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Professor Stephen Fogarty

Professor Stephen Fogarty

President

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Professor Stephen Fogarty is President of AC, a self-accrediting higher education provider and the national training college of Australian Christian Churches. He has held this position since 1999. His role involves providing leadership to the academic and administrative staff and students of the College and representing the College to its various constituencies.

Stephen was born and raised in Western Australia. He is married to Sandra, and they have three married adult children and five grandchildren. He enjoys running marathons, reading literature, attending symphony concerts, and following the Sydney Swans AFL team. Prior to his role at Alphacrucis, Stephen had many years’ involvement in pastoral ministry, and has pioneered three churches.

Stephen has earned a Diploma of Bible and Ministry, Bachelor of Arts (Economics), Master of Arts (Theology), and a PhD in Organisational Leadership. His research explores transformational and servant leadership, and the relationship between leadership and follower motivation. He frequently presents at conferences and seminars and speaks at churches, colleges and conferences.

Stephen's research focuses on Organisational Leadership, Church Leadership, and Volunteer Motivation. His book, Light a Fire: How to Effectively Motivate Volunteers in Your Church examines the relationship between leader behaviour and volunteer motivation. He chairs the Asia Pacific Theological Association, Alphacrucis College New Zealand, and is a board member of Asia Pacific Theological Seminary, and the World Alliance for Pentecostal Theological Education.

Stephen is a member of the Pastoral Theology and Ministry research cluster.

Qualifications

PhD (Organisational Leadership) (Regent University)
Dissertation Title The Impact of Senior Pastor Leadership Behaviors on Volunteer Motivation 2013

Master of Arts (Theology) (Australian College of Theology) 2000

Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies (Leadership) (Regent University) 2011

Bachelor of Arts (Economics) (Murdoch University) 1981

Diploma (Bible and Christian Ministries) (Commonwealth Bible College) 1984

Supervision

Business, Leadership, Ministry

Research Interests

Church and not-for-profit organisational leadership.

Field of Research

Strategy, management and organisational behaviour

Books

  • 2016
    • Fogarty S. G.(2016). Light a Fire: How to effectively motivate volunteers in your church (translations: French, Finnish). Australasian Pentecostal Studies.

Book Chapters

  • 2016
    • Fogarty, S (2016). Is servant leadership effective in motivating volunteers? In Fountain, A.K.(ed.), Theological education in a cross-cultural context: Essays in honor of John and Bea Carter (pp. 225-248). APTS Press. | External link

Journal Articles

  • 2022
    • Fogarty, S; Perry, D; Austin, D (2022). Politics and Pentecostalism in Australia. Pneuma, 44 100–118.
  • 2011
    • Fogarty, S. G.(2011). The servant leadership of David Yonggi Cho. Australasian Pentecostal Studies, 14.
  • 2010
    • Fogarty, S. G.(2010). The dark side of charismatic leadership. Australasian Pentecostal Studies, 13.
  • 2009
    • Fogarty, S. G.(2009). Gender and leadership behaviour among senior pastors. Asian Journal of Pentecostal Studies, 12 (2).

