Stephen has been the coordinator of the DRCN since its inception and we have had a close partnership with them for many years. 

Many of our Chaplaincy Australia Chaplains are part of the DRCN and have received this specific training and been deployed to various disaster situations.  Stephen is really leading the way in Australia in this area and has had years of experience both nationally and internationally in emergency and disaster response. 

Stephen is also a Uniting Church Minister and his book “Ministry in Disaster Settings:  Lessons from the Edge” is based on interviews with ministry agents who cared for their communities during and after major tragedies. 

We are looking forward to hearing him speak about the future of chaplaincy in relation to disaster recovery. 

Michelle and her husband Andrew are currently Lead Pastors in Forbes, Generocity Church (GC), which is part of a multi-site church in rural and regional NSW. 

She is also a trained chaplain, has a Master Degree in Health Management and a registered nurse background, working in the NSW Health public system for near forty years. 

Michelle’s current role, District Manager – Violence, Prevention and Response & Women’s Health – is responsible for strategic and operational responses to domestic and family violenceacross the Local Health District, as well as informing state-wide health policy in regards to rural and remote NSW.  But most importantly, working together with local communities to reduce domestic and family violence and the associated trauma in individuals, families and across communities impacted by domestic violence. 

Lotty, as he is known, alongside his wife Cie, are the Senior Pastors of LifeHouse Church, a growing, multi-campus Church based on the mid-north coast of New South Wales.

Lotty and Cie have been married for 19 years and have four children, Oska, Perry, Coco and Nixon. Lotty is the New South Wales Director of Youth Alive and a trained chaplain with many years of experience working with youth.

He is an inspiring speaker and incredibly gifted communicator who is passionate about seeing young people realise their purpose and potential, growing the Church for global impact, and developing healthy Church leaders.

Susan has been involved in Chaplaincy Australia for the past 10 years.

Her experience in chaplaincy includes hospitals, emergency services and disaster response.

Susan is passionate about people being well trained to provide quality empathic care and support, and for people to engage in transformational learning.

Susan is an ordained ACC Minister and a Professional/ Pastoral Supervisor with Australasian Association of Supervision.

Susan is an experienced Professional/Pastoral Supervisor, a recognised Supervisor/Supervisor Trainer with Australasian Association of Supervision (AAOS) and a member of Transforming Practices. She is also a Board Member, Membership Coordinator and Chair of Training Standards for AAOS.

Susan specializes in the provision of supervision to supervisors, pastors, leaders, chaplains and pastoral carers as well as allied health professionals.

Susan is also an advocate and researcher in the area of supervision with a passion to see all those in the helping professions receive quality non-judgmental confidential support, and engage in transformational learning.

Jenny is an ACC Pastor attending Hillsong Church, Greater West Sydney. 

She completed training with Chaplaincy Australia as well as a Clinical Pastoral Education. 

Jenny has had much experience working in the Aged Care sector. She is currently the Senior Chaplain at BaptistCare, overseeing a large team of chaplains and pastoral care volunteers working in aged care, the community and in prisons and hospitals.

Jenny is passionate about spiritual care within the aged care sector with a strong vision to enable chaplaincy to fulfil the future needs of the elderly in Australia. 

has been involved in Chaplaincy Ministry since 1995 He currently oversees and supports the outstanding and selfless work of Chaplains around Australia.    

Ralph is a gifted communicator and a passionate leader who believes that Christ has answers for every life and that true fulfillment can only be found in Him. He passionately believes that Chaplains have the potential and capacity to impact every sector of Australian Society. 

Ralph serves as a Co-ordinating Chaplain in the Australian Army, caring for and serving the members of the Australian Defence Force and is responsible for recruiting new Pentecostal Chaplains to the ADF and their ongoing support.

Ralph and his wife Narelle pioneered the ACC Church in Hornsby in 1990 and together they continue to serve there as Pastors.  His broad experience and his exposure to both Pastoral and Chaplaincy ministry roles equip him to be a resource to those seeking to explore and expand their influence in meeting the needs of their community.  

He is passionate to see carers receive the care they need to continue to offer the care our community deserves.