Academic Staff
Dr Andre van Oudtshoorn
Principal, Academic Dean & Lecturer
BA, BD, Dip Th, DTh
Previously Andre has served as a Church pastor and as a TV director. Originally from South Africa, he has lectured in many lands and seeks to place Christ as the central focus in all he teaches and lives.
Dr Anton Beukes
Dean of Studies
Cert IV TAA, BA (Theology), BD, GradDip Tertiary Ed, DD
Anton grew up on the mission field and has served in mobilizing the local church for missions (in South Africa, Canada and the USA), theological training and equipping (Australia) and with mission organizations (South Africa, Canada and Greece). Anton is the Dean of Studies and Missions Lecturer at PBC and has a passion to see the local church being mobilized for missions, local and international.
Mr Stephen Poisat
Counselling Programme Co-ordinator, Flexible Learning Co-ordinator & Lecturer
TAE Cert IV, DipMin, AdvDip (Coun & Family Therapy), BMin (Pastoral), GradDip (Coun & Psychotherpay), MTh
Steve Poisat is an ordained minister and leads the team at Redeemer Church in Landsdale, Perth (CoCWA). He has also worked as a chaplain in the WA Government school system and is a registered clinical counsellor (CCAA & ACA). Steve loves the ongoing rewards and challenges of leadership, pastoral counselling and teaching. He lecturers in pastoral theology and counselling and is in the process of pursuing further research (PhD) into the implications of inaugurated eschatology for professional counselling theory and practice.
Rev Dr David Shaw
Lecturer
BSc, GradDipEd, MDiv, DTh
David spent eight years in Korea completing an MDiv and pastoring several churches. David recently completed his PhD in the New Testament at the University of Exeter in the UK. He is married to Becky and they have three young children.
Mr Nicholas van Oudtshoorn
System Administrator/Lecturer
BCM (Hons), MDiv
Nick has a background in systems administration. As well as serving us in the IT sphere he is also pastoring a church. Nick works for us part time to ensure all that our IT services are functioning and improving.
Dr David Smith
Sessional Lecturer
BBus, BMin, MA(Th), DTh
David has experience in business and has worked as a Church Pastor in the area of teaching and leadership training before coming to PBC. David comes to PBC from Tasmania with his wife and three children. David is passionate about strengthening the church and training leaders in developing countries.
Dr David G. Michie
Dean of Counselling, Sessional Lecturer
BA, BSW, MA, DTh
David is the director of Journeylines Counselling & Training Services and has over 20 years of counselling experience. He has been a lecturer for PBC for many years and has a desire for people to know, explore and live the realness of Jesus in all of life.
Support Staff
Mrs Kari Minetto
College Administrator
BSc (Hons) Bus Admin
Kari grew up in Norway, and moved to Australia in 2003. She is married to Marcel and they have 3 boys. Kari oversees the office.
Mrs Tia Burton
Dean of Students
TAE Cert IV, DipMin & BMin (Missions)
Tia graduated from PBC in 2018 and is currently undertaking her Masters in Theology. She enjoys journeying with others, thinking deeply about God and developing practical ministry in creative ways. Tia also shares the joy of raising her son with her husband Chris.
Mrs Judy Smith
Librarian
Judy is a gifted musician, the wife of David and the mother of Daniel, Aidan and Kaila. Judy, who previously worked for Australia Post, is a passionate book lover and now works as the College Librarian.
Mrs Debbie Allbury
Receptionist
Dip BusAdm
Debbie emigrated to Australia from Zimbabwe with her husband Peter and two little boys in May 1992. Debbies first job in Australia was as a Sales consultant with a print company. She has subsequently worked in a variety of positions, from marketing to administration to running a training department for a large non-profit organisation to Manager of a market research company.
Mrs Sarah Park
Office Assistant
BA (Bus)
Sarah, originally from South Korea, studied business before coming to Perth with her husband Samuel and their two children. Sarah is part of the JDM mission organisation which reaches out to university students. Sarah works in the office at the College part-time.