Professor Dr Anne Pattel-Gray is a descendant of the Bidjara Nation in Queensland and a renowned Aboriginal leader within Australia – nationally and internationally.

Professor Dr Anne Pattel-Gray was the former Head of the School of Indigenous Studies at the University of Divinity, Melbourne, Australia. She has an earned Ph.D. from the University of Sydney awarded in 1995 in the Studies of Religion with the major focus on Aboriginal Religion and Spirituality plus a Doctor of Divinity form India awarded in 1997.

Professor Dr Pattel-Gray is a recognised expert in de-colonising biblical narratives and developing Indigenous theology, reinterpreting biblical narratives through an Indigenous cultural lens, she brings significant insights into the cultural knowledge and religious life of Aboriginal people and Blak women’s perspective, exposing historical truth of colonisation and missionation and its impact on First Nations peoples of Australia.

Michael Frost is an internationally recognised Australian missiologist and one of the leading voices in the missional church movement. His books are required reading in colleges and seminaries around the world and he is much sought after as an international conference speaker.

Since 1999, Dr Frost has been the founding director of the Tinsley Institute, a mission study centre located at Morling College in Sydney, Australia. He has also been an adjunct lecturer at various seminaries in the United States.

He was one of the founders of the Forge Mission Training Network and the founder of the missional Christian community, smallboatbigsea, based in Manly in Sydney’s north. He is also well known for his protests against Australia’s treatment of refugees, some of which have resulted in his arrest by the NSW police, as well as his advocacy for racial reconciliation, foreign aid, and gender equality.

Jonathan has Ph.Ds in Political Economy and Theology, and an Honours Degree in Australian History. Jonathan has a background in international development, working for a decade as an advocacy coordinator for Oxfam Australia, focussing on natural resource management and international financial institutions in the Mekong region. Jonathan and Kim also lived and worked for three years as misison coordinators for Urban Seed in the heart of Melbourne.

Dr Jacqueline Service is Associate Head of School and Lecturer in Systematic Theology at Charles Sturt University (St Mark’s National Theological Centre), Canberra, Australia. She teaches subjects such as Trinity, Christology, Ecclesiology and Theological Anthropology. Her research focuses on Trinitarian Theology, Divine Ontology and Human Well-Being, International Development and justice, and the practical implications of Systematic Theology. Jacqueline is currently on the Editorial Board of Religion & Development, a journal of the International Network on Religious Communities and Sustainable Development (IN//RCSD) at Humboldt-University in Berlin. Her most recent publication entitled Triune Well-Being: The Kenotic-Enrichment of the Eternal Trinity (Fortress Academic, 2024) examines how God enacts God’s own abundantly enriched and all-blessed life and how such a reality is relevant to human well-being.

Before this, Jacqueline worked for over a decade at the Australian Government’s Agency for International Development (AusAID) managing, reviewing and designing aid programs across the Pacific and South-West Asia. Her work involved collaborating with the World Bank, Asian Development Bank and various United Nations agencies. She has also for many years been actively involved church ministries from working with refugees to assisting the poor with Crossroads Hong Kong, held governance positions on various faith-based Boards (including Micah Australia); and is a regular keynote speaker for seminars and conferences.

Tony Rinaudo is an Australian agronomist, who is widely known as the “forest maker.” Having lived and worked in African countries for several decades, he has discovered and put into practice a solution to the extreme deforestation and desertification of the Sahel region. With a simple set of management practices, farmers can regenerate and protect existing local vegetation, which has helped to improve the livelihoods of millions.

Rinaudo has pioneered a technique that involves growing up trees from existing root systems, which are often still intact and which Rinaudo refers to as an “underground forest.” By choosing the right plants and pruning and protecting them in a certain way, farmers can help them grow into trees. Changing attitudes has been key to Rinaudo’s successful work. He realised that if people had reduced the forest to a barren landscape, it would require people to restore it.

essica Morthorpe is the Founder and Director of the Five Leaf Eco-Awards & Uniting Earth Ministry Consultant with the Uniting Church in Australia Synod of NSW/ACT. She is passionate about advocating for the reconciliation and renewal of all creation, and supporting churches to get involved in this exciting missional work. She has travelled all around Australia visiting churches to see their environmental actions, talking and preaching about the environment and eco-theology, as well as being part of multiple international conferences around climate change, eco-justice and multi-faith climate action. Her background is in environmental science, marketing and theology.

Aimee works for Amos Australia to engage, encourage and challenge Australian Christians to a whole-of-gospel approach to the realities of injustice and poverty. Her role entails facilitating events, engaging with schools and churches, curating newsletters and social media, and applying her gifts of writing and photography. She enjoys the enriching conversations she has with people at events, young folk at schools and Amos Australia’s partner organisations overseas.  She is hopeful about the work that God is doing in His kingdom.

Stephen Barrington is the founder of Foothills Community Care, where he leads a team dedicated to creating a safe and inclusive community, inspired by the subversive teachings of Jesus, especially for those who feel left behind. Under his leadership, Foothills has significantly expanded its impact, providing vital services such as free meals, outreach support, and practical assistance to vulnerable residents in outer eastern Melbourne. With over 30 years of experience in community development, engagement, and nonprofit leadership, Stephen is passionate about fostering connections, advocating for those in need, and ensuring that everyone has access to the support they deserve. Outside of his professional life, Stephen is a proud 30+ year member of God's Squad Christian Motorcycle Club, a husband, father, and pappa, and enjoys hosting experimental meals and parties for anyone interested in joining his culinary adventures.

Robyn Whitaker teaches New Testament at Pilgrim Theological College, University of Divinity, and leads The Wesley Centre for Theology, Ethics, and Public Policy. She is author of Even the Devil Quotes Scripture and Revelation for Normal People. You can read her work at www.robynwhitaker.com

David is passionate about the rescue and long-term wellbeing of children. In January 2010 David and his wife Andrea, along with their children, moved to Thailand where David served with ZOE for over 11 years. During this time David worked with the Thailand team on programs to prevent the trafficking and exploitation of children. David assisted ZOE’s efforts in the rescue of children (alongside Government and Law Enforcement) and journeyed alongside children and the ZOE Thailand staff to help restore the lives of child trafficking survivors.

In 2021, David and his family returned to Australia where he currently serves as theZOE Foundation Australia CEO.

Prior to joining ZOE, David owned and managed a business in Melbourne, Australia. For 16 years, he used his position in business to practically and financially support Australian children, through specialised children’s camps and foster care. He is a foster carer for children in need of respite, emergency care and short-term placements.

Dr Mark Zirnsak, Senior Social Justice Advocate, Uniting Church in Australia, Synod of Victoria and Tasmania
Mark joined The Uniting Church in 1999 as a Social Justice Officer and became the director of the social justice area in 2004. In 2019, Mark became the Senior Social Justice Advocate. Mark is a active in seeking social justice in the areas of climate change, refugees, modern slavery, regulation of the online world, tax reform, poverty, democracy and alcohol reform. Mark is a member of several advisory bodies to the Commonwealth and Victorian governments in these areas.