MINISTRY MENTORS >>
in alphabetical order
Adam Purcell | Beth Twivey | BJ Baillie | Chris Clarke | Claire Castley | Dave Dobbie | Jacqui Milkins | James Gallagher | Jessica Gorringe | Joel Clifford | John Marion | Josh Sanders | Katie Ryan | Lincoln Proellocks | Lyn Freind | Maria Anderson | Mel Purcell | Nikki Curtis | Pete Brookshaw | Scott Frame | Scott Keane | Sharon Allen | Steve Freind
AREAS OF EXPERTISE >>
addiction | behaviour | change | commitment | community | counselling | creativity | culture | discipleship | events | faith | formation | hardship | identity | inclusion | indigenous | intergenerational | leadership | mission | pastoral care | pioneering | preaching | resilience | schools | self-care | teams | transformation | worship | youth
Adam Purcell
Newcastle, NSW & online
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
change, culture, events, leadership, mission, preaching, youth
Adam currently leads the National Youth and Young Adults Team and is a gifted communicator. While serving in ministry for over 20 years, he has been involved in various youth and young adults roles, including ministering in organisations such as Red Frogs and Youth Alive.
Chris Clarke
Marion, SA & online
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
commitment, creativity, discipleship, leadership, resilience, youth
Chris has 30+ years of lived leadership experience as a youth worker and corps officer in three different settings which have enabled him to grow and develop in the key strengths areas of resilience, stickability, flexibility and creativity.
Claire Castley
WA & online
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
change, creativity, culture, leadership, worship, youth
Claire is passionate about helping young people develop their leadership, wellbeing, and relationship with Jesus. She has experience creating fun, diverse and inclusive communities for youth and young adults as well as writing resources. She is currently serving as part of the National Youth and Young Adults Team.
Jacqui Milkins
Hobart, TAS & online
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
change, community, creativity, culture, identity, leadership, mission, teams, worship
Jacqui is passionate about helping people discover their identity in God and engage their skills and gifts. Over 10 years of ministry experience has provided her with experience in leadership, team management, change management, cultivating a healthy culture and creative worship.
Joel Clifford
Hobart, TAS & online
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
community, discipleship, leadership, mission, worship
Joel is passionate about seeing people grow and develop in their journey with God and thrive in their ministry. Joel's strengths and experience come from church leadership, public speaking, worship leading, working with young people and developing people as disciples of Jesus.
Josh Sanders
Gawler, SA & online
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
behaviour, community, culture, discipleship, intergenerational, leadership, schools, youth
Josh has over 15 years' experience of youth work in schools and church ministry with a focus on mentoring young people through individual appointments, intergenerational programs and leadership development opportunities. He has a passion for small groups and also has experience in behaviour management strategies when working with challenging young people.
Lincoln Proellocks
VIC & online
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
faith, leadership, mission, teams, youth
Lincoln has almost 20 years experience in youth and young adults ministry, including as a school chaplain, youth and young adults pastor, state youth events coordinator and currently as part of National Youth and Young Adults Team. This experience has provided him with an in-depth knowledge of the practicalities of running a front line youth and young adult ministry as well as developing and empowering leaders.
Lyn Freind
Perth, WA & online
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
counselling, formation, leadership, self-care
Lyn has worked and volunteered for The Salvation Army for 40 years in the as a corps officer, in youth and children’s, and in officer personnel. Lyn has studied counselling and spiritual direction, and she is convinced of the positive impact the mentoring can have for those in ministry and leadership.
Maria Anderson
Adelaide, SA & online
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
community, culture, indigenous, leadership, youth
Maria is a proud Pitjantjara woman who has worked in Aboriginal health for 18 years with youth in a peer support group focused on empowering them to take their place and become leaders within their communities. She is passionate about sharing her culture, language and knowledge about things that are important to Aboriginal people, sharing their stories so the wider community can learn and have an understanding of the issues that have affected them.
Nikki Curtis
Merriwa, WA & online
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
faith, leadership, transformation, youth
Nikki loves journeying with people as they grapple together with how life and faith collide. She spent over 12 years in youth ministry and then the last 8 years in local church mission and loves seeing people experience how the love of Jesus can transform life.
Pete Brookshaw
Morley, WA & online
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
discipleship, leadership, pioneering, teams
Pete is passionate about mobilising and equipping people to make a difference in the world. He loves to pioneer new ministries and encourage others to be actively engaged in reaching people with the love of Jesus.
Sharon Allen
Brisbane, QLD & online
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
commitment, discipleship, formation, leadership, preaching
Sharon loves to share life with others and to encourage them in their spiritual growth. Sharon’s experience in ministry has been within corps leadership and learning to trust God as he leads her.
Steve Freind
WA & online
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
community, discipleship, leadership, mission, pioneering, schools, youth
Steve has worked with young people and leaders in a variety of spaces over the past 16 years, including youth homelessness, young people in care, youth pastoring and with training and discipling young leaders though Urban Missions Movement and as part of the Salvation Army's National Youth and Young Adults Team.
