Brisbane School of Theology

End of Year Dinner

Celebrating a year of achievements and farewells at BST

On 13 November, despite the rain, our end-of-year dinner party was a night to remember, filled with laughter, connection, and celebration.

Our students, faculty, staff, board members, alumni, and their families came together to celebrate the end of the academic year.

The highlight of the evening was bidding farewell to our beloved Deputy Principal, John Coulson, who is retiring after 20 years of dedicated service. Alumni shared heartfelt stories of John’s impact, and he gave a moving reflection on his time at BST.

The atmosphere was festive, with everyone joining in the fun of a Bible character costume party, guessing each other’s outfits and sharing laughs over creative interpretations of biblical characters. We are still debating if John came dressed as Moses or Elijah!

We also recognised faculty members for their milestone years of service—Karen Lynch (5 years), Richard Gibson (10 years), and Andrew Prince (15 years).

As we look ahead, the night reminded us of the strong sense of community that defines BST. We can’t wait to see what the next year holds for our students, staff, and alumni as we continue to learn, grow, and serve together.

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Pastor Grace Lung

BSci (Comp Sci), GradDipDiv, MA (ChrStds)

DIRECTOR

Grace grew up in Sydney in a large Chinese church. Since then she has served at various Chinese churches over the years in youth, students, young workers and women. Her passion and interest is contextualizing the gospel to Asian Australians and developing Asian churches in Australia. Grace is a graduate of Sydney Missionary and Bible College and Fuller Theological Seminary. Her study focussed on Chinese Australian identity and ministry.

Her previous roles have included: Director for Asian Contextual Engagement for the RICE Movement, Team Member for Interserve Culture Connect and OMF QLD’s Ministry Team. She was an Anglican Deaconness Ministries Summer Fellow in 2019. Her writing has appeared on the SOLA Network, Gospel Coalition Australia, Centered: Resources for the Asian American Church, Common Grace and Ethos: EA Centre for Christianity and Society.

In addition to her role as Director of CAC, Grace is also serving as a pastor alongside her husband, Chris, at Rise Alliance Church – a new church plant servicing the Rochedale area.