Associate Professor Geoff Troughton

Geoff Troughton is an Associate Professor in Religious Studies at Victoria University of Wellington. His work focuses on New Zealand, the history of modern Christianity, and contemporary religious change.

Rev Dr Stuart Lange

Stuart is the National Director of the New Zealand Christian Network. He is also a Presbyterian minister, a church historian, and a Senior Research Fellow at Laidlaw College where he has lectured in the history of Christianity for many years.

His major book is A Rising Tide: Evangelical Christianity in New Zealand, 1930-65 (Otago University Press, 2013). He is also the writer and presenter of the historical video documentary Te Rongopai: 200 years of the Gospel in New Zealand, 1814-2014, which is distributed by NZCN and available in both digital and DVD form.

Bishop Steve Maina

Originally from Kenya, Steve Maina has served as a pastor and mission mobiliser and is now Bishop of the Nelson Anglican Diocese. Steve is very committed to forming leaders who have confidence in the power of the gospel to change lives. He and his wife Watiri have two daughters.

Dr Roshan Allpress

Roshan is National Principal of Laidlaw College, and serves on a number of boards around Aotearoa. He is an historian with degrees from Canterbury and Oxford, writes and teaches on Biblical Theology and the history of Evangelicalism and social reform, and attends Lincoln Road Bible Chapel.

Rev Mark Maney

Mark has been passionate about sharing the Gospel since he became a Christian 22 years ago. He believes that being like Jesus means knowing, loving, and living the truth. Engaging in the marketplace of ideas is a key part of discerning truth in our world, and sharing the Gospel can be a beautiful pathway through that marketplace.

Mark is originally from Canada. He has written for NZCN and has been involved with Thinking Matters as a speaker. He has served various ministerial and youth roles in New Zealand, including at Auckland Chinese Presbyterian, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian, Mt Maunganui, and is currently serving as Associate Minister at Massey Presbyterian, Auckland.

Professor Paul Trebilco

Paul is Head of the Theology Programme and Professor of New Testament Studies at the University of Otago. He is the author of a number of books, including The early Christians in Ephesus from Paul to Ignatius and Self-designations and Group Identity in the New Testament.

Ben Carswell

Ben is National Director of Tertiary Students Christian Fellowship. Born in the village Samuel Marsden came from, Ben has lived in New Zealand since 2008.  He is committed to Biblical outreach, discipleship, and servant leadership.

Josh Irving

Josh leads the TSCF team in Auckland. He loves encouraging students to live and speak for Jesus, and to worship Him with their whole lives.

Rev Keri-Ann Hokianga

Raj Narayanan

Raj is National Director of Evangelism Explosion Ministries, an international organisation that trains and equips local church to share the gospel.  Raj, an ex-Hindu had radical encounter with Jesus, his life transformed and now he serves Jesus, sharing the gospel and equipping others to share their faith.

Pastor Hung-Yi Pan

Chris Clarke

Chris is CEO Wilberforce Foundation, and Chairs Te Whakaora Tangata, The Emergency Alliance and Arrow Leadership Global.

Dr Mark Keown (chair)

Kate McClelland

Kate works with TSCF, based at Lincoln University. Kate is eager to see students and people around her come to know Jesus.

Dave Mann

With a background of study at Laidlaw, community ministry and as a pastor, Dave returned to New Zealand late 2010 with a vision to innovate in the area of outreach, identifying and filling national gaps. Most well-known for the Hope Project, the Shining Lights Trust now has a couple of dozen initiatives in play, with an array of associated creative resources in support of these, including radio pieces, pulpit and small group/youth group resources, equipping videos, books, websites, social engagement, and children’s stories.

Lew Meyer

Justin O’Malley

Justin is National Director for Cru South Pacific and Tandem Ministries New Zealand. Tandem’s mission is “Making Disciples Everywhere” through Evangelism and Discipleship. Tandem has strategic teams working with University students, elite athletes, families, churches, the military, digital outreach online and with the Jesus Film project.

Ronji Tanielu

Talofa! I’m Ronji Tanielu, born in Samoa, raised in Mangere, South Auckland. Served with my wife Bena as tentmaker missionaries in 30+ countries; involved with Fresh Truth Ministries, an online gospel & apologetics ministry; engaged in street preaching and public evangelism.

Ps Jonathan Dove

Jonathan (or JD) is Senior Pastor of Gracecity Church, has been married to Robyn for 25+ years, with four beautiful children. He is a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary, where he earned a Master of Theology degree. He is also chair of Auckland Church Network.

Ps Phil Coates

Phil is a Baptist pastor, who has been pastoring the Gateway Baptist Church in Miramar for the last 20 years. He is passionate about unity of the Body of Christ as a demonstration of the Kingdom of God on earth as it is in heaven.

Rev Dr Stuart Lange

Stuart is the National Director of the New Zealand Christian Network. He is also a Presbyterian minister, a church historian, and a Senior Research Fellow at Laidlaw College where he has lectured in the history of Christianity for many years.

