Bio:
Andrew Mitchell is Director of Project Development and Lecturer in Practical Theology & Ministry. He’s a Pākehā New Zealander of Cornish, Scottish and English descent, born and raised in Ōtautahi Christchurch. His doctoral research explored how local churches in the Baptist Union of Victoria could think theologically about their relationship with local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. He is also on the global faculty of NAIITS: An Indigenous Learning Community and is part of the editorial team of the NAIITS Journal.
Recent Publications:
“The Complex History of Baptist Engagement with Indigenous Peoples in Australia,” Our Yesterdays: A Publication of the Victorian Baptist Historical Society, 2025.
Qualifications:
- PhD (NAIITS: An Indigenous Learning Community/University of Divinity)
- MA(CS) (Ridley College)
- BA(IS) (RMIT University)
- Dip. Gemm. (Gemmological Association of Australia)
Units Currently Teaching:
- Introduction to Pastoral Theology
- Gospel of Matthew
- Pastoral Ethics in the Baptist Union of Victoria
- Discipling Young People in Migrant Contexts (in partnership with the Centre for Asian Christianity and the Baptist Union of Victoria)
Research Areas:
- Practical Theology & Ministry
- Theologies of Relationship
- Intercultural Studies
- Baptist History