Our Leadership
Pastors
Steven Tran
Senior Pastor
Steven was a Buddhist who found the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ irresistible! He now has the privilege of teaching others about the grandeur of Jesus through every page of Scripture. He's married to Steph and they have three young kids.
Richard Wong
Pastor
Richard considers it a great joy to serve in pastoral ministry and help others grow in their love of Jesus. He’s married to Maggie and they have a border collie named Ollie who is too old to still be acting like a puppy.
Elders
Mike Husband
Elder
Mike has been with CCCB/SLE since 1979 and has seen CCCB grow from about 20 persons to over 800 in 4 churches. As well as teaching/co-leading SOS Central Mike guides the administration of SLE and other CCCB entities to free others for pastoral ministries. He is also committed to missions involvement: he volunteered with OMF for 12 years and guides SLE’s Missions Committee. Mike and Yin-Leng’s daughters and sons-in-law are active in ministry in other churches.
Daniel Tan
Elder
Dan loves Jesus and considers following Jesus as the highest honour in life. He has been part of the SLE Church family most of his life. He enjoys the great outdoors, especially Girraween National Park and Fraser Island. He loves 80s music, good coffee, keeping aquariums & HIIT workouts (minus the burpees). Dan is married to Lin, has 2 wonderful boys, a Labrador and an escape-artist greyhound.
Randy Chan
Elder
Randy is learning to love Jesus more each day, and finds joy in seeing lives changed through God’s word. He enjoys the art of making filtered coffee and looks forward to owning a better sound system one day (even as he waits for Jesus’ return)!
Staff and Deacons
Sonja Graml
Staff Worker
Sonja is German-born, Aussie-raised, & Asian-influenced after living 8 years in Singapore. She’s thankful for the ways that Moore Theological College, AFES & The Crossing Church trained her for ministry & feels right at home serving the women & international students at SLE. You'll often find her at home baking or cooking for others.
Jordan Tan
Ministry Trainee
Winnie Chan
Deacon (Administrator)
Winnie treasures early morning walks with her husband Randy and spending time with their two teenage daughters. Winnie loves to connect with the SLE community through her role as the Church Administrator. Her joy is found in friendships that help one another behold the beauty of Jesus.
Daniel Tan
Deacon (Treasurer)
Daniel has attended SLE Church since 2000 and has been serving as SLE Church Treasurer since 2015 and Church Deacon since 2018. He is also a member of the Church Welcoming Host Team. He regularly attends the working adults Bible study group on Tuesday nights. Daniel enjoys reading/hearing testimonies (e.g. at baptism) and gains much encouragement from hearing how people's lives change when they turn towards Jesus.
Simeon Wong
Deacon
Simeon loves reading and helping others read the Bible as one unified story that leads to Jesus. He serves in chairing Sunday services and in the 'Change Team'. Simeon is married to Audrey and enjoys C.S. Lewis books, rugby league and YouTube (in that order).
Matthew Tao
Deacon
Matt grew up in SLE Church where he attended SaLT, Sunday YF, and now Clay. He and his wife Helen now serve in some of these ministries that they attended, helping teens and uni students know and grow in Christ. Matt is also serving in the PA team, and in Sunday YF.