His major book is A Rising Tide: Evangelical Christianity in New Zealand, 1930-65 (Otago University Press, 2013). He is also the writer and presenter of the historical video documentary Te Rongopai: 200 years of the Gospel in New Zealand, 1814-2014, which is distributed by NZCN and available in both digital and DVD form.

Tak Bhana

Tak is the Senior Pastor of Church Unlimited, which has seven campuses. He hosts a national conference called New Zealand and Beyond and has a radio and television program called Running with Fire.

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Ps Andy Shudall

Auckland-based, British-born, just clocked 30 years in Christian ministry as a Baptist pastor. 18 years a kiwi. Married to one wife, Dad to three kids. Eats chocolate and gelato with abandon. Loves Jesus most of all.

Rev Becky Heale

Kris Morrison

Jade Hohaia (chair)

Professor Paul Moon

Paul is Professor of History at Auckland University of Technology, holds a PhD and D. Litt., is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society at University College, London, and his books on New Zealand history have been published by many major international publishers.

Jonathan Ayling

Jonathan is the Chief Executive of the Free Speech Union. He has worked in politics for the past ten years in Wellington, both for several NGOs and as a political advisor in Parliament and the Beehive. He has postgraduate degrees in both politics and theology.

Alex Penk

Alex is the CEO of Ethos, a new organisation advocating for religious freedom and freedom of conscience. Through a network of expert and trusted lawyers, Ethos offers support for people facing challenges to living out their deepest beliefs.

Stephanie Johnston (chair)

Stepanie is the CEO for Barnabas Aid New Zealand (Barnabas Fund NZ).  In addition to leading the operational side of the work of BANZ and what they are doing with the persecuted church globally, she also heads up the humanitarian aid arm of Barnabas Aid called Food.Gives.

Barnabas Aid is a Christian charity that aims to support Christian communities and churches around the world that face persecution and discrimination because of their faith. It provides material and spiritual assistance to strengthen Christians in need, and also seeks to encourage prayer and raise awareness about the plight of the persecuted Church.

Tim Wilson

Before becoming Executive Director of Maxim, Tim was an award-winning journalist working in print, radio and television. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian and Newsweek.com. He was TVNZ’s first US Correspondent and has been a business development manager and an English teacher. Tim has written three novels, one of which—Their Faces Were Shining—was a finalist in the New Zealand Post Book Awards.

Sophia Sinclair

Sophia is a communications specialist working with Christian non-profits. She loves to apply her expertise in theology, journalism, writing, and the performing arts to different contexts—including her local church and her work with CCCNZ (Christian Community Churches NZ).

Phil Guyan

Phil has been the CEO of Christian Broadcasting Association since it was re-founded in 1995. For 28 years, he has developed radio programmes that have been broadcast on NZ’s top-rating networks, and podcasts that have made it to the top of the charts. Many of these programmes and podcasts have won awards nationally and internationally.

Maryanne Spurdle (chair)

Maryanne has a background in communications and works as a researcher for the Maxim Institute.

Bradford Haami

Brad is Ngāti Awa and lives in Whakatāne. It was a conversation in 1997 with New Zealand evangelist Rob Wheeler that led Bradford to follow Jesus. He is the current chair of Te Rūnanga o te Wānanga Amorangi – The Māori Council for Laidlaw College in Auckland, and sits on the national governing council for the college. As the Pou Amorangi (Māori Director) for Laidlaw College he lectures in biculturalism and indigenous theology.

He has led a reconciliation movement with UK intercessor David Tidy of Prayer Warriors International to all the battlefields of New Zealand where British and Māori conflicts occurred. He has been involved in prayer and intercession movements since 2012. He is a founding member of a Māori Leaders Forum Te Oko Hou (The Council of the New Bowl) and is a member of Te Ia O Te Wairua (The Flow of the Spirit) with kaiwāwao-Māori intercessors from a number of tribal regions.

He is also part of a wānanga (teaching school) Pou Muramura lecturing in Māori and Christianity on various marae. In recent years he has been involved with a number of faith-based organisations to look at the convergence of governance, the Gospel and the Treaty of Waitangi.

Jade Hohaia

Dr Malcolm Falloon

Malcolm is an ordained minister with the Church of Confessing Anglicans and is currently pastoring the Church of the Ascension, a new church-plant meeting in Hillsborough, Auckland. In 2020 he completed a PhD from Otago on the nineteenth century conversion of Māori to Christianity.

Dr Alistair Reese

Alistair Reese is a farmer, historian and public theologian, of European descent who lives with his wife Jeannie [Canadian/ Lebanese/Mi’kmaq] on their Bay of Plenty, New Zealand orchard in the district of Tapuika. He has postgraduate degrees in Theology, History and Tikanga Māori. Alistair is a Research Affiliate at the University of Otago and his research and speaking interests centre on a theological interpretation of New Zealand colonial history with particular regard to post-colonial identity and reconciliation.

Rev Keri-Ann Hokianga

Hana Seddon

Dr Jay Mātenga

Jay is Director of Missions Interlink, the missionary alliance of Aotearoa New Zealand, from which he is seconded for half his time to the World Evangelical Alliance where he leads the Global Witness Dept. and its Mission Commission.

