Annie Layton

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.