Mark Rogers

Ministry Representative - Victoria & Tasmania

A middle-aged man with glasses, beard, and mustache smiling, wearing a navy blue polo shirt with a badge logo on the chest.

ABOUT MARK

I began my ministry life as an evangelist working in the Anglican Church Army for 17 years ministering with youth, children, community outreach and hospital patients. 

My wife Kathy and I were called to ministry with FOI in 2015 through Dr Deane Woods (FOI’s Former Australian Director). I was a Pastor in the Churches of Christ and a Baptist Care aged care Chaplain at the time. After a year in our home town of Newcastle NSW during which I would preach at local churches and make weekly visits to the local synagogue. I would also make weekly 5-hour round-trip journeys to sing for the residents at a Jewish Nursing home in Sydney’s North. 

CALL TO MELBOURNE

Towards the end of 2015 another call came from FOI for the Rogers to relocate to Melbourne where Australia’s largest Jewish population resides. This move was both a challenge and a joy to them as they sold up their home and bought a new one in the Western suburbs of the city to begin this adventure in a new environment.

A man playing an acoustic guitar and singing to elderly residents in a care facility lounge.

Since moving, God has opened many amazing opportunities to minister through music and friendship to the elderly folk in the Jewish Aged Care homes in the Eastern suburbs where around 55,000 Jewish people live in what is sometimes called ”the Bagel Belt”. Kosher butchers, Jewish bakers, cafès and restaurants and 53 synagogues(!) make for a fascinating insight into Jewish culture and religion with almost every Jewish sub-denomination represented.

People dining at tables near a large window overlooking a body of water, with a speaker and someone speaking at a podium.
An elderly woman with white hair, glasses, and bright red lipstick standing with a middle-aged man with glasses, short dark hair, wearing a white shirt, and carrying a brown shoulder bag, inside a building.
A man in a white shirt and blue tie plays a guitar and sings to four elderly women sitting at a table in a church or community room. The women are reading from paper, and the room has church banners and a cross on the wall.
Scene in a living room with two elderly women, one sitting on a couch and the other standing, watching a TV screen displaying a man holding a lobster. The room has decorations, a side table with various items, and a walker next to one of the women.
A diverse group of 14 people gathered indoors, smiling for a group photo. They are standing in front of a brown curtain, with some seated in front. The individuals vary in age, gender, and ethnicity, wearing casual and winter clothing.
Two men sitting on a red upholstered sofa, one elderly with a black hat and a wheelchair, the other middle-aged with glasses and a blue shirt, smiling and holding hands.

BRINGING COMFORT

Because I had worked for 15 years in the field of Aged Care for many years it was a natural decision to reach out with my music programs to the Jewish Aged Care homes. I remember the first time I rang the Lifestyle Coordinator at Gary Smorgon House and explained what I was hoping to do. Without hesitation she said, “When can you come!!??” This was the beginning of many precious interactions, music programs and deep friendships with residents, staff and family members, who are often shocked when they find out about his Christian faith and his long journeys across the city from West to East each week to bring them some joy and friendship. Many of these dear people are among the last of the world’s Holocaust survivors. And not only the residents, but also family members, staff and even the resident rabbi occasionally join in with the singing!!

PROCLAIMING BIBLICAL TRUTH

To the Church

  • I have an active preaching schedule around churches in Victoria and occasionally in Tasmania focussing on God's plan for His Covenant People Israel, Christian Doctrine, the Prophetic Scriptures, the Promises concerning the Messiah and the state of play in the Middle east and globally.

  • I also write and sing my own songs (often with a Hebrew flavour)  as part  of this ministry to the Church.

  • I am also an Elder at my local church where I preach, lead worship and regularly meet with others for mutual fellowship, encouragement and prayer.

To the World

  • Through outreach at The Royal Melbourne Show each September.

  • I am also involved in our English as a Second Language program where my contribution is to help our (mostly Chinese) students to learn English by singing. 

  • I have also been given a Wyndham City Busking Permit.

I look back and I see how much the Lord has sovereignly intervened in my life and opened doors of ministry that I had never anticipated. Kathy and I are so thankful for His many blessings.

And so, “HEVENU SHALOM ALEICHEM!” - “We bring peace to you” in Yeshua's Name!

Thank you for your Prayers

  • Continuing openings of opportunities to comfort the Jewish people in Melbourne.

  • Good health

  • The Holy Spirit’s guidance as I prepare messages and preach at churches.

  • Continued Creativity in the use of music to reach the unsaved.

A man wearing glasses and a black shirt with a name tag speaking into a microphone at a podium, with audio equipment and a monitor in the background.
A smiling man wearing glasses and a gray sweater playing an acoustic guitar indoors. Behind him are flags, a menorah, and fruit on a table.
An older man with glasses singing and playing an acoustic guitar in a room with seated patients, some of whom have mobility aids, during a performance or entertainment event.

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Mark is the Ministry Representative for Victoria and Tasmania. His work involves sharing education to stand against AntiSemitism and Replacement Theology.

You can also help Mark continue to show love and solidarity through his music programs to Jewish aged care residents.