Rev Jennifer Hughes, an ordained minister with over 25 years of ministry experience in the United States and Australia, serves as Mission Resourcing Executive Officer in the Synod of South Australia. She leads a team focused on discipleship, covenanting with First Peoples, faith vitality, justice, culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) ministries, and leadership development. Her ministry experience includes congregational placements and roles with the Centre for Music, Liturgy and the Arts, Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University, and Uniting College for Leadership and Theology.
Jennifer has contributed to the wider Church through participation in multiple Assembly Working Groups, Task Groups, Circles and Panels. She also serves as an adjunct lecturer at Uniting College, teaching Liturgy and Worship, and is an ex officio member of the Mission and Leadership Development Board in South Australia. Through these roles, she brings valuable experience in ministry, theological education and leadership development to her work as a member of the Commission for Theology, Formation and Leadership (CTFL), contributing to the Commission’s work in strengthening ministry formation and leadership across the Uniting Church.
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