ALC - Key Persons
Pastor Andrew Jaensch began teaching with ALC in 2009 as the Lutheran Strand Coordinator at the ACU campus in Brisbane and retired in 2020.
Job Titles:
- Lecturer in Pastoral Theology, Coordinator of Pastoral and Ministry Studies, Vicarage Coordinator
Andrew teaches mainly in the areas of pastoral theology, missiology and catechesis.
Job Titles:
- Honorary Research Associate / Research
- Senior Lecturer in New Testament, Coordinator of Biblical Studies
Stephen is Senior Lecturer in New Testament at ALC and teaches across the New Testament field and koine Greek. His research and scholarly writings focus on the formation of the gospel tradition (especially narrativity and memory in the gospels), ancient Judaism (especially the Dead Sea Scrolls), and Pauline theology. He also has interests in hermeneutics, biblical theology, and the doctrine of Scripture.
Job Titles:
- Information & Records Manager
Julianne manages ALC's document management system, custom SharePoint and copyright compliance systems. She also coordinates the Festival of Learning and other project activities. Julianne is a member of the team which takes enquiries and receives visitors.
Job Titles:
- Lecturer in Pastoral Theology, Coordinator of Pastoral and Ministry Studies, Vicarage Coordinator
Andrew grew up on a farm but wanted to be a pastor from an early age and was encouraged to do so by his parents. After studying a Bachelor of Arts at Adelaide University he entered what was then Luther Seminary to study a Bachelor of Theology and prepare for pastoral ministry. Andrew was ordained in December 1983. He is married to Sue and has three adult children.
To balance life he enjoys gardening, movies and watching sport. It gives him great joy to see people grow in their understanding and practice of the Christian faith.
Job Titles:
- Director of Research
- Director of Research, Research Supervisor, Lecturer in Biblical Studies
- the Postdoctoral Research Associate
Anna is Director of Research at ALC, responsible for ensuring the excellence and quality of research at the College. She is also Lutheran Theological Journal Co-Editor and serves as Lecturer in Biblical Studies.
Rev Dr Dan Mueller is a pastor, currently serving as Lead Pastor with Immanuel Lutheran Church on the Sunshine Coast (QLD). He has studied a Masters of Missional Leadership through Melbourne School of Theology (MST), conducting a research project titled ‘Metaphors for "church" and "mission" in the Lutheran Church of Australia.' He completed a Bachelor of Theology/Bachelor of Ministry at Australian Lutheran College (ALC) in 2016.
Prior to theological studies, Dan worked as a research scientist and software engineer, mostly in the specialist field of medical imaging. He holds Bachelor and Doctoral qualifications in computer science from Queensland University of Technology (QUT). Dan has worked and lived abroad in Europe, worked with and led small project teams, and has written numerous academic-level publications.
He is married and has three young children. Dan's research interests are wide and varied, including metaphors and the philosophy of language, missiology, apologetics, and systematic theology.
Dean taught at ALC from 2001 to 2016 in a field that covers 2000 years of Christian history, retiring from full-time teaching in June 2016. The May 2016 edition of the Lutheran Theological Journal (LTJ 50/1) contained an editorial tribute to him.
Elmore Leske was born in Rainbow, Victoria, on 4 April 1928. He was the son of Pastor G A Leske and Mrs Alma Leske, nee Tepper.
At the age of eleven, he began his secondary education at Concordia College, determined to begin the study of the many languages required for ministry in the Lutheran Church. Greek, Latin and German became his delight. He also excelled there in sports, where at one time or another, he captained the school teams in athletics, cricket, football, and tennis.
He entered the University of Adelaide at the age of 15, graduating early in 1947 with a BA. His seminary studies began the same year, but were interrupted by his appointment as a teacher at the college for the years 1948-49. He graduated from Concordia Seminary at the end of 1952, and was ordained in Rainbow in January of the next year.
After his ordination, he was called to serve Bethlehem congregation in Adelaide.
He married Pamela Wilksch in April 1953, and they were blessed with four children-a daughter, Judith, and three sons, Peter, Jonathan and Robin.
In 1957, he returned to Concordia College as a teacher, studying for his Diploma in Secondary Education in the evenings. From the beginning of 1960, he served as headmaster, remaining in the post for eight years.
In 1968, he accepted a call from the Lutheran Church in England to serve as praeceptor of Westfield House, Cambridge. He became a member of senior faculty in the school of divinity at the University of Cambridge, and also completed an MA in Divinity during this time.
Back in Adelaide, he was lecturer and vice-principal of the Lutheran Teachers College from 1977 to 1989. He was called to Luther Seminary as a lecturer in 1990.
