Our Leaders

Senior Minister
Peter Stedman
Senior Minister
Pete has been married to Bree for ten years and has three daughters – Suzannah, Jasmine and Annabelle. He has overall responsibility for the life of our church and strongly believes that Norwest Anglican has a real obligation to serve the community in which we live. Pete would love to meet with you anytime to talk about how Jesus makes sense of everything.

Assistant Minister
David Keun
Assistant Minister
Dave is the pastor of our evening service, Chapel Lane. He is married to Louise with 3 daughters (and another child on the way). Dave loves to play most sports and still secretly thinks he can crack the ‘big time’. Until that time comes, he is devoted to helping people understand the importance of Jesus in their lives.


Kids & Youth Minister
Luke Thomson
Kids & Youth Minister
Luke is married to Jennifer and coordinates our ministry to kids and teenagers. He loves helping young people understand how good it is to know and follow Jesus. Luke also enjoys supporting the Sydney Swans, playing sport & his guitar.

Office Administrator
Laura Mahoney
Office Administrator
Laura is married to John. She manages the church office and many of the associated administrative responsibilities. Laura loves studying visual arts and leading the young adult bible study, RISE, alongside John.


Ministry Apprentice
John Mahoney
Ministry Apprentice
John is married to Laura (our office administrator). He is in his 2nd year as an MTS apprentice and relishing the practical ministry experience he is getting before deciding on going into ministry full-time. He loves stories, games of all sorts and the Office Administrator.


Ministry Apprentice
Ben Green
Ministry Apprentice
Ben joined the staff team in February 2012 as the second Ministry Apprentice. He is currently involved in kids and youth ministry, and is passionate about seeing them live for Jesus and being empowered from Gods Word. He enjoys playing the piano, watching a good comedy and walking in the park.

Student Minister
Cedric Tang
Student Minister
Cedric is married to Jenni and they both study full time at Sydney Missionary Bible College. Cedric joins the team as a student minister. He assists in the music ministry and leads a Chapel Lane Community Group with Jenni. They love bushwalking, drinking tea and spending quality time with Nelson their cat.


Year 13
Mikaela Bower
Year 13
Mikaela finished her HSC in 2011 and decided to undertake the gap year program run by Youthworks ‘Year 13’. She is excited to be spending a year dedicated to her faith and love for God. Mikaela enjoys playing tennis, as well as reading in her spare time.


Ministry Consultant
Paul Shepanski
Ministry Consultant
Paul is married to Alison and has two adult daughters. Paul is passionately interested in building Christian community and supports our staff on a part-time basis in achieving this goal. He is also a musician, a partner in an online travel business and executive director of Relationships Forum Australia.