What a journey! Since committing to follow Jesus as a teenager and committing to serve him for life, God has given me what can only be described as a rollercoaster of a life!

Before accepting the call from Hughes Baptist Church, I served as the Generations Pastor on the Gold Coast, Student Pastor in Brisbane, Assistant Pastor at another church in Canberra, as well as the youth director for a Christian denomination.

I am also blessed to be married to my best friend, Liz, with whom we have five incredible children: Ellie, Jed, Reuben, Amayah and Joshua. God has truly been good to us! What inspires me in ministry is a strong desire to see young people come to Christ and have their lives transformed by the Holy Spirit.

As a young pastor, I seek to humbly and faithfully follow Jesus, lead people to Jesus, equip people to become like Jesus, and mobilise people to go and proclaim the gospel!

Asking Jesus into my heart as a child has illustrated to me that making a decision to follow God is not one just left to adults. Coming to Jesus early and with the intention of loving Him for a lifetime is something that I desire for children. We’ve only got so many earthly years to love and enjoy Him here, why waste any time?

Being able to serve God is such a humbling privilege and where I find my faith and love for Him grows. God gave me the incredible opportunity to join Him in His work as a School Chaplain here in the ACT for 6 years and previously working in the mental health sector. In a voluntary capacity, kids mentoring programs, leading and directing on camps, assisting on all-ability holiday programs, coordinating a playgroup and raising my own children, have been the mission fields God has enabled me to participate in.

I have been gifted with a beautiful husband, Liam, and two heart capturing kidlets, who constantly remind me of God’s affection for His children! I get such a kick out of seeing little ones encountering Jesus as their best friend, choosing to grow in Him, authentically sharing Him with others and enthusiastically serving Him.