11th September 2025
Alan Walker Village
Carlingford, NSW
9am - 3pm
Workshop Sessions including:
Community Work with a Cultural Lens
Partnership & Collaboration Development in Local Context
Empowering Local Churches with Discipleship Paradigm
Churches Working in Unity for Region
Stories of Neighbourhood Presence
Keynote Speaker

Stu is CEO and Superintendent Minister of Wesley Mission, an ordained Uniting Church Minister and qualified accountant. He is a purpose-driven entrepreneur and collaborative leader who loves to weave business principles into his biblically informed leadership. He is passionate about advocacy and stewardship.
Contributors

Erica is currently setting up and leading Mission Australia’s Community Chaplaincy Program which is now in nine communities. She also has long experience implementing March for Jesus and Global March for Jesus in the UK. Erica has qualifications in Communication, Society and Culture and Theology.

Jon has been Pastor and CEO of Wayside Chapel since 2018. He has spent his life creating a community with no ‘us and them’. Jon is a qualified social worker and is dedicated to supporting those experiencing homelessness, addiction and mental health issues. Previously he was Australian and Pacific Director of Urban Neighbourhoods of Hope.

Robyn is an ordained minister with 30+ years of Ministry experience. 16 years working as a local pastor, and then for the past 18 years, working in the role of Chaplain with Mission Australia. Robyn is now the Senior Chaplain for NSW, managing a team of six chaplains and covering a large geographical area in her chaplaincy support for the staff and clients of Mission Australia.

Todd is the Lead Pastor of H3O Church in Northern Beaches, and a family and domestic violence lawyer with Horizons Family Law Centre, running a free legal clinic from his church. His passion is local neighbourhood mission. Todd has also been a COACH Community Mentoring coordinator and trainer since 2017.