To see God’s purposes for singleness so wonderfully expressed in the body of Christ, that married and single Christians glorify Jesus with one voice.
To develop biblical, theological and pastoral resources exploring God’s purposes for singleness that equip Christians, encourage Christian communities, and shape Christian culture.
We hold to the fundamental truths of the Christian faith. Click to read our full statement of faith and learn about beliefs on marriage, singleness and sex.
We rejoice in all that God has done for us in Christ and seek to respond in prayerful gratitude.
Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this God’s will for you in Christ Jesus – 1 Thess 5:16-18
We seek to humble ourselves before God so that we might ever increase in our knowledge of him and his purposes, as revealed in his Word.
He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way – Psalm 25:9
We aim to emulate Christ’s abounding compassion and sacrificial love for all.
Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourself with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience – Colossians 3:12
We commit to being faithful stewards of all the gifts and responsibilities God has entrusted to us.
Now it is required that those who have given a trust must prove faithful. – 1 Cor 4:2
We delight in God’s establishment of the local church as the foundational place of belonging and service for all Christians.
Now you are the body of Christ and each one of you is a part of it – 1 Corinthians 12:27
Executive Director
Dani is the founding director of Single Minded. After graduating from Moore Theological College and serving in women’s ministry at a church in Sydney, Dani completed a PhD focusing on a theology of singleness.
She also works part-time as the Sydney Anglican Diocesan Research Officer and spends the rest of her time writing, reading, speaking and training on singleness, sexuality, church community and more. She loves the musical Les Miserables, a good cup of chai and making her nephew and niece laugh.
Community Engagement Coordinator
Simon’s role involves building partnerships with our existing community members and forging new connections with those who haven’t yet heard of Single Minded.
Simon is an assistant minister in an Anglican church in Sydney’s Inner West and is also spending some time working on resourcing youth in their thinking around identity and faith. He is an Anglican deacon, a recent graduate from Moore College and previously completed an advanced diploma in theology at Youthworks College. Simon used to work in various creative jobs and as a pastry chef. He still enjoys baking the occasional wedding cake!
Administrator Extraordinaire!
Rebecca is our part-time administrator. She’s the one who reads and responds to your emails and makes all the magic happen behind the scenes. In other words, Rebecca is the engine room of Single Minded!
Rebecca join our team as one of the admin asssitants with Virtual Church Assist (a fantastic group that provides administrative support specific to church and ministry organisations). She has 10+ years experience working in church admin roles and also serves the communications and publications coordinator at an Anglican church in Sydney’s Hills District. When she’s not working, she loves spending time with her family, drinking good coffee and relaxing at the beach.
Committee Chair
Dani is the founding director of Single Minded. After graduating from Moore Theological College and serving in women’s ministry at a church in Sydney, Dani completed a PhD focusing on a theology of singleness.
She also works part-time as the Sydney Anglican Diocesan Research Officer and spends the rest of her time writing, reading, speaking and training on singleness, sexuality, church community and more. She loves the musical Les Miserables, a good cup of chai and making her nephew and niece laugh.
Committee Deputy Chair
Nigel is the Senior Minister of Christ Church St Ives and serves as the Deputy Chair of Single Minded.
He’s passionate about helping Christian people understand singleness and enabling churches to thoughtfully love and care for their single members. Nigel is married to Nicky and he has four adult children, a dog, a cat and a passion for gardening, reading and running.
Committee Secretary
Penny enjoyed a lucrative career as a marketing executive but left it behind to devote her energies to serving Jesus.
Penny is married with adult children and lives in the Southern Highlands with her husband and two naughty kitties. Penny embraces all things 1950s and enjoys baking, knitting, crocheting and sewing.
Committee Treasurer
Using the skills from her day job as a bookkeeper, Miriam serves as our treasurer.
She wants to make sure that other single people can get the same encouragement and support in embracing singleness that she has received from her family and church. Miriam loves being the fun aunty to a dozen nieces and nephews, and agrees with Dani that chai is the best hot drink around.
Committee Member
Assumpta is a passionate advocate for honouring and upholding singleness in the church family.
She finds an easy and spontaneous happiness in God’s creation, and creating things herself (she has many varieties of homemade kombucha). Assumpta dotes on her niece and nephew, Vera and Ajay, loves trying unusual things, and going on spur-of-the-moment road trips.
Committee Member
Simon loves music, adrenaline activities, coffee catchups, building community and investing deeply in people.
Si (as his friends call him) is keen to serve the Lord Jesus as a single man, and desires that all Christians, whether single or married, support each other in the service of God’s kingdom. He is currently finishing a degree in Social Work and intends to move into the field next year.
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