Nigel Pegram - Alphacrucis University College

Biography
Nigel has been an ordained minister of Churches of Christ in Australia since 1990. He has had roles in local church ministry and at state and national levels. He has been married for over thirty years and has two adult children. He is passionate about long-term sustainable ministry whereby Christians are able to develop their gifts and skills to the full for the benefit of the Kingdom of God and the wider community.
Nigel is a member of the Holistic Human Health and Pastoral Theology and Ministry research clusters.
Qualifications
DMin (Tabor Adelaide)
Dissertation Title Emotional Intelligence and the Prevention of Ministry Burnout 2015

MTh (Melbourne College of Divinity)
Dissertation Title Exegetical Issues in Hosea 1-3 1999

BTh (Hons) (Murdoch University)
Dissertation Title The Translation of אַף כִּי־ Using Functional Grammar 1989

DipMin (Hons) (Churches of Christ Theological College, Mulgrave, Vic) 2000
Research Interests

Research Interests

Mission Australia Community Chaplaincy Research Partnership
At the start of 2022, Mission Australia and AC entered in to a five-year research partnership to develop models and measures for Mission Australia's new Community Chaplaincy project. Nigel is lead researcher for the team which involves staff from across various schools within AC.
Research Publications
Books

2010

Pegram, N.D. & Tan R. (2010). Ministry Life Skills Foundations. Minstry Life Skills Centre.

Book Chapters

2024

Pegram, N. (2024). Professionals in Hospital Chaplaincy Provision In Cronshaw, D., Taylor, S., Kappelhoff, M., Transforming Work: Missiological Perspectives for the Church in the World (pp. ). Leiden: Brill. | External link

2023

Denise A. Austin, Nigel D. Pegram, Robert Pope, and Muqowim (2023). Spiritual Formation in Muslim and Pentecostal Higher Education: A Comparative Case Study Between Australia and Indonesia (Part One) In Adis Duderija, Denise A. Austin, Johannes M. Luetz, Interfaith Engagement Beyond the Divide: Approaches, Experiences, and Practices (pp. 203-224). Springer Singapore.

Nigel D. Pegram, Denise A. Austin, Muqowim, Adis Duderija, and Johannes M. Luetz (2023). Character Formation in Muslim and Christian Higher Education: A Comparative Case Study Between Australia and Indonesia (Part Two) In Adis Duderija, Denise A. Austin, Johannes M. Luetz, Interfaith Engagement Beyond the Divide: Approaches, Experiences, and Practices (pp. 225-248). Springer Singapore.

2012

Pegram, N.D.(2012). Emotional Intelligence and Ministry Burnout In Jon Newton, New Frontiers: Redefining Christian Ministry in 21st Century Contexts (pp. 154-188). Mosaic.

Journal Articles

2025

Pegram, N.; Loundar, R. (2025). Measuring Spiritual Wellbeing—Seeking a Valid, Reliable, and Usable Measure.. Religions 16, 16 (6), 685 1–17.

2021

Austin, D.A., Pegram, N.D., Hodson, C., Hepplewhite, G., Nelson, B. (2021). Australian Higher Education Third Party Arrangements: An Independent Provider Case Study. Tertiary Education and Management, .

2018

Pegram, N. (2018). Emotion and Ministry, a Study in Research Methodology. Journal of Contemporary Ministry, 4 47-60. | External link

2017

Pegram, N.D.(2017). Passion and Sustainable Ministry. Pointers: Bulletin of the Christian Research Association, 27(2) 7-10.

Pegram, Nigel (2017). Appreciative Inquiry — A Strategy for Being a Healthy Church. Journal of Contemporary Ministry, 3 67-81. | External link