Matt BrainHaving been born in Sydney, and grown up in Perth, Matt Brain has lived and ministered with his family across the breadth of Australia. Following a training and practise as a physiotherapist, and ministry as a lay-person, Matt was ordained in the Angican Diocese of North-West Australia in 2003 where he gained valuable experience in rural and remote ministry. He moved to the Diocese of Canberra-Goulburn in 2010 and was consecrated a bishop in 2015 at Goulburn. In early 2018 Matt was installed as the tenth Bishop of Bendigo. Matt has served in traditional parish-based roles, in administrative and executive leadership, as a specialist youth and children's minister, and as an academic. He has published numerous books, articles and conference papers. His doctoral thesis was Treasure in Jars of Clay: Towards a new Pauline Pastoral Theology of Mission to Generation Y in Australia. He has a keen interest in advocacy and is a trustee of the Anglican Relief and Development Fund - Australia. Matt is married to Rachael and they have five children. Read More Read Less