Matt has been in church and ministry leadership for over 35 years and in full-time pastoral ministry for over 22 years. He is currently the Lead Pastor of Coast Vineyard Church, a congregation of over 600 people that he and his wife started in 2013 in Orewa, Auckland. He holds a Masters of Ministry and a Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree. Additionally, he co-founded an engineering consultancy practice – Blue Barn Consulting – in the early 2000s.

Matt has been married to Jacinda since 1990. Jacinda is a church pastor, spiritual director, and pastoral supervisor. They have three adult daughters who bring them great joy.

Matt has been assisting people in pastoral ministry for several years and finds it a privilege to be part of the journey of Christian leaders. His own experience of life-changing coaching has deeply impacted him, making it a joy to help others.

With a strong belief in the goodness of God working in people’s lives, Matt approaches life with gratitude and optimism. He would be honoured to be your coach, believing that a good coach may be exactly what you are looking for in this season.

Arthur draws on his leadership experience from commercial, church and Not-for-Profit settings to develop and equip Church leaders to apply their skills and gifts in enhancing ministry. Arthur also has significant board and governance experience, having served on church boards/elderships as well as having served on a variety of Not-for Profit boards.

Arthur is a qualified professional pastoral supervisor and a member of the Australian Association of Supervisors. He is also a qualified CPA.

Arthur leads the Partners in Ministry team in Queensland. He works with clients in the areas of coaching, mentoring, and supervision, and has a particular interest and expertise in the areas of team leadership, culture setting, staff development, and having difficult conversations in the workplace well.

Arthur has a passion for not only helping clients in their vocational leadership, but working on strategies to help  them stay physically, emotionally and spiritually healthy both at home and in their vocation.

Phil has led and served within local church in both a city and regional context for 30 years. The majority of time was as the Senior Pastor of a larger, regional church which was highly engaged in creative outreach enterprises. Phil then moved into denominational roles for a number of years, providing support to churches through consultancy and coaching churches towards greater health, creative engagement with their community and fruitfulness.

Phil is a trained church consultant, coach, mentor, and pastoral supervisor and takes great delight in walking alongside and serving leaders and churches in their own context. He has a Bachelor of Theology, Grad Cert. in Arts, Grad Cert. in Pastoral Supervision and Cert IV in Christian Leadership Coaching.

Phil brings wisdom, empathy, creativity and a deep love of churches and pastors.

Phil recognises the challenges, complexities and disappointments ministry can bring and is committed to seeing leaders and churches ministering effectively from a deep abiding place.  

For 30 years, Susan has been involved in various aspects of church ministry. She is currently the Associate pastor at Gateway Baptist church, serving alongside her husband Jason, who is a Senior Pastor. Together, they lead a thriving multi-campus, multi-generational church on the southside of Brisbane.

Susan has experience leading large teams of staff and volunteers, as well as preaching, teaching, and discipling people of all ages. She provides support to those seeking personal and spiritual growth and is passionate about empowering others to explore their God given gifts and talents.

Susan has developed and led various programs, workshops, conferences and spiritual retreats, designed to bring people into closer connection with each other and with God. Her formal qualifications include a BA Dip Ed – Primary, Master of Arts – ACOM and a Grad Dip – Pastoral Supervision.

Susan has a genuine love for people and enjoys coming alongside others to see them reach their God given potential. She remains committed to serving the Christian community, providing guidance and support by helping those around her overcome challenges and achieve their goals.

Steve has been in pastoral ministry for over 32 years as a church planter, senior minister, overseer, area director, denominational executive member, college lecturer, church health advocate and conference facilitator. More recently, since transitioning out of senior ministry, Steve has been engaged in pastoral supervision, facilitating group supervision and conducting spiritual formation retreats.

Steve is an accredited Professional Pastoral Supervisor and has post graduate qualifications in theology and Christian leadership.

Steve’s passion is to walk alongside ministry leaders with a view to seeing healthy local churches led by healthy local leaders who are equipped to navigate life and ministry transitions with sustainable discernment and grace.

Craig has led and served the local church for 20 years as a Senior Pastor (and other roles) of a multi-campus, multi-cultural church in Southwestern Sydney. Since leaving local ministry Craig set up a leadership, team, and strategic development company. He continues, when not helping churches, to work with leaders in government (National and State), large non-for profits and multi-national companies delivering leadership development programs, strategic planning facilitation and executive coaching.

Craig is a trained church consultant, leadership coach, mentor, and expert trainer. Has Bachelor level qualifications in Social Science, theology, a Master of Business Administration (MBA), and diplomas in Ministry and Coaching and various other accreditations to tools and inventories.