At his retirement in 1996, it was written about him:
Dr Leske's contribution to the life and work of Luther Campus has been immense. His classroom work has embraced everything from Greek and Latin, to Patristics and church history, as well as worship. In addition he has served as dean of chapel and musical director of the campus choir. All his work has been approached with gusto, passion and a commitment to excellence. The faculty of Concordia Seminary, St Louis, rightly recognised his contribution to theological education and his services as secretary for the church's Commission on Theology and Inter-Church Relations by awarding him an honorary doctorate in 1993.
Since his retirement, he has continued to find pleasure and relaxation in gardening, and confesses to a certain fanaticism about growing orchids, ‘a hobby in which there is always God-created reward.'
Dr Elmore Leske taught at ALC from 1990 to 1996 in the areas of Greek, Latin and Pastoral Theology, retiring from full-time teaching in December 1996. The December 1996 edition of the Lutheran Theological Journal (LTJ 30/3) contained an editorial tribute and articles written in his honour. Elmore also served as a Lutheran Teachers College lecturer from 1977 to 1989.
Job Titles:
- Honorary Research Associate / Research
Dr Tim Stringer BTh/BMin DMin Principal Phone (08) 71208211 Email ua.gro.acl@regnirts.mit Location ALC North Adelaide Read more Dr Eric Trozzo BA MDiv MTheol MPhil PhD Honorary Research Associate Research areas: Systematic Theology, Philosophical Theology, Cross-cultural theology Email ua.ude.cla@hcraeser Location Malaysia Read more Mr Malcolm Wegener BA DipT(Sec) MEdSt Emeritus Lecturer
Dr Greg Lockwood became a lecturer in New Testament studies at ALC in 2005 and retired from full-time church service in February 2011.
Dr Greg Lockwood retired from full-time church service in February 2011, forty years after his ordination into the ministry. Spanning three countries, Greg's ministry has been rich and varied. From 1971 until 1987 he served in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea: as lecturer and chaplain at Balob Teachers College in Lae, as lecturer and then principal at Kitip Teacher Training School, Mount Hagen, but chiefly as lecturer and then principal of the Highlands Lutheran Seminary, Mount Hagen. Greg's years in PNG were broken from 1981 to 1983 when he was granted leave to complete a doctorate in New Testament studies at Concordia Seminary, St Louis, Missouri.
The years of ministry in PNG ended in 1988 when Greg returned to Australia to become pastor at Bridgewater, South Australia (1988-1990). The stay at home was short lived, with the next turn in their life's journey taking Greg, his wife Christine, and their three children, David, Anne and Michael, back to the United States. Greg had accepted a call to serve as associate professor of New Testament and Missions at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana (1991-2000). During his Fort Wayne years, a 12-month sabbatical in 1998-99 was spent as a guest lecturer at his alma mater, Luther Seminary, in Adelaide. After a final year in Fort Wayne the family returned to Australia permanently in response to Greg's call to become pastor in Bendigo, where he served from 2000 to 2004, before rounding out his full-time ministry as a lecturer in New Testament studies at ALC (2005-2010).
Skilled in music and the biblical languages, steeped in the Bible, the Lutheran Confessions, and the history of the church, and attentive to the theological education and pastoral care needs of students, Greg would have to be described as an all-round scholar and pastor. He has served the Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA) as a member of the Commission on Theology and Inter-Church Relations and briefly while pastor in Bendigo as vice president of the Victoria-Tasmania District of the LCA. In addition to teaching duties at ALC Greg has served variously as Postgraduate Studies Coordinator, Vicarage Coordinator and teaching staff member responsible for Aboriginal ministry liaison.
Those who have written in honour of Dr Lockwood in the December 2010 edition of the Lutheran Theological Journal (LTJ) are Dr Dean Zweck of ALC, with his essay, ‘Philipp Melanchthon (†1560): "theologian and servant of God"', Dr Andrew Pfeiffer of ALC, with ‘Finding joy in the pastoral ministry', and Dr Detlev Schulz of Concordia Theology Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana, with ‘Reclaiming justification for Christ's mission'.
Jeff served as a lecturer in Lutheran theology and ethics from 1996 until his retirement at the end of 2016. After retirement he continued to serve the Lutheran Church of Australia as the chair of the Commission on Theology and Inter-Church Relations (CTICR) until the end of 2018 at which time he also retired as co-chair of the Lutheran-Uniting Church Dialogue. He remains a member of the Lutheran-Orthodox International Joint Commission.
Dr John Kleinig served as a lecturer at the Australian Lutheran College from 1982 until his retirement from full-time teaching at the end of 2009. Read more
Dr John Koch taught at ALC from 1977 to 2000 in the area of Pastoral Theology. On his retirement from full-time teaching, the November 2000 edition of the Lutheran Theological Journal (LTJ 34/3) contained an editorial tribute and articles written in his honour. John served as principal from 1998 to 2000 and was a lecturer at Lutheran Teachers College from 1970 to 1976.
