Profile

Basic CV of Robert Forsyth

** read an interview with Robert Forsyth

personal

Wife: Margaret
Four children and three grandchildren (at present).

Grew up at West Ryde.
Attended Meadowbank Boys High School,
Sydney University

Converted at Billy Graham 1959 in Sydney.

ministry

Candidate for the Methodist ministry for a number of years and changed to the Anglican candidature for the ministry in 1972

Moore college

Assistant Minister Glenbrook: 1976-77

Assistant Minister Holy Trinity Adelaide: 1978-1983

Rector of St Barnabas’, Broadway and Chaplain to Sydney Uni: 1983–2000

Bishop of South Sydney, Anglican Diocese of Sydney: 2000 -

other ministries and committees

Senior staff worker with the Sydney University Evangelical Union staff team
and Chairman of The EU Graduates Fund (ACN 074 026 038)

Speaker at about 10 University missions and many student teaching conferences

Sunday night talk back radio show Adelaide 5DN 1981–1983 and occasional media things since then.

Columnist with Southern Cross Newspaper (Bah! Humbug!) 1989–2000

Co-author and developer of LifeWorks evangelism program

Member of the international program committee and regional seminar presenter at the Billy Graham Association Amsterdam 2000 Conference for Preaching Evangelists.

Sydney Standing Committee 1990–

Sydney General Synod Representative 1990–

Sydney Doctrine Commission 1994–

Archbishop’s Liturgical Panel 1993–

St Andrew’s Cathedral Chapter 1993–

Member of the General Synod Strategic Issues Advisory Panel 1999–

Trinity Grammar School council 1987-1997

Examining Chaplain 1991-1994 Archbishop’s selection panel 1996–

Sydney Anglican Cursillo Spiritual Director 1995–1997

Sydney Department of Evangelism council in the 1980s

Chairman CENEF University Hall (now Arundel House) council 1983–1990

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