Staff
Mark Young > DIRECTOR - AustraliaMark grew up in a family actively involved in Papua New Guinea and Australia with Wycliffe Bible Translators. He is married to Joanne who also spent some time in PNG - as a child and later in high school. Mark and Joanne have been married for over 23 years and have three children; Justin (18), Ashley (15) and Bethany (11).
Mark's role was initially as a staff worker in training with a particular focus on supporting Caleb graduates in the follow-up process of their training. In 2000 he was elected to oversee the ministry team and officially took up the role of director at the commencement of 2001.
Over the last 15 years Mark and Joanne have experienced a growing passion for assisting leaders in the local church in Australia. They are equally committed to advancing the resource of training leaders beyond Australian soil to nations where the church is experiencing incredible growth but lacking the key elements and skills of leadership. This training is desperately needed for the long term sustainable growth of the Church. In the West the local church is well resourced while in many African countries, for example, God's people are struggling with little or no training or resource materials.
Rex Booth > DIRECTOR - New Zealand
Rex has been a trainer and Board Member of Caleb New Zealand since it's inception in 1996, becoming the full time Director in January 2004.Rex initially completed a double degree in Psycology and Education and then worked as a teacher. He then took up a management role in World Vision New Zealand for 3 years.
God's call has been on Rex's life since his teens and during his time with World Vision he was called to be the Youth Pastor to a large South Auckland Baptist Church. After this he attended Carey Baptist College where he graduated with a Batchelor of Theology. He and his family were called to Manurewa Baptist Church as Senior Pastor, where he served for 11 years. This church has now commissioned him, and his wife Yvonne and family, as missionaries to serve with Caleb Leadership Ministries NZ.
Rex is married to Yvonne and they have 4 children, Rachel (24), Jeremy (23), Tim (19) and Hannah (15).
Greg Schumann > BOARD CHAIRMAN - Australia
Greg grew up in Melbourne and obtained an Agricultural Science degree at Melbourne University graduating in 1961.Greg moved to North Central Victoria and become Assistant Manager with a family owned Stockfeed and Flour Milling business. A year later he married Lee who trained as a Mothercraft Nurse at the Presbyterian Babies Home in Canterbury. In 1969 they moved to Melbourne when Greg became the National Marketing Manager with a merger of three family companies.
The company became publicly listed and then went though a series of mergers and takeovers such that Greg had a number of senior executive positions with major companies such as Elders ,Goodman Fielder, Watties and finally Ridley Corporation. He was the State Manager responsible for nine Victorian feed mills and in his final two years before retirement in 2000 he became the National Business Development Manager for Ridley Agriproducts.
Greg and Lee have been married over forty years, have four married children and ten grandchildren all actively involved in Blackburn North Baptist Church, the same church that they started attending in 1971 and in which both Greg and Lee have been involved in many different roles including Sunday School, Diaconate, Missionary Committee, Youth Leaders etc.
Greg has also served as Chairman for Word Investments Limited [now the investment arm of Wycliffe Bible Translators] for 27 years, as a Board member of Bethel Funerals and as Chairman for Caleb Ministries for 16 years. Currently he also assists the CEO in the promotion of Caleb courses, and serves as a Caleb Trainer .