Dominic Steele

Dominic Steele is the senior minister of Village Church, Annandale, Anglican (formerly Annandale Community Anglican Church) and Christians in the Media. He was formerly a radio journalist and presenter on radio stations 2UE and 2WS. After colleague Russell Powell, invited him along to his church in 1985 he shortly thereafter became a Christian. He continued as a news editor in radio and became involved in Anglican churches in Sydney, though he had been raised a Roman Catholic. He later began studying theology at Moore Theological College and was ordained an Anglican Minister. Dominic is the author and presenter of the course Introducing God, used as a tool by Sydney Anglicans and others for evangelism.

Dominic's Introducing God is an evangelism course based on the relational sociology of the Alpha course, but its content is modelled off the Two ways to live tract by Matthias Media.

Early Career

After a start in community radio (2SER and 2RPH) Steele’s commercial radio career began at 2MO Gunnedah as morning announcer. He switched to 2UE as a journalist in 1985 first covering police rounds, then rural news, then news editing. He was 2UE’s only journalist at the 1988 Olympic Games. He then switched to 2WS where he edited and presented various news shifts.

Christianity

Although he grew up Roman Catholic, Steele says it was while at 2UE that he was introduced to God through his friendship with the 2UE’s deputy news director Russell Powell. In 1992 Steele left 2WS to work as an apprentice to then Anglican Chaplain at UNSW Phillip Jensen before studying at Moore Theological College.

Christians in the Media

Steele and Powell founded Christians in the Media in 1997 with Steele as it’s first staffworker. Christians in the Media focuses on ministry to communications students, workplace bible study groups among media workers and occasional events. Highlights include national Christian media workers conferences 'Access All Areas' in 2005 and 2008 with presenters including Kevin Rudd, Donald McDonald, David Aikman and Mark Scott.

Introducing God

In 2003 Steele authored the evangelistic course Introducing God. The course has been used by 2000 Australian Churches and in many other countries around the world. A second edition is being produced in 2011. He spoke extensively at churches and training seminars in 2004-2006 training pastors and church leaders in connecting with postmodern Australians.

Village Church, Annandale (Anglican)

Dominic is a minister in the Anglican Diocese of Sydney of the Sydney Anglican Church Synod, the Diocese's Standing Committee, Mission Board and South Sydney Regional Council.

He was appointed lay minister in charge of St Aidans Anglican Church Annandale in 2002. He was ordained as an Anglican Minister in 2003 and became the licensed Anglican minister of St Aidans. St Aidans in 2004 changed it’s name to Annandale Community Church and then in 2009 to Village Church, Annandale.

Court Controversy

In 2011 Steele and one of the Annandale Church parish councillors were exonerated in a defamation case brought by a parishioner in the Supreme Court in Sydney.

Personal Life

Dominic is married to Cathie and is the father of three children. They live in Sydney's inner west.

External links

• What is Christians in the Media? - Dominic gives a short biography on this page
• Introducing Journalists to God
• Village Church, Annandale
• Link to 2011 Supreme Court Judgement
• Church leaders cleared in court case
• Sydney Morning Herald Report on Churchgoer loses fight over unwanted sex comments

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Name	Steele, Dominic
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Short description	Christian Pastor, Ministry Leader and Author
Date of birth	1965
Place of birth	London, UK
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