Craig leads the Church Development Stream, Leadership & Ministry Development Team, and the NSW/Tasmania team of Partners in Ministry. Craig has conducted numerous consultancies with a wide variety of churches – denominations, sizes, ministry models – across the country. Craig is also a sought after trainer and coach/mentor focusing on leadership development and strategic planning.

He has a driving passion for healthy, mission focused churches. Craig loves to come alongside churches that seek to take their effectiveness and health to the next level.

Peter worked as a Senior Business Executive in global and national companies in different industry sectors, before becoming CEO, Australasia of a Christian Mission Agency. For the past eight years Peter has consulted, coached, mentored, supervised and trained senior pastors in leadership development and effective ministry practices. In addition, Peter consults, coaches and mentor’s  business executives and facilitates senior leadership team alignment workshops. In the business world Peters mantra is:  ‘leadership drives culture and, culture drives performance’.

Peter holds a Bachelor’s degree with a double major - Psychology & Industrial Sociology, a Master’s of Science - Coaching Psychology and more recently, the Graduate Certificate - Pastoral Supervision (St Marks National Theological Centre).

Leadership can be a lonely place, so having someone who is able to care, support and challenge is both helpful and vital to sustaining faith, well-being and leadership effectiveness. With a passion for the Gospel and leadership development, it is a privilege to be able to serve in this way.

Bruce was a senior minister for over 30 years. He planted a church in Hoxton Park in the western suburbs of Sydney and then took on the role of senior minister of a large Anglican church with multiple staff in Menai, Sydney. He retired from pastoral leadership in 2020 to take up a role with partners in ministry as a coach, consultant and pastoral supervisor.

Bruce has a Bachelor of Law, Bachelor of Theology, and various other accreditations and training, including qualifications as a pastoral supervisor. He currently walks beside a large number of church leaders from varying denominational backgrounds mentoring, coaching and supervising them, and runs workshops on things such as running a small group ministry, developing leadership, strategic planning and much more. He also does consultancies helping churches and leaders to analyse their situation and make plans for the future.

Bruce is a very experienced ministry coach and supervisor having led both a church plant and a large, established church. His passion is to help churches and leaders to be as effective as possible with the resources and situation God has given them. His clients include leaders of small rural churches to leaders in large and very large churches.

Over the last 30 years, John’s ministry roles have focused on providing regular personal and professional support for pastors and other frontline workers from diverse denominations, cultures and contexts. Through training, resourcing, consultation, retreats, and one-on-one support he has helped countless pastors to persevere, grow and see fruit amidst the challenges and complexities of ministry.

John is an accredited Professional Supervisor (AAOS), a registered teacher (NESA), and a member of the Australian Christian Mentoring Network (ACMN). He has completed a Master of Divinity degree (MDiv), advanced Mandarin studies and has certifications in coaching and counselling.

For the last 6 years John has specialised in Pastoral Supervision and supervises dozens of ministry leaders across Australia in both English and Mandarin. He also serves as an adjunct lecturer with Charles Sturt University (through St Marks Theological College) training future Professional Supervisors.

At the heart of John's work is a both a longing to see communities of Jesus’ followers fulfilling the great commandment and the great commission, and a conviction that this starts with investing in leaders; helping them to nurture an authentic relationship with Jesus and be consistently encouraged, growing, and accountable in their ministry role.

Andrew Ranucci has led and served the local church for thirty years. Andrew pioneered Coast Community Church on the Central Coast of NSW (Aus) and served for 24 years as its Senior Pastor, from 1994-2018. During this time, by God’s grace, the church grew to be multi-campus, including a Christian School and a Not-For-Profit Charity.  In February 2018, Andrew transitioned from this role to serving Pastors and Christian leaders through teaching, mentoring, spiritual direction, supervision and retreat leading.

Andrew’s studies include: Doctor of Ministry (Spiritual Direction) from Fuller Theological Seminary (USA); Master of Arts (Christian Leadership), Bachelor of Theology and Diploma of Ministry from Australian College of Ministry; Graduate Certificate in Pastoral Supervision from St Marks National Theological Centre; Andrew is also a graduate of Renovare International Institute for Spiritual Formation (Santa Barbara USA Cohort).

Andrew lives and breathes to see the Kingdom of God expand through healthy vibrant churches. To this end, Andrew invests himself into the lives of Pastors and Leaders for their spiritual health, personal discipleship & leadership growth.

Andrew has a love of cycling and kayaking and most weekends you’ll find him on the roads or waterways of the northern beaches of Sydney. Andrew is married to Kerrell and they have three adult daughters.

Kerrell together with her husband, Andrew church planted on the Central Coast in the early 1990’s, where they served for nearly three decades. They established two church campuses and pioneered a school, charity and a spiritual retreat ministry.
Kerrell has a heart for empowering leaders to live out of their true identity as Christ’s beloved. Her vision for healthy spiritual leadership is being able to lead from the overflow of a life abiding with Jesus. Kerrell has a pastoral heart and loves the privilege of walking alongside pastors and leaders. She is passionate about spiritual formation and engaging in the spiritual practices Jesus himself lived out.

