Dr Steve Taylor

Principal, Knox Centre for Ministry and Leadership (KCML)

Steve is the Principal of Knox Centre for Ministry and Leadership, training leaders in mission and ministry. Born in Papua New Guinea, Steve has pastored and taught mission in New Zealand and Australia. Current interests include gardening, film and the rise of zombies. He is married to Lynne Taylor and they enjoy two teenagers and the beauty of Otago Peninsula.

Eugene Fuimaono

Lower North Island Youth Consultant,  SUNZ

Eugene is the Lower North Island Youth Consultant for Scripture Union. He is hugely passionate about empowering youth pastors and workers in their amazing work, and is always inspired when people are engaging with the difficult questions especially around biculturalism. Eugene is of mixed parentage, Maori/Samoan/Dutch, and teaches from his own experiences of walking the multi-cultural line, but also has worked in the Church and Community sectors with multi-cultural youth and draws on both experience, study, and relationship to teach on these difficult matters. Eugene’s qualifications are a Diploma in Youth and Community studies majoring in Te Ao Maori in youthwork, and a BA in Commercial Music

Matt Chamberlin

Matt Chamberlin is the National Youth Director for the Presbyterian Church. He has been involved in youth work for over a decade working as a youth pastor, youth worker in schools and as the General Manager of a youth work agency.  Matt finds great synergy in the way that his interests in youth work, counselling, science and theology can complement each other as we wrestle with how to build the church in the 21st century.

Sean du Toit

Dr Sean du Toit (PhD) is the New Testament Lecturer for Alphacrucis. Sean has an exceptional gift for teaching the scriptures. He is especially interested in the general letters in the New Testament, the book of Revelation and the Apostolic Fathers.  He will challenge and inspire us to live lives that are shaped by the gospel. Sean is the husband of Sue and the father of Ava. He’s also an amateur snowboarder and in the summer time enjoys riding his Mongoose BMX.

Terry Pouono

Lecturer and Kaiako, Laidlaw College

Terry Pouono is a kaiako and lecturer for the School of Theology based at the Manukau campus. Terry teaches a range of theology courses at the Manukau campus. He has taught at Malua Theological College in Samoa and worked in the Tuakana student support programme at the University of Auckland. He is married to Toese and they have four children.