ADM farewells Rev. Jo Gibbs

­– 30 May 2022

Anglican Deaconess Ministries announces that Chief Executive Officer Rev. Jo Gibbs has resigned from her role at the organisation.

Rev. Gibbs joined Anglican Deaconess Ministries as CEO in 2020. During her time with ADM, Rev. Gibbs was responsible for overseeing the development of the new ADM Strategic Plan. This involved extensive consultation including twenty listening forums involving participants across Australia. Rev. Gibbs led ADM through the COVID period whilst also deepening relationships with key stakeholders including evangelical Anglican bishops and developing new strategic partnerships. Her spiritual leadership of the organisation has shown her heart for the gospel and passionate concern for discipleship to be woven throughout her work.

During her time at ADM, she developed key new initiatives including a training group for developing Bible talks with key women across Sydney and the Illawarra. She also oversaw the development of a number of resources for church ministry teams and advocated broadly for the needs of Christian women.

In reflecting on her decision to leave Anglican Deaconess Ministries, Rev. Gibbs commented, “I’m so thankful for the incredible staff team I’ve worked alongside, who have brought such a high level of expertise to their work. It has been such a privilege to connect with Christian women across Australia, and to dream together about what a great future could look like. I have loved the work of equipping and engaging women for serving Christ, making spaces for women to use their gifts and grow as disciples of Jesus. It is a work that I will be continuing as I leave ADM. I look forward to seeing the new opportunities that God opens up as I continue in Christian ministry.”

The ADM Board are very thankful for Jo's contribution and hard work over her time at ADM. As she leaves ADM, our prayers and warm wishes go with Jo for the future.