Mark began his working life as a school teacher. He became a Christian in 1985 and went into full-time service in 1987 doing community outreach work with St Columba's Presbyterian Church in Pakuranga. He came to Laidlaw College as a student in 1990, completing a BTh with first class honours. After a year in ministry at St John's Presbyterian Church, Mark completed ordination training at the Dunedin School of Ministry and served as a minister alongside his wife Emma at Greenlane Presbyterian Church from 1997-2003 and then at Mt Roskill Baptist. In 2005 he completed his ThD, looking at a mandate for evangelism in the Pauline Epistles, and joined the Laidlaw College staff. In 2023, Mark shifted to a new position, Director of Evangelistic Leadership. The focus of his role is the development of leaders for evangelism, apologetics, church planting, and evangelistic renewal. Mark is a singer-songwriter, guitarist, and lead-singer of the band “Already Not Yet.”
Speaking and Music
Mark is available to speak on anything New Testament, evangelism, apologetics, church planting, and evangelistic renewal. His band plays original Christian rock proclamation and worship music and can play services or special events and adapt to the requirements of the context.
Research & Supervision Interests
Mark is available to supervise advanced research students in the areas of the Gospels, Acts, the Pauline letters, the General Letters, Revelation, Biblical and New Testament Theological themes, Evangelism, and biblical aspects of Mission.
Current Research Projects
- Biblical Evangelism
- Biblical Apologetics
- Biblcial Church Planting
- Courage in Paul’s Letters