Meet the MTS Board

PADDY BENN – Chairman

AFES Sydney/Illawarra Regional Team Leader

Paddy Benn has had a long association with MTS. He was on staff at the MTS Head Office in the mid-90s working in various roles including as National Director of Club 5, the former name for the MTS Recruitment strategy and conference.

These days, Paddy is a senior staff worker with the Sydney University Evangelical Union. Paddy is married to Michelle and they have six children.

BEN PFAHLERT

National Director, Ministry Training Strategy

Ben is married to Emma and has four children. He moved from Melbourne to Sydney to take up this role at MTS in 2007. He studied Civil Engineering at RMIT University Melbourne (1988-1991) and worked as a civil engineer for three years.

He did an MTS Apprenticeship and studied at Moore Theological College (1997-2000). Ben worked for 6 years with AFES RMIT, MTS Victoria and Scots Church Melbourne in the early 2000s.

SHERIDAN RASTON

Associate Pastor, Providence City Church Perth

Sheridan has lived in Western Australia for the past 17 years. She taught languages and Religious Studies in a number of Girls’ schools both in NSW and WA and has headed up CRU West, the western division of the Crusaders Union of Australia. Sheridan studied theology at Trinity Theological College in Perth. Sheridan attends (and works at) Providence City Church in Perth. She is married to John and they have four children.

MARGIE GILLHAM

Mission Development Facilitator, CMS

Margie works for CMS NSW-ACT in identifying, encouraging and equipping future cross-cultural workers. She with her husband Simon and their two children spent 8 years serving with CMS in Namibia at NETS (Namibia Evangelical Theological Seminary). Prior to this they were part of planting Maitland Evangelical Church in 2002. They returned from Namibia for Simon to take up a role at Moore College but plan to return to the mission field in God’s perfect timing.

JOHN MCCONVILLE – Treasurer

Chief Financial Officer, Australian Dental Association

John has worked at the RACP for 7 years, and is involved in many aspects of the College including Finance, Procurement and Facilities. John has many years of experience working in the Finance sector.

John works from the Blue Mountains area and attends Lower Mountains Anglican Church. John’s interests are coaching and mentoring others, and building strong relationships between working teams.