Meet Pete
AUTHOR | PASTOR | COUNSELLOR
HUSBAND | FATHER | FRIEND
Pete Sondergeld
FounderIf you spend a minute or two listening to Peter speak, reading his book, or engaging with him in conversation, you will realise that he is just like each and every one of us.
Peter is an avid lover of Jesus, and what he knows most deeply is how profound, essential and life-changing a personal relationship with Jesus is. Pete strongly believes if you want to come alive and be the person who you were created to be, you need to get close to Jesus.
Peter is the founder of Peter Sondergeld Ministries. He is also a registered teacher, counsellor and counselling supervisor. Peter’s qualifications include a Doctor of Ministry (Australian College of Theology), Master of Education & Graduate Certificates in Biblical Counselling.
He has been married for over 20 years to his loving and encouraging wife Angela, is a father to four sons and is a friend to many. If you don’t catch him equipping, teaching and loving those in the local church you will find him enjoying a good coffee, camping with his family or enjoying a mountain bike ride.
Pete Believes …
The Scriptures
The Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be the verbally inspired word of God, the final authority for faith and life, inerrant in the original writings, infallible and God-breathed.
(2 Tim. 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21; Matt. 5:18; John 16:12-13).
The Godhead
God has revealed himself to us through his son, Jesus Christ, who is the visible image of the invisible God, the holy scriptures, and through all of creation itself.
The Person and Work Of Christ
That the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, became man without ceasing to be God, having been conceived by the Holy Spirit, and born of the Virgin Mary, in order that He might reveal God and redeem sinful man (John 1:1-2, 14; Luke 1:35). He believes that the Lord Jesus Christ accomplished our redemption through His death on the cross as a representative, vicarious, substitutionary sacrifice, and that our justification is made sure by His literal, physical resurrection from the dead (Rom. 3:24; 1 Peter 2:24; Eph. 1:7; 1 Peter 1:3-5). He believes that the Lord Jesus Christ ascended into heaven and is now exalted at the right hand of God, where, as our High Priest, he fulfils the ministry as Representative, Intercessor, and Advocate. (Acts 1:9-10; Heb. 7:25, 9:24; Rom. 8:34; 1 John 2:1-2).
The Person and Work Of The Holy Spirit
That the Holy Spirit is a person who convicts the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment; and that He is the Supernatural Agent in regeneration, baptising all believers into the body of Christ, indwelling and sealing them unto the day of redemption. (John 16:8-11; 2 Cor. 3:6; 1 Cor. 12:12-14; Rom. 8:9; Eph. 5:18).
The Sinfulness Of Man
That man was created in the image and likeness of God, but that through Adam’s sin the race fell, inherited a sinful nature, and became alienated from God; each man is completely affected by sin and spiritually dead, and of himself utterly unable to remedy his lost condition. (Gen. 1:26-27; Rom. 3:22-23, 5:12; Eph. 2:1-3, 12).
Salvation
That salvation is the gift of God brought to man by grace and received by personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, whose precious blood was shed on Calvary for the forgiveness of our sins. (Eph. 1:7, 2:8-10; John 1:12; 1 Peter 1:18-19).
Eternal Security and Assurance Of Believers
That all the redeemed, once saved, are kept persevering by God’s power and are thus secure in Christ forever (John 6:37-40, 10:27-30; Rom. 8:1, 38-39; 1 Cor. 1:4-8; 1 Peter 1:5). The work of sanctification, though ultimately the work of God, involves both God’s activity and our obedience.
The Ministry and Spiritual Gifts
That God is sovereign in the bestowing of spiritual gifts. It is, however, the believer’s responsibility to attempt to develop their sovereignly given spiritual gift(s). Whilst the baptism of the Holy Spirit occurs initially at conversion (and is the placing of the believer into the Body of Christ), it also occurs at other times in the Christian’s life where God’s extraordinary power is required for the carrying out of ministry. (Acts 1:8).
That particular spiritual gift(s) are neither essential, nor do they prove the presence of the Holy Spirit, nor are they an indication of deep spiritual experience (1 Cor. 12:7, 11, 13; Eph. 4:7-8). We believe that God does hear and answer the prayer of faith, in accordance with His own will, for the sick and afflicted (John 15:7; 1 John 5:14-15). We believe that it is the privilege and responsibility of every believer to minister according to the gift(s) and grace of God that is given to him. (Rom 12:1-8; 1 Cor. 13; 1 Peter 4:10-11).
The Church
That the church, which is the body and espoused bride of Christ, is a spiritual organism made up of all born-again persons (Eph. 1:22-23; 5:25-27; 1 Cor. 12:12-14; 2 Cor. 11:2). We believe that the establishment and continuance of local churches is clearly taught and defined in the New Testament Scriptures (Acts 14:27, 18:22, 20:17; 1 Tim. 3:1-3; Titus 1:5-11). We recognise the believer's baptism and the Lord’s Supper as sacraments in the church (Matt. 28:19-20; Acts 2:41-42; 18:8; 1 Cor. 11:23-26).
That all the redeemed, once saved, are kept persevering by God’s power and are thus secure in Christ forever (John 6:37-40, 10:27-30; Rom. 8:1, 38-39; 1 Cor. 1:4-8; 1 Peter 1:5). The work of sanctification, though ultimately the work of God, involves both God’s activity and our obedience.