Philip Foster

Philip Foster Key Facilitator Philip is an expert in biblical languages, with a strong interest in Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern languages.  His doctoral research focused on the application of modern linguistics (particularly cognitive semantics) to the study of Ancient Hebrew.  Qualifications Master of Divinity, Melbourne School of Theology Doctor of Philosophy, Hebrew and Old […]

Chad Loftis

Chad Loftis Key Facilitator Growing up as a missionary kid and the son of a pastor, Chad Loftis saw the value of compassion as a way to cross cultural barriers and heal hurting people. He fell into professional counselling while at Bible College in the USA because he wanted to be in the same class […]

Benjy Soosai

Benjy Soosai Key Facilitator Benjy Soosai currently serves as Finance Assistant/Bookkeeper with CTP. He is a retired Associate Programme Director for Aged Persons Mental Health with Eastern Health Service.  His professional background is in Psychiatric Nursing, with many years of experience in Community Aged Mental Health and Adult Mental Health across various Public Health Services […]

Rev Dr. Michael Bräutigam

Rev Dr. Michael Bräutigam Director Michael studied psychology at the University of Trier/Germany (he is an accredited Psychologist in his homeland Germany) and theology in Scotland. He teaches both disciplines at MST & Eastern. His current research projects focuses on the question of Christian identity at the intersection of theology (theological anthropology) and psychology (self-concept […]