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D. Rudi Schwartz
D. Rudi Schwartz was born in South Africa.Growing up in a Christian family, Rudi answered God’s claim on his life when he was 13 years old. He trained at the University of Pretoria...показать большеD. Rudi Schwartz was born in South Africa.Growing up in a Christian family, Rudi answered God’s claim on his life when he was 13 years old. He trained at the University of Pretoria, where he obtained his B.A., B.D. and Post Grad. Dipl. Theol.As a licensed exit student, he completed National Service as an Army Chaplain in the South African Defence Force before being ordained as a minister of Word and Sacrament of the Dutch Reformed Church in 1981.In 1994, after he had been received into the ministry of the Presbyterian Church of Australia, he and his family migrated to Australia. He accepted a call to Warren (NSW).Rudi has been married to Heila for 44 years. They have four children and 13 grandchildren.His ministry included serving as a patrol padre of the Presbyterian Inland Mission (founded by Rev Dr John Flynn in 1912). In this capacity, he served a ‘congregation’ spread over about 250,000 sq kilometres.He had the privilege to serve a term as State Moderator of the Presbyterian Chruch of Queensland. He labels himself as ‘confessional reformed", adhering to the principle that all faith matters must be tested against the infallible and inerrant Word of God’.He retired after almost forty years of congregational ministry and now lives in Bathurst, Australia.Rudi loves classical music, gardening, woodwork, cars, and caravanning.показать меньше