Dr Ian Richardson

Ian Richardson Ian has spent most of his professional life in a leadership capacity successfully setting up, building and restructuring organizations.  He has a breadth of experience in leadership, training, consulting, coaching and counselling. His passion is to encourage, equip, and motivate individuals, and organizations, to achieve their best. A former pastor of both small rural and large multi-staffed city churches, together with being the founding principal of Tabor College Melbourne, and previously a Civil Engineer, make him uniquely equipped to input into pastors and leaders.Ian works with diverse groups and individuals from many facets of life, providing counselling, as well as facilitating strategic planning, organizational structures, and teambuilding. In recent years, his primary focus has moved to mentoring, coaching, counselling, and training.Qualifications include:

  • MA Counselling
  • Doctor of Ministry
  • CCAA(clin), PACFA reg
  • Certified Organizational Specialist & Professional Dynametric Program administrator with PDP Inc


Dr Helene Richardson

Helene Richardson Helene has been involved in ministry with Ian since their marriage in 1971, and is a registered psychologist.

  • B Soc Sc & BA (Hons) PhD (Psychology) MAPS
  • qualified nursing sister and mother
  • trained as a Colour Consultant and ran a successful cottage industry making jewellery, plus handling the pressures of a busy home.
  • competent lecturer, preacher and seminar speaker, having ministered in churches, camps and seminars in
    Australia and overseas.

Her gracious spirit combined with strength of character have enabled her to touch the hearts of many. Having a burden for the hurt and oppressed she ministers healing, release and freedom.
She has a desire to see women released into their full potential in Christ.


Jan Dowling

Jan Dowling Jan has served in ministry alongside her husband Neil since 1986. She carries a deep desire to work alongside people in finding a way to experience their own unique revelation of Gods empowering presence. Jan is a counsellor, a licensed teacher of Refocussing therapy and is trained in Family Therapy.

  • She has been qualified as a registered nurse
  • Is a capable preacher and speaker at workshops, seminars, and conferences both locally and overseas.
  • Is a wife, mother and grandmother
  • Qualifications include:  Grad Dip In Pastoral Counselling; Grad Dip of Soc.Sc in Family Therapy and currently completing a Masters in Counselling
  • CCAA(Clin); PACFA Reg

Jan spent a large part of her life in rural  NSW and Queensland before living in Sydney and Melbourne until mid 2011. At the start of 2011 Jan and Neil felt called back to central NSW are are now living in Molong (just outside Orange).


Scott Morgan

Scott Morgan Scott has a Bachelor of Arts in Christian Counselling through Tabor College Victoria with a background in disability care and administration. As well as Scott’s work with the whole range of issues brought to counselling, his area of special interest is helping people struggling with addictions, their spouses and family members, and those with co-dependency and co-addiction issues.

  • BA Christian Counselling
  • Cert IV in Training and Assessment
  • CCAA(Grad)
  • ACA (Level 2)
  • PACFA (Reg. Provisional)


Ed Sharpe

Ed Sharpe Ed has spent most of his professional career as a school teacher, but also has a diversity of experience in educational consulting, careers education, facility management , school chaplaincy, and the building industry.

As well as general counselling, Ed’s passion and specialization is working with families, students and men. His motivation is to see people empowered to move forward and overcome life’s challenges.

Ed has an empathic and encouraging nature that gives him the capacity to come alongside people from many walks of life. His qualifications include:

  • Grad Dip in Family Therapy
  • Grad Dip in Careers Education
  • Diploma  of Teaching (Primary)


Andrew Naylor

Andrew Naylor Andrew’s heart and calling is to lead others into the richness of God in order for them to live this richness in everyday life.

  • accomplished songwriter, musician and minister.
  • produced and co-produced 11 music and worship CDs
  • played as a musician for international artists such as Ron Kenoly, and local artists including Marina Prior

Andrew is able to express fully and excellently, the heart of God through music, including worship, performance and recordings. Recently, he has also written inspirational devotional material.

Andrew is available for training musicians singers & worship teams, facilitating worship, performing and preaching.


Karen Naylor

Karen has over 20 years of experience in business, training, and Human Resource in both corporate and not-for-profit environments as well as pastoral ministry. Her breadth of expertise covers:
  • Business Administration and Accounting
  • Training design
  • Human Resource Practice and delivery
  • Public speaking and Training delivery
  • Strategic Planning
  • Coaching
  • One-on-one conflict management and negotiation skills