Reverend Greg Worboys was reappointed as Dilworth’s Chaplain in March this year and warmly welcomed back to Dilworth.
He initially started at Dilworth in 2018 after graduating from Bible College. He says “I was all set to return to Wellington to take a job, but I knew several Dilworth parents, each of whom approached me about the role here. After the fourth approach, I decided to explore whether God was in this. I came to a meeting at Dilworth and it was evident to me that God was calling me to this role. This school had a deep Christian conviction, and something about the place sung to my soul.”
Once at Dilworth, he says nothing could have prepared him for the four years that were about to follow.
“The waves of COVID lockdowns and the terrible revelations of historical abuse. Nothing could have prepared a young minister for the deeply meaningful season of Ministry that God had called me to share in.”
As he sought to minister to the needs of our wider Dilworth community, supporting students, staff, whānau and Old Boys, he says, “I was privileged to serve with such a gifted team of leaders, none of whom anticipated what they had to face, but everyone was willing to rise to the challenge.”
Sadly, a bad reaction to the second dose of covid vaccine forced Reverend Worboys to take a year’s leave of absence. Over that year he established a small business and re-engaged with overseas mission, which meant leaving Dilworth at the end of 2022.
Cut to March 2024 and back in Aotearoa, New Zealand, Rev. Worboys was re-appointed as Chaplain at Dilworth. “Much like my first season here, I had a strong calling back to Dilworth, so I re-applied. I met with the Board and the Diocese, and everything fell into place.”
Rev. Worboys says that following Jesus has changed his life. He likens it to “looking at a black-and-white photo and then, one day, seeing that photo in colour.” He is deeply committed to helping people “see in colour”, and his work with students, staff and whānau is to support them on their journey through Dilworth and beyond.
“My role is to help them know, that no matter what they encounter in life, there is a God who loves them and wants to see them become everything He created them to be.”
His role extends beyond the current school to the Old Boy community, where, in addition to ministry on our campuses, he is available to support the pastoral and sacramental needs of Old Boys too.
Reverend Worboys has an instrumental role in steering and shaping the heart of Dilworth’s new Chapel and is incredibly passionate about this project. He says it is “so important for our community to be able to get together in one space. We do this multiple times a week through chapel services, assemblies, performances and workshops.”
He is currently working with members of the school community on the visual cues that will make this beautiful chapel uniquely Dilworth and a sacred place to connect with one another and with our Christian faith.
Reverend Worboys joined Dilworth at a pivotal time, and our community is very grateful.