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.
James Gallagher
ACT & online
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
behaviour, faith, formation, hardship, mission, youth
James has worked in a variety of settings with young people, including in the child protection system, as a youth pastor and in outdoor education. He currently serves as the resource coordinator for the National Youth and Young Adults Team.
John Marion
Melbourne, VIC & online
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
counselling, culture, hardship, inclusion, mission, schools, youth
John has worked with young people for over 15 years in local, state, and national roles. This has included leading respite camps for foster children, training youth workers, producing resources and consulting with churches and services about their work with young people. He is currently engaged in research regarding young people, belonging and participation and is part of the National Youth and Young Adults Team.
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.
Katie Ryan
Pakenham, VIC & online
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
community, identity, inclusion, mission, worship, youth
Katie is passionate about young people finding their unique selves in Christ and flourishing in that journey. Katie's experience and strengths hang in the world of mission, inclusion for all, engaging diversity, worship leading, empowering the marginalised community, and being someone who is simply all-round awesome!
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.
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.
Mel Purcell
Newcastle, NSW & online
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
events, pastoral care, self-care, teams, youth
Mel has served in youth ministry for over 20 years and, with her husband, Adam, currently leads the National Youth and Young Adults Team. When leading, Mel finds joy when young people say they feel loved, cared for and empowered.
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.
Scott Keane
VIC & online
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
events, inclusion, schools, worship, youth
Scott has over 20 years' experience working with young people in various capacities, including youth pastoring, teacher aiding, running youth development programs in schools, leading worship teams and serving on divisional and territorial youth teams. He is currently part of the National Youth and Young Adults Team.
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.