Presentations

  • 2021
    • John 7:37-39: The Spirit Satisfies (2021), AC Chapel, Sydney, Australia, 03 Mar 2021
  • 2020
    • Ephesians 5:18-21: Spirit Filled Living (2020), Orange Christian Ministry Centre, Orange, Australia, 29 Nov 2020
    • (with Austin, D.A.) "Charismatic leadership in Pentecostal ministry education: An Australian case study" (2020), GloPent World 2020 ,First Virtual Global Pentecostal Studies Conference, “Mapping Global Pentecostal Issues”, Virtual, Facilitated by , University of Birmingham, 31 Oct 2020
    • Psalm 23: The Real Necessity of Life (2020), Orange Christian Ministry Centre, Orange, Australia, 30 Aug 2020
    • Psalm 23: Real Necessity of Life (2020), Su Presencia, Bogota, Colombia, 27 Jan 2020
  • 2019
    • Ephesians 5:18-21: Spirit Filled Living (2019), Church of New Life Service, Katoomba, Australia, 01 Dec 2019
    • Psalm 23: The Real Necessity of Life (2019), Great Life Church, Yangebup, 03 Oct 2019
    • Servant Leadership and Volunteer Motivation (2019), Asia Pacific Theological Association Theological Symposium, Hong Kong, 03 Sep 2019
    • Philippians 4:4-7: Choose Peace (2019), Morling College Chapel, Sydney, Australia, 27 Aug 2019
    • Ephesians 5:18-21: Spirit Filled Living (2019), Embassy Church Service, Belmore, Australia, 25 Aug 2019
    • Ephesians 5:18-21: Spirit Filled Living (2019), Grace Church, Hobart, Australia, 22 Aug 2019
    • Philippians 2:14-16: Shine Like Stars (2019), AC Chapel, Sydney, Australia, 07 Aug 2019
    • Philippians 4:4-7: Choose Peace (2019), Centro Church Service, Ipswich, Australia, 04 Aug 2019
    • Philippians 4:4-7: Choose Peace (2019), Divine Mercy Pentecostal Ministries, Brisbane, Australia, 26 Jun 2019
    • Ephesians 5:18-21: Filled With the Spirit (2019), Kings Church, Gold Coast, Australia, 23 Jun 2019
    • Ephesians 2:10: Lives of Purpose (2019), King's College, Gold Coast, Australia, 21 Jun 2019
    • Philippians 4:4-7: Choose Peace (2019), Kings College, Gold Coast, Australia, 21 Jun 2019
    • Ephesians 5:18-21: Spirit Filled Living (2019), Northwest Church, Tamworth, Australia, 09 Jun 2019
    • Matthew 5:1-12: Sermon on the Mount (2019), Hope Centre, Brisbane, Australia, 02 Jun 2019
    • Matthew 5:17-20: Sermon on the Mount (2019), Hope Centre, Brisbane, Australia, 02 Jun 2019
    • Matthew 5:1-12: Who is the Sermon on the Mount for? (2019), Shiloh Christian Centre, Brisbane, Australia, 25 May 2019
    • Acts 2:1-4: Spirit-Empowered (2019), Real Life Church, Australia, 18 May 2019
    • John 17:20-23: Live Like God (2019), AC Chapel, Sydney, Australia, 15 May 2019
    • 1 Corinthians 15:3-8: Truth (2019), Christian Centre, Wollongong, 28 Apr 2019
    • John 17:20-23: Live Like God (2019), Christian Centre, Wollongong, Australia, 28 Apr 2019
    • Philippians 4:4-7: Choose Peace (2019), Sandringham Christian Family, Auckland, New Zealand, 07 Apr 2019
    • 2 Peter 1:1-4: Passion (2019), AC Chapel, Sydney, Australia, 06 Mar 2019
    • Philippians 4:4-8: Choose Peace (2019), Harvest Christian Church, Auckland, New Zealand, 17 Feb 2019
    • Leadership (2019), Harvest Christian Church, Auckland, New Zealand, 16 Feb 2019
    • Ephesians 5:18-21: Spirit Filled Living (2019), Grace International, Auckland, New Zealand, 06 Feb 2019
    • Philippians 4:4-7: Choose Peace (2019), Su Presencia, Bogota, Colombia, 06 Jan 2019
  • 2018
    • Philippians 4:4-7: Choose Peace (2018), Energizer Church, Hobart, Australia, 09 Dec 2018
    • Philippians 4:4-7: Choose Peace (2018), Grace International, Auckland, New Zealand, 02 Dec 2018
    • Ephesians 5:18-21: Spirit Filled Living (2018), Centrepoint Church Service, Brisbane, Australia, 25 Nov 2018
    • Ephesians 5:18-21: Spirit Filled Living (2018), Salt Water Church, Gawler, Australia, 11 Nov 2018
    • Revelations 12:7-11: Church Victorious (2018), Salt Church, Gawler, Australia, 11 Nov 2018
    • Ephesians 5:18-21: Spirit Filled Living (2018), Lifehouse Church, Coffs Harbour, 21 Oct 2018
    • Revelations 12:7-11: Church Victorious (2018), Lifehouse Church, Coffs Harbour, Australia, 21 Oct 2018
    • Ephesians 5:18-21: Spirit Filled Living (2018), The Pastures Church, Wycombe, United Kingdom, 23 Sep 2018
    • Revelations 12:7-11: Church Victorious (2018), Lifehouse Church, Chatswood, Australia, 26 Aug 2018