Kerrell regularly facilitates spiritual retreats and workshops for pastors and churches, and loves hosting a safe space for others to hear from God. She is gifted in creative communication, hospitality and has a contemplative prophetic edge.

Kerrell has Bachelor of Design, in Visual Communication (Uni SA) and launched her own design business, working as a designer for close to twenty years, while in local church ministry. Kerrell has a Master of Arts in Spiritual Leadership (Australian College of Ministry) and is a qualified Professional Pastoral Supervisor (St Marks Theological College). She is currently furthering her studies to become a Spiritual Director (Richmont University, USA).

Originally working as an architect, Lloyd found he preferred building people rather than structures, and transitioned into church ministry including as senior pastor. His interest in pastoral health, experiential learning and leadership equipping led him onto the faculty of the Australian College of Ministries, with focus areas in spiritual formation, mentoring and communication of the faith, as well as roles in strategic development as part of the senior leadership team. For the past 20 years, he has worked in an organisational development consultancy founded with his wife, to equip leaders, teams, and culture to meet the demands of today’s rapidly changing workplace.

Lloyd is a trained church consultant and workplace trainer and is a member of the Daimler global coaching pool. He has bachelor qualifications in Architecture and in Theology, and a Doctorate in Ministry with a focus on personal leadership formation. He also holds a Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment. 

Lloyd provides support through mentoring and coaching, facilitating equipping and consulting processes and in leadership development.

He has a passion for helping churches and pastors stay healthy, dynamic, and effective in following and sharing Jesus in an increasingly detached and sceptical society and is delighted to be part of the PIM team

Louisa has led and served at the local church (that she planted) for the past 18 years. She has a proven track record in leadership and a driving passion for discipleship, and she wants to see everyone apprenticed to Jesus. Her love of God and belief that Christ came to give life and life abundantly influences every area of her life.

Louisa is passionate about leadership and continually places herself in a learning space to grow and develop. She holds her Masters in Christian Spirituality, trained in Professional Pastoral Supervision, Mentoring, and Marriage coaching and is currently studying at Richmont University in Spiritual Direction. It is out of the overflow of her learning and application that she wants to share and impart to others practical, workable strategies that will produce life transformation.

Louisa lives and breathes to see the Kingdom of God expand through healthy, vibrant churches. To this end, Louisa willingly invests herself in the lives of others, including Pastors and Leaders, for their spiritual health, personal discipleship and leadership growth.

A burning question that drives Louisa is, ‘How do we practice and apply the knowledge we have learned?’ and see the abundant life Christ promised.

Naomi comes with over 30 years of experience in transformative leadership of local churches in both Western Australia and Victoria, leading them to greater effectiveness in mission. She has a talent for connecting and developing leaders around a shared vision of healthy mission-focused churches. Naomi’s additional experience in leading retreats, conferences and mission ventures reflects her collaborative kingdom-based approach to mission and ministry.  

Naomi's pastoral experience across a variety of denominations and ministry settings is complimented by formal qualifications in Chaplaincy, Christian Ministry and Professional/Pastoral Supervision. She is currently an ordained Pastor within the Churches of Christ. 

Naomi's particular speciality is supervising, coaching and consulting with Pastors in regional and rural settings and her ‘sweet spot’ is supporting women who lead. 

As a Pastor she enthusiastically champions on other church leaders, her lived leadership experience is evident in her passion for discipleship, leadership development and self-care. 

Cathy Elkington is a child of God! She is passionate about coming alongside leaders on their journey of understanding themselves, their connection with (their understanding of) the Divine, and how they live that out in the world. She was born in Zambia and started school in the Philippines. 

After working her graduate year after a Bachelor of Nursing, she and her husband entered The Salvation Army Bible Training College. Together, they have served as the senior pastors in five congregations in Victoria and Tasmania and six years in New Zealand. Cathy then worked for five years in Spiritual Life Development, running retreats, and held roles at the Bible Training College in Mission and Ministry and Personal and Spiritual Formation. Her extensive experience in these roles brings a wealth of knowledge and understanding.

Cathy holds a Master of Spirituality, incorporating Graduate Diplomas in Professional Supervision and Spiritual Direction. She teaches Spiritual Formation at the University of Divinity and Professional Supervision at the Australian Catholic University. She also works as a Spiritual Director in private practice and trains Spiritual Directors through the Living Well Centre.

At Partners in Ministry, Cathy specialises in the Pastor Support Stream, believing that being a healthy pastor is the only way to sustain a healthy ministry. Cathy has clients across Australia who she meets online to provide supervision, spiritual direction, and coaching. She also runs Spiritual Retreats and workshops about spiritual practices and rhythms. 