Dr Paul Windsor

Programme Director of Langham Preaching, a ministry that nurtures movements of biblical preaching across the majority world. Prior to this role he spent twenty years in theological education in NZ, including being principal of Carey Baptist College.

Alan Vink (chair)

Alan has been a pastor for 25 years, National Director of Willow Creek Association, and National Director of LeadershipWorx.

Rev Dr Maja Whitaker

Maja is a lecturer in Practical Theology at Laidlaw College, based at the Christchurch campus, and a pastor in the Equippers network of churches. Her research and teaching interests include reflective practice, embodiment, disability, and spiritual formation in contemporary cultural contexts.

Rev Dr Clint Ussher

Clint serves in two capacities – as the founding and lead pastor of The Well Church, a Wesleyan Methodist Church in Ōtautahi Christchurch, and also as the Director of Laidlaw’s Centre for Church Leadership. More importantly, Clint is husband to Jamie (for 21 years) and dad to two teenage daughters.

Tim Hodge

Tim works part time with TSCF student mission and with CCCNZ across Te Waipounamu, and is an elder in his church.

Ps James and Viv Anson

James and Viv are church planters who have pastored five churches over 35 years, and currently lead the Faithpointe House Church Network. Viv also runs the Norwest Community Foodbank.

Dr Christa L McKirland

Christa has a PhD from the University of St. Andrews and is a lecturer in systematic theology at Carey Baptist College in Auckland, New Zealand. She is the founder and executive director of Logia International, which seeks to support women across the divinity disciplines for the sake of the academy and the church.

Dong-Bin Kim

Outreach Pastor at Upper City Community (City Outreach Mission from PCANZ). Graduated from Chong-Shin Presbyterian University in Korea (B.Th.), Chong-Shin Presbyterian Seminary (M.Div.), and from Coramdeo Presbyterian Seminary in Oceanian General Assembly (M.Div.).

Dr John Tucker

John is Principal of Carey Baptist College, where he teaches Christian history, preaching and pastoral leadership. He has worked as a lawyer, a pastor, and Director of Ministry Training at Carey, a college devoted to the formation of leaders for ministry and mission.

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Matt Buchan

Prior to joining World Vision 12 months ago Matt was on the executive team at C3 Church Auckland and remains part of the community and leadership there. Matt has a passion to see Christians play a leading role in the space of poverty alleviation and development globally and is excited to use his gifts to tell the story of World Visions important mahi.

Stephanie Johnston

Stepanie is the CEO for Barnabas Aid New Zealand (Barnabas Fund NZ).  In addition to leading the operational side of the work of BANZ and what they are doing with the persecuted church globally, she also heads up the humanitarian aid arm of Barnabas Aid called Food.Gives. Barnabas Aid is a Christian charity that aims to support Christian communities and churches around the world that face persecution and discrimination because of their faith. It provides material and spiritual assistance to strengthen Christians in need, and also seeks to encourage prayer and raise awareness about the plight of the persecuted Church.

Video coming soon

 Dr Robert Siakimotu with others

Video TBC

Won-Kon Bong

Won-Kon is Korean Kiwi and has professional background having worked as a family therapist counsellor and social worker in several social services in Aotearoa. He also works as one of working board members in New Zealand Christian Network.

Hyeun Seung (Daniel) Cho

Daniel is operations director for a charity called Reconnect and a civil engineer during the day. His passion is in running projects for our communities’ Hauora (wellbeing).

Stan Yeung

Jeremy Yoon

Jeremy is a Korea-born Kiwi, with a big evangelical heart. As a missionary, he travels between Korea and NZ working with young people, particularly through surfing and music.

Video coming soon

Moeapulu Frances Tagaloa

Frances is Chief of Staff in Global Operations for Campus Crusade for Christ. Frances and her husband Timo started Athletes in Action in New Zealand in 1993. Frances went on to become Chief Operations Officer for Tandem Ministries, New Zealand.

In 2021 Frances gave evidence of abuse at the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care. Frances has continued to advocate for survivors through the Royal Commission Survivor Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE), the Crown Response Unit’s Advisory Group and the Survivors Experience Service.

Ps Chris Bethwaite

Chris is National Administrator for The Elim Church of New Zealand and Chair of the InterChurch Bureau (ICB).

Gayann Phillips (chair)

Gayann began working with the network as a volunteer and became General Manager of NZCN in 2017. She is passionate about facilitating communication through different forms of media to help bring people together. 

Steven Moe

Steven is a partner at Parry Field Lawyers providing advice to for purpose organisations. He hosts a podcast on governance, leadership and entrepreneurship called “Seeds” and is the host of “Board Matters” podcast on governance for the IoD.

Doris Tsu

Dan Mazengarb

Dan is CEO at Christian Savings, and is a commercial lawyer.  He and Christian Savings are passionate about partnering with churches and charities around Aotearoa. Dan attends Bethlehem Baptist Church.