    • Genesis 8:1: Heroic but not Hero (2018), AC Chapel, Sydney, Australia, 08 Aug 2018
    • Revelations 12:7-11: Church Victorious (2018), Panasia Conference, Online, 01 Aug 2018
    • Philippians 4:4-7: Choose Peace (2018), Nations Church, Dunedin, New Zealand, 15 Jul 2018
    • The 4 I's (2018), Nations Church, Dunedin, New Zealand, 14 Jul 2018
    • Romans 1: The Gospel (2018), Iso Kirja Convention, Iso Kirja, Finland, 23 Jun 2018
    • Romans 15:13: Hope (2018), Iso Kirja Convention, Iso Kirja, Finland, 22 Jun 2018
    • Philippians 4:4-8: Choose Peace (2018), Honour Church, Port Macquarie, Australia, 22 Apr 2018
    • Romans 1: The Gospel (2018), AC Chapel, Sydney, Australia, 11 Apr 2018
    • Revelations 12:7-11: Church Victorious (2018), Harvest Christian Church, Auckland, New Zealand, 08 Apr 2018
    • Introduction to Leadership (2018), Harvest Christian Church, Auckland, New Zealand, 07 Apr 2018
    • Revelations 12:7-11: Church Victorious (2018), Nations Church, Dunedin, New Zealand, 18 Mar 2018
    • Revelations 12:7-11: Church Victorious (2018), Grace Church, Hobart, Australia, 11 Mar 2018
    • Ephesians 5:18-21: Spirit Filled Living (2018), Nations church, Dunedin, New Zealand, 07 Mar 2018
    • Revelations 12:7-11: Church Victorious (2018), Great Life Church, Yangebup, 18 Feb 2018
    • Revelations 12:7-11: Church Victorius (2018), Great Life Church, Yangebup, Australia, 18 Feb 2018
    • Revelations 12:7-11: Church Victorious (2018), Kings Church, Gold Coast, Australia, 11 Feb 2018
    • Ephesians 5:18-21: Filled with Spirit (2018), Life UC, Canberra, 18 Jan 2018
  • 2016
    • Is servant leadership effective church leadership? (2016), 45th Annual Meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies, Los Angeles, USA, 01 Jan 2016
  • 2015
    • Is servant leadership effective in motivating volunteers? (2015), Asia Pacific Theological Association Theological Symposium, Taipei, Taiwan, 01 Jan 2015
    • The impact of leadership style on volunteer motivation (2015), Irish Academy of Management Annual Conference, Galway, Ireland, 01 Jan 2015
  • 2014
    • A Grounded Theory Study of Church Leadership Processes (2014), XIII International Studying Leadership Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, 01 Jan 2014
  • 2013
    • Effective leadership in Australian Christian Churches (2013), World Alliance for Pentecostal Theological Education Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 01 Jan 2013
    • How leaders impact the motivation of organisation members (2013), International Conference on Pentecostal Theology, Sydney, Australia, 01 Jan 2013
    • The impact of senior pastor leadership behaviour on volunteer motivation (2013), XII International Studying Leadership Conference, Rome, Italy, 01 Jan 2013
    • Transformational and Transactional Leadership in Australian Christian Churches (2013), E21 Scholars Conference, Sydney, Australia, 01 Jan 2013
  • 2011
    • The Servant Leadership of David Yonggi Cho (2011), Youngsan International Theological Symposium, Seoul, Korea, 01 Jan 2011
  • 2010
    • The Dark Side of Charismatic Leadership (2010), Asia Pacific Theological Association Theological Symposium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 01 Jan 2010
  • 2009
    • Gender and Leadership Behaviour Amoung Senior Pastors (2009), Asian Pacific Theological Association Theological Symposium, Sydney, Australia, 01 Jan 2009
  • 2006
    • Church Growth in the Assemblies of God in Australia (2006), Annual Conference of the Institute for Church Growth, Sydney, Australia, 01 Jan 2006

Engagement Publications

Popular Articles

  • 2020
    • Fogarty, S (2020). Australian spirit up to the task of getting us through this pandemic. The Canberra Times, 09 May. | External link
  • 2019
    • Fogarty, S. (2019). Transforming Leadership. Crucis, . | External link
    • Fogarty, S (2019). Inside our Pentecostal PM’s church. The Sydney Morning Herald, 20 April. | External link
    • Fogarty, S (2019). A Pentecostal Prime Minister in the hand of angry secularists. ABC, 27 February. | External link
    • Fogarty, S (2019). Pentecostals join the middle class. Eternity, 31 Jan. | External link
    • Fogarty, S (2019). PM prays with us and refuses to keep his faith in a box. The Sydney Morning Herald, 10 July. | External link

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