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Read the profiles of ALC's Education Staff who are well-qualified to teach, inspiring our students to think critically about life and faith in the light of biblical and church teaching

Ms Emma Graetz

DipMan CertIVTAE DipTheol GCCFM
Director of VET

Emma oversees both Vocational Education Training and non-award training at ALC.

Location ALC North Adelaide

Pastor Richard Haar

BTh MTh GradCertCounselling CertIVTAE
Lecturer in Systematics and Pastoral Theology, Coordinator of History and Systematics Studies, Overseas Student Support

Richard commenced work at ALC in semester 1 2016, having accepted the call of the Church to serve as lecturer in Systematic Theology.

Location ALC North Adelaide

Dr Stephen Haar

BTheol BA(Hons) PhD GradDipEd CertIVTAE DD(hon)
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.

Research areas: New Testament Backgrounds, Historical Jesus, Synoptic Gospels and Acts, Human Sexuality, Ecology, Theological Education, Integrative Learning

Location ALC North Adelaide

Dr Stephen Hultgren

BA MDiv PhD
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.

Research areas: New Testament, Biblical Theology

Location ALC North Adelaide

Dr Kerrin Huth

DipT BEd GradDipEd(EC) GradCertEd PgCertEdLead MEd PhD
Casual Academic

Kerrin teaches in the area of educational theology, with a particular interest in teaching and leading Christian Studies.

Location Queensland

Dr Dan Mueller

BEng BInfoTech PhD BTh/BMin MMissionalLeadership
Casual Academic

Rev Dr Dan Mueller is currently serving as Lead Pastor with Immanuel Lutheran Church on the Sunshine Coast (QLD).

Location Buderim, Sunshine Coast, Queensland

Dr Tania Nelson

DipT(Primary) BEd GDThEd BSpEd MEd CertIV TAE EdD GradCertDiv
Casual Academic

Tania is the Executive Officer for Local Mission in the Lutheran Church of Australia and New Zealand (LCANZ). As executive officer, she oversees and provides strategic direction for five mission-focused ministries of the LCANZ – Care Ministries, Cross-Cultural Ministry, Grow Ministries, Lutheran Media, and New & Renewing Churches.

Location LCANZ Churchwide Office, North Adelaide

Dr Meg Noack

DipT BEd GradDipRE GradDipArts (Children’s Lit) MEd EdD
Sessional lecturer

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.

Dr Anna Nürnberger

BA+MA [equiv.] PhD
Director of Research, Research Supervisor, Lecturer in Biblical Studies

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.

Research areas: New Testament, Early Christianity, Biblical Theology, Educational Theology

Location ALC North Adelaide

Pastor Fraser Pearce

BA MA BTh GradDipMin
Sessional lecturer

Pastor Fraser Pearce has been a pastor of the Lutheran Church of Australia since 1997, with experience in suburban, rural, and city congregations. He first taught as a sessional lecturer at ALC in 2017.

Dr Andrew Pfeiffer

BA BTh STM PhD
Lecturer in Pastoral Theology, Coordinator of Pastoral and Ministry Studies, Vicarage Coordinator

Andrew teaches mainly in the areas of pastoral theology, missiology and catechesis.

Location ALC North Adelaide

Pastor Thomas Pietsch

BA BCom BA(Hons) BTh BMin STM GCTE
Lecturer in Church History (on study leave)

Tom lectures in church history, philosophy and apologetics.

Location ALC North Adelaide

Dr Merryn Ruwoldt

BA GradDipEd(Sec) GradDipTh(Ed) GradDipBus(Acc) MEdSt EdD GradCertEd(HighEd) CertIVTAE
Dean, Lecturer in Education, Coordinator of Education Studies

Merryn teaches units in the programs for pre-service and in-service teachers and is the Dean of the College.

Research areas: Education, Educational Theology (Minor Thesis only)

Location ALC North Adelaide

Dr Tim Stringer

BTh/BMin DMin
Casual Academic

Tim is serving as the pastor of Calvary Lutheran Church, Greensborough, and Thomastown. He completed a Doctor of Ministry in Biblical Preaching in 2020.

Location Melbourne

Pastor James Winderlich

BTh GradDipMin GradDipHR CertIVTAE GCRM MEd
Principal

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.

Location ALC North Adelaide