Dr Kenneth Albinger taught at ALC from 2000 to 2007 in the area of Education, serving as campus coordinator in Queensland. He retired from full-time teaching in December 2007.
Job Titles:
- Executive Director, Lutheran Education Australia Associate Professor, Flinders University / Research Areas: Education
Dr Malcolm Bartsch began teaching at the tertiary level in 1983 in the area of theological education, serving in a number of the church's tertiary education institutions before retiring from full-time teaching in early 2011. On his retirement the August 2011 edition of the Lutheran Theological Journal (LTJ 45/2) contained an editorial tribute and articles written in his honour.
Job Titles:
- Honorary Research Fellow / Research Areas: Systematic Theology, Reformation History, Theology and Science, Cultural Studies
Dr Maurice Schild taught at ALC from 1970 to 2000 in the area of Church history, retiring from full-time teaching in December 2000. The November 2000 edition of the Lutheran Theological Journal (LTJ 34, no. 3) contained an editorial tribute and articles written in his honour. Read more
Dr Meg Noack joined ALC as a sessional lecturer in 2020, bringing a wealth of experience from her working career, where she held a number of Education positions, including senior teacher, deputy principal, education advisor, director of learning and teaching, and university lecturer.
In her role as Director of Research, Michelle is responsible for supporting higher degrees by research at ALC and working with LCANZ agencies to develop and carry out specific research projects.
Job Titles:
- Vice Principal, Senior Lecturer in Theology, Course Advisor
In 2007 Stephen commenced at ALC as Lecturer in New Testament and Pastoral Studies. From 2008 to 2021 he held a senior leadership position as Dean. He continues to serve as Vice Principal (2010-) and senior lecturer.
Job Titles:
- Manager of Lutheran Media
Tania Nelson is the Manager of Lutheran Media. Lutheran Media reaches out to people through radio, social media and print to bring them hope.
Dr Victor Pfitzner taught at ALC from 1968 to 2004 in the area of New Testament, and served as principal from 1989 to 1997. Following his retirement from full-time teaching the December 2005 edition of the Lutheran Theological Journal (LTJ 39/2 & 3) contained an editorial tribute and articles written in his honour.
James has served as an LCA pastor since 1991. He has also served as the chair of the National Safe Place Committee, the chair of Finke River Mission and as an assistant bishop in the SA/NT district of the LCA.
Job Titles:
- Senior Maintenance Officer
Grant coordinates all the maintenance and repairs of ALC's buildings and grounds, student accommodation and manses.
Job Titles:
- Online Development Officer
Mr Mal Wegener taught at ALC from 2002 to 2007 in the areas of Education, retiring from full-time teaching in April 2008. The December 2007 edition of the Lutheran Theological Journal (LTJ 41/3) contained an editorial tribute to him and other retirees. Read more
Job Titles:
- Director of Library Services
Shaun oversees all library management and policy issues and ensures the continued provision of efficient services. He also liaises with faculty on the selection and sourcing of resources.
Tim regularly works on the circulation desk where he assists students, faculty and other borrowers.
Mrs Marlene Cooper taught at ALC from 1990 to 1999 in the area of Education as part of Lutheran Teachers College (LTC). On retirement from full-time teaching in July 1999, the August 1999 edition of the Lutheran Theological Journal (LTJ 33/2) contained an editorial tribute and articles written in her honour. Marlene was the first female lecturer to serve at LTC.
Job Titles:
- Executive Assistant to the Academic Dean, Registrar
Rosslyn provides administrative support to the Academic Dean and manages the Dean's Office. She is also the Registrar and has the responsibility for student records.
Rosslyn is a member of the team which takes enquiries and receives visitors.
Job Titles:
- Director of Applied Learning
Emma is the Discover program coordinator, lecturer in the Diploma in Ministry and oversees both Vocational Education Training and non-award training at ALC.
Job Titles:
- Business Manager
- Member of ALC 's Leadership Team
Judy is a member of ALC's Leadership Team which oversees the strategic operations and plans for the college on behalf of the Board of Directors.
Judy's primary responsibility is ensuring organisational effectiveness by providing leadership for ALC's financial, administrative, and human resources functions, and the accommodation facilities.
Sue is an experienced pastoral and spiritual care practitioner, CPE supervisor/educator and musician. She has just taken up a call as Pastoral Associate - Child, Youth and Family Ministry at St Paul's Box Hill.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Ex Officio, LCANZ Bishop )
Pastor Bob Kempe was a lecturer at Australian Lutheran College from 2001 to 2008. Bob has continued to serve the LCA by administering in-service professional development of pastors and remains an accredited supervisor for Clinical Pastoral Education.