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About Cameron

Hi my name is Cameron Thompson, thanks for stopping by. I am a marketing coach, photographer and aspiring theologian and community developer on the South Coast of NSW, Australia. This blog is where I like to share my thinking about how concepts in business, marketing, social enterprise, development, sustainability, theology and life all intersect and relate to one another.

Things I’m working on right now:

A bit of background on me

Business and Marketing

I have had an entrepreneurial bent for a long time. I think my first business partnership was walking local dogs with a friend, but I have been involved with much more complex ventures since then. My most recent company was an online marketing consulting firm, from which I have developed and project managed the development of dozens of websites, search engine and social media marketing campaigns.

I am always learning more about “what really works?” when it comes to online marketing, and applying these learnings to client’s businesses, in the constantly shifting environment of online marketing and social media.

I am currently available for business and online marketing coaching and consultation.

Community Development and Sustainability

My first foray into higher education was a Bachelor of Sociology majoring in Psychology with minors in business management and sociology. Whilst I found this fascinating, after a year of uni I was left wondering, “when am I actually going to learn something useful so that I can help people?”. I went on to do 3 years of voluntary youth work with my local church, and completed a Bachelor of Theology from Southern Cross College/Sydney College of Divinity in 2007, after which, ironically I was still wondering about the same question.

For 2 years I was the project manager for the Newly Arrived Pathways Program at the Auburn Youth Centre, where I assisted around 80 newly arrived young people to realise the opportunities available to them through intensive casework support, coaching and workshops.

Theology

I thoroughly enjoy linguistics and learning languages, so my favourite areas of study have been Biblical Languages, Biblical Studies and Biblical Theology. These are the fields in which I believe there is the most practical wisdom to be gained from Theological study.

I am firmly committed to the concept that Theology needs to be grounded in practical application, otherwise it is pretty much useless and irrelevant. Not that I don’t think that debate and critical thinking have merit: they really do. It is important that we debate what matters and what can really help us live better together. I hope to share some of these thoughts here, where theological thinking can meet with the practicalities of life, business and development as they pertain to sustainable systems and practices.