Wayne trained at the Institute of St. Anselm in Margate England, completing a diploma in spiritual direction and human formation in 1987/88. He has ministered in a variety of pastoral settings: in the formation of candidates for Carmelite life and ministry both in Australia and in Timor Leste; in parishes in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne; and in various spirituality settings most recently as chaplain to the Benedictine nuns at Jamberoo, NSW.