Education and Early Career
Born in Wollongong, New South Wales, Stevens grew up in Gateshead, Newcastle, New South Wales. He was drawn to the church as a boy and felt called to ordained ministry after high school. After initially studying commerce and working for Fell & Starkey (chartered accountants) he completed a BA in education, classics and philosophy at Newcastle University and then studied theology at St John's College, Morpeth.
Ordained in 1979, he served in Newcastle, Merriwa, Wingham, Nambucca Heads and Tweed Heads. He completed a master's degree in ecumenical theology at Trinity College, University of Dublin in Ireland in 1985.
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