Ministry mentor takes on training role

Posted on May 26, 2025 
Filed under People, Sydney Diocese

“Archbishop Kanishka Raffel has announced that the Rev Mat Yeo will be the new Director of Ministry Training and Development, starting in 2026.

‘I’m delighted that Mat has accepted my invitation,’ Archbishop Raffel said. ‘Mat has been involved with recently ordained clergy as a Ministry Mentor and has a passion for seeing people recruited, equipped and supported in local church ministry in our Sydney Anglican fellowship.

‘He has been a fruitful and much-loved pastor at Hurstville Grove for over twenty-two years and will bring to this role a wealth of experience in training and equipping people for ministry.’ …

In paying tribute to MT& D Director Gary O’Brien, who retires at the end of the year, the Archbishop said ‘I’m deeply thankful to the Lord for the work that has been done by Gary O’Brien over the last 11 years.’…”

– Story from Russell Powell at SydneyAnglicans.net.