Meet The Uphold Team

Uphold Chair
Mike Doyle
Mike loves Jesus, his wife, and his five kids. He enjoys spending time outdoors enjoying God’s good creation, including camping, fishing and running marathons (generally slowly). Mike is the Pastor of St James' Anglican Church, Berala. He is passionate about seeing people come to know Jesus as Lord and Saviour, and fighting injustice.

Committee Member - Legal Advice - Treasurer
Michael Terceiro
Michael is a commercial lawyer who specialises in competition and consumer law. He has run his own law firm since 2008. He previously worked at the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for fifteen years in a variety of roles. Relevantly, Michael has also completed the Intermediate Theology Certificate through Moore College and a Masters in Dispute Resolution through the University of New South Wales. Michael attends the New Life Christian Church in Blacktown. Prior to attending New Life, Michael attended various Presbyterian Churches. He has served as a Director/Company Secretary of Tyndale Christian School and undertaken pro bono legal work for various religious groups including Presbyterian Youth, Generate Ministries and Ministry Training Strategy (MTS). Michael sees his legal ministry as being focused on assisting Christian organisations to comply with relevant secular laws.

Communications Advisor
Emma Thornett
Emma became a Christian in a Baptist church in England that was started by American missionaries. Since moving to Australia she has been part of Uniting, Presbyterian, Baptist and Anglican churches, and now serves with the saints at All Saints Anglican Church in Petersham, Sydney. Emma lives in Sydney’s inner west with her black cat, Henri, and is the Managing Editor at Matthias Media. She loves her job, and can’t quite believe that she gets paid to be an annoying pedant.

Committee Member - Secretary/Administrator
Kristy Cordery
Kristy is married to Matthew, has 2 daughters and lives in Orange NSW. She grew up in a Christian house and has been involved in both Anglican and Independent churches. She now attends St James Presbyterian Church in Orange. Kristy has worked in administration all of her adult working life and she loves it! She has worked as an administrator for different churches, in medical practices and now is working with NSW Health. Kristy loves to see administration done well, underpinning the work it is there to support.

Committee Member
Deryck Howell
Deryck has been married to Glenda for over 50 years and is a father of five, grandfather and great grandfather. He became a follower of Jesus in his early teens and has served in vocational Christian ministry in the Sydney Anglican diocese for decades. Deryck spent 20 years as an associate minister of St Matthias. From there he moved to be the Archdeacon of South Sydney, then became a Senior Minister of Rosemeadow/Appin in the South West of Sydney ministering amongst public housing communities. Deryck is particularly passionate about ministry amongst and with First Nations peoples and interim pastored the Shoalhaven Aboriginal Community Church. He currently serves as a part-time assistant minister in Fairy Meadow Anglican Church.
When it comes to dealing with bullies and mistreatment of ministry workers - Deryck has runs on the board. Deryck was the inaugural chairman of the Professional Standards Committee. He has been helping assistant ministers for decades and is known as a “problem-solver and local church advocate”. Deryck has a deep love and respect for the Sydney diocese, and is deeply saddened to hear of misbehaviour by leaders and others that causes pain and distress to the Lord’s sheep.

Committee Member
Martin Shadwick
Martin became a Christian through the witness of a school Scripture teacher whose character adorned the gospel in every way. He, his wife and four kids live in Newcastle, where he has served in university ministry since 2007. Martin has been an active member in Anglican, Presbyterian and independent churches, and he loves serving the wider church body through an interdenominational platform (AFES), and now also Uphold. He has experienced and witnessed some painful things in ministry teams, and wants to help us all do better at practising the grace and truth we proclaim.

Committee Member
Kim Hinkley
Kim is wife to David and Mum to a primary school teacher, a professional cricketer, a barista and a teenager still at school! She lives and works on the outskirts of Sydney’s west, in Penrith. After becoming a Christian later in life, Kim has been attending TOMS Anglican Church at Cranebrook for over 20 years. She is currently on Parish Council, is a Synod Rep and helps lead a youth bible study.
Sadly, in the past while employed in a Christian workplace, Kim witnessed misconduct that resulted in one of her colleagues sustaining a severe psychology injury and several others who were subject to unacceptable abuse of power. Learning from this experience, Kim has committed to supporting and advocating for people who find themselves in similar situations.