John brings a unique and fascinating blend of Christian leadership experience through serving in a variety of contexts for several decades.

As the long-term CEO of CBM Australia, he grew a small mission agency to one of Australia’s largest and most respected international Christian NGOs.

He has extensive governance experience from serving on the boards of several Australian and International NGOs working in disability, medical research and community housing. He as chaired the board of his local church for several years.

John’s experience gives him salient insights into the many pressures pastors and leaders face as they seek to grow their church or organization. He works closely with leaders to minimize their risk of burnout whilst leading in complexity.

Based in Hawthorn Victoria, John is a qualified Pastoral Supervisor and supports pastors and leaders throughout Australia.

In 2014 he was awarded an OAM for his services to the community, particularly people with a disability.

Annie understands the complexity of ministry, having spent over 30 years in various pastoral roles from senior pastor, worship pastor, through to church planter. Over those decades she’s experienced the enrichment that comes with working on team for a variety of denominations from Baptist to Pentecostal, whilst successfully navigating the changing landscape of female pastoral leadership in Australia.

She also had a long history with teaching and training in churches in creative ministries, including overseeing a Christian School of Performing Arts and having significant involvement in a Christian theatre company, alongside hosting large annual interdenominational musical outreaches.

With qualifications in theology, advanced professional supervision and coaching, she left pastoral ministry to start her own consultancy leadership business, having worked with Thought Leaders, then joining the Christian Coaching Institute (now Arrow), as both a coach and trainer.

She also spent decades as a co-owner of a significant Australian publishing business, involved in a multitude of roles from sales through to the curating/editing of author submissions.

She has first-hand experience in the incredible power and growth of having someone walking beside you when in leadership, and she continues to be encouraged by the good news stories of changed lives coming from the Partners in Ministries support of pastors and churches.

Annie leads Partners In Ministry’s Pastoral Stream overseeing supervision, coaching, mentoring and spiritual direction nationally, and is also the State Director of Victoria.

Joel has served in ministry over the last 20 years in a variety of contexts across Victoria and Tasmania. He led a multi-site church in southeast Tasmania that included church planting, revitalisation, and team ministry. He has experience in leading churches in regional and small communities. Outside of Church ministry he has held roles in workplace pastoral support with a state government department and leading a not-for-profit working with combat sports across Australia.

Joel is a trained Pastoral Supervisor (Graduate Certificate in Professional Supervision), ordained Anglican Priest (Bachelor of Theology), and holds a Bachelor of Social Science (Police Studies). He has training in leadership and management, as well as sports chaplaincy.

Joel works with Partners in Ministry supporting Christian leaders across Australia through Pastoral Supervision, Coaching and Mentoring.

He is also a Church Consultant, helping assess the health of churches and in strategic planning.

He has a passion for the Church and its leaders: to see the Church share the Good News of Jesus with the communities around them, and to assist leaders work effectively from a place of health.

Craig brings 45 years of experience in education, consultancy, leadership and ministry.

A former teacher, youth-worker, consultant and pastor, Craig served as the Director of Leadership at the Uniting College for Leadership & Theology, Adelaide, developing graduate and post-graduate leadership courses, and lecturing and training nationally and overseas. In his work with Partners in Ministry, he engages in professional Pastoral Supervision, coaching, consulting and workshop facilitation and training. Craig has degrees in education and theology and a Graduate Certificate in Pastoral Supervision. He is regularly called upon for seminars and presentations on leadership, preaching, and Christian faith and discipleship. Craig is committed to ‘doing whatever I can to assist in the formation of pastors and leaders for a Church that is a called upon to take seriously God's mission to reach out to others with the gospel of Jesus Christ.’  He currently serves in leadership of an evangelical faith community recently planted in Adelaide.

Cheryl has extensive experience in leadership, teaching, speaking and preaching. She has served as a senior minister in a church, and at Eastern College (formerly Tabor Victoria) for over 20 years in various capacities including Principal. Cheryl has also worked for TEAR Australia, Urban Neighbours of Hope, and as the National Director for the Australian Evangelical Alliance. She has served on several Boards and Reference groups. She is an ordained Churches of Christ minister.

Cheryl has qualifications in Education, Training, Ministry Studies, Supervision, Biblical Studies and Religion Studies. Her Doctor of Philosophy was in the topic of women in leadership in churches.

Cheryl is experienced in supervision of ministers from a range of denominations. She leads workshops for Working Genius, Church Health and other leadership and ministry areas. She has experience in consulting with churches undergoing transition.

Her passion is helping churches and individuals, particularly women leaders, navigate their way to effective and fulfilling ministry