programs at Morling, majoring in subjects related to ongoing ministry formation and Christian spirituality.

John has been an active participant in the work of the Clinical Pastoral Education Council of NSW both as a chaplain and a member of the Ethics Review Committee. He worked with Lifecare Counselling Services as a part time counsellor for eleven years and was a counsellor supervisor for two years. He remains a member of the Australian Association of Relationship Counsellors.

John has an active interest in cross-cultural mission. A former member of the federal board of APCM which became Pioneers. John has also served on the Evangelical Missionary Alliance Health Committee. He has served as President of the Baptist Churches of NSW and ACT (2002-2003). He was a long term member of the Baptist Churches Committee for the Ministry (CFM). He presently does some spiritual mentoring with pastors both younger and older. He leads patterns for spiritual formation retreats for small groups. He and Janice are members of a small church plant in the strategic suburb or Rouse Hill in Northwestern Sydney where they live.

John is married to Janice who works as a music teacher. They have four married sons, three of whom are pastors and one is a renal specialist nurse. Janice and John have five grand daughters and two grandsons.