Our Workshops.
Learn from an outstanding group of speakers, practitioners, and ministry leaders as they share practical insights, experience, and wisdom through a variety of workshops across the conference.
Archbishop Ric Thorpe, Amanda Seanz, Stephen Tan
Q&A Panel
Wei - Han Kwan
Am I ready to go?
Jon Gunthorpe
Your work, God's mission
CMS Vic Census - Jessie
The People Behind the Mission
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Rob Millar & Amy Just
'I have many people in this city' - Living for Jesus on campus & beyond.
Michelle Jackson
Cross Cultural Mission
Speaker Workshops
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Panel Q&A
Archbishop Ric Thorpe, Amanda Saenz, Stephen Tan
Archbishop Ric Thorpe
is the Archbishop of Melbourne in the Anglican Church of Australia and a passionate advocate for church planting, evangelism, and leadership development. Before moving to Australia, he served in senior leadership roles within the Church of England, helping pioneer new congregations and strengthen mission-focused churches. He is known for his commitment to equipping Christians to share the gospel and helping churches engage effectively with their local communities.
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Amanda Saenz
A church leader, church planter, and multiplication strategist with more than a decade of experience in mission, discipleship, and leadership development. She currently serves as Lead Pastor of the Casey campus at CityLife Church and is passionate about helping people find belonging, purpose, and participation in God's mission. Amanda has played a significant role in church planting and movement leadership across Australia and the Oceania region, equipping leaders and developing communities that multiply disciples and churches.
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Stephen Tan
A pastor and church planter at Regeneration Church in Monash, Melbourne. He is married to Kallie, and they live with their son, Austin. Stephen grew up in Malaysia and completed his MDiv at Ridley College Melbourne. He is also involved with City to City, an international church-planting organization.
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Your Work, God's Mission
Jon Gunthorpe
​How does your everyday life connect with God's global mission? Drawing on his experience as both a long-term missionary and now a Regional Mission Director with CMS Australia, Jon will share stories from around the world and explore how God uses ordinary people, skills, and circumstances to make Jesus known. Discover practical ways to participate in God's mission wherever he has placed you.
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What are the opportunities from around the world and from Jon's perspective that people could play a part in. Connecting what people to on their lives to mission in the world, what they could do with their lives. Call to action is Explicitly saying where people are needed, partners we work with, we need people to fill these gospel needs.
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CMS Victoria Census 2026: The People Behind the Mission
Jessie
Who are the people passionate about global mission, and what can we learn from them?
Join us as we unpack and reflect on all that we’ve learnt from the CMS Victoria Census 2026! Drawing from our most comprehensive snapshot of our society to date. Hear from the voices of over 900 missionaries, supporters, volunteers, church leaders, families, young adults and retirees, and other people passionate about mission. This workshop explores who we are, how people are engaging with CMS, and what is shaping our commitment to God's global mission. Together, we'll examine key insights emerging from the data and how this shapes the future of mission. Whether you're passionate about praying, giving, sending or going, join us to discover what the Census reveals and consider how you can play your part in strengthening and advancing God's global mission for years to come.
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'I have many people in this city' - Living for Jesus on campus & beyond.
Rob Millar & Amy Just
​Join Rob Miller & Amy Just to explore what living for and sharing Jesus through the lens of university ministry with the AFES looks like, and the impact beyond campus. Learn with us a few tools that you can make use of in the spaces God has placed you to see a neighbourhood, a suburb, a campus, a city and a world that knows Jesus.
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Cross Cultural Mission
Michelle Jackson
Working With the Best Partners
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