Matt Dodd
Ever since he was young, Matt has loved nothing more than to open God's word and help people to hear it, read it, and understand it for themselves.
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The Open Word project grew out of his experiences in Church ministry over the past 20 years. He wants to identify the resources we lack, and do everything he can to help fill those gaps.
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​Matt is married to Erica, with 4 young kids. They live in Sydney, Australia, where he is the Senior Pastor at Lakemba Anglican Church. Matt works part time on The Open Word to support his ministry among a community with more limited resources.
Thom Bransdon
Thom is a cartoonist and illustrator who loves making art and comics for young people. He lives in Sydney, Australia with his wife and two young sons.
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Thom joined The Open Word in 2023 to illustrate the Epistles for Kids. This has been the perfect opportunity to put Thom's passion for storytelling through art to good use, visualising a part of the Bible so rarely drawn on the page.
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Many of us struggle to imagine what the early Church might have looked like. These historical characters are so rarely seen, even in Christian tradition. Thom has the pleasure of looking through historical references and imaging what these early Christian communities may have been like.
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Thom works full time for The Open Word.
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