Ken and his wife Merle have been a part of and served for more than 44 years the C&MA in Australia.

Ken graduated from Alliance College of Theology and entered immediately into ministry, serving as pastor of the Redlands Alliance Church in Brisbane, and as Senior Pastor at the Woden Valley Alliance Church in Canberra.

In 1992, Ken commenced ministry at the National Office of the C&MA Australia and has been a part of the Australian National Board since then, serving as Treasurer, Secretary, Vice President and now as President.

Ken served on the Regional Coordinating Committee of the Asia Pacific Region from 2015-2021 and is now the Regional Coordinator for Asia & Pacific (Alliance World Fellowship).

Ken serves on various boards of Interdenominational ministries including the Australia College of Ministry (ACOM), the International Training Alliance (ITA) and the NSW Council of Churches (Evangelical). Since 2015 Ken has served as President of the C&MA Australia, directing Australian Churches and International Workers in many countries.

He continues to present the Get Connected program on 1WayFm.

Associate Professor Peter Laughlin (BEng, BTh(Hon), PhD(ACU)) joined the Australian College of Ministries, a member institution of the Sydney College of Divinity, as Dean of the Alliance Institute for Mission and Head of Theology in 2017.

In 2020 he was appointed to the role of Academic Dean. His research interests include the intersection between historical Jesus studies and atonement, divine justice, theodicy, human well-being, pneumatology and theological method. His major work Jesus and the Cross: Necessity, Meaning and Atonement [Pickwick Publications, 2014] was published in the Princeton Theological Monograph Series and he has recently edited works on Theological Education and contributed to a number of other publications.

He serves as the chair of the International Commission for Theological Education for the Alliance World Fellowship and is also published in areas relating to the Christian and Missionary Alliance, most recently contributing to Advancing the Gospel [2021].

Patrick began his full-time pastoral ministry in Hong Kong in 1980. He came to Sydney with his family in September 1995 and had served in a C&MA local church for 20 years. He started serving as Director of Chinese Churches Ministry of C&MA Australia in August 2015. His current role is to work closely with the President in giving ministry to Pastors and Member Churches of Australian Chinese Alliance Churches Committee of C&MA Australia.

Patrick is married to Mavis and they have been blessed with three grown children and two grandchildren and enjoy spending time together. They are so grateful for what God has done in their lives and how He chooses to use them in the lives of others for His glory. Patrick loves gardening, traveling and fishing.

Roy, together with his wife Carol, has been with the Alliance for well over forty years. For most of this time, they’ve been members of Woden Valley Alliance Church. Roy served as an Elder at Woden for many years as well as leading worship, children’s church and outreach ministries. In terms of outreach at Woden, Roy led the “Evangelism Explosion” ministry and also led a team that worked on “Making a Difference” in the community. He has served on various Alliance Boards and committees, including the Alliance College of Theology Board.

Roy is primarily responsible for encouraging a “culture” of outreach across the Alliance, in which we are all “On mission” – Everyone, Everywhere, All the time. In pursuing this task, Roy works with Alliance people from around the country as well as producing videos to be shown in Alliance churches and conducting seminars via Zoom. In his Director of Outreach role, Roy draws upon his extensive experience of both church leadership and the organisational culture of government and industry.

Onny joined the National Office of C&MA Australia as the Director of Alliance Youth in October 2018. He previously served as the Youth Pastor at Southside International Church in Brisbane.

Onny is passionate in serving the youth. He is gifted in engaging young people through fun and creative activities to bring them together and learn about God. As the Director of Alliance Youth, he wants to unite the Alliance Youth in fellowship and in love, and to empower them through developing a heart for mission to advance God’s kingdom.

Married to Brannie, they have two adult children. Onny enjoys sports and he regularly play tennis and badminton.

Aman ensures our local churches maintain appropriate levels of governance, risk management and compliance. Aman has been with the C&MA for over 30 years and has served in various regional and national roles. He currently pastors the Wynnum Manly Alliance Church in sunny Brisbane. In his spare time he enjoys coffee, and long walks along the foreshore with his lovely wife Libby.

Shirley is our Administrator and looks after our financial, property trust, fleet and various administrative matters in the National Office. She joined the C&MA since 1997. In her spare time, she enjoys playing board games, spending time with children and grandchildren and is a member of the Shirley Club.

Betsy is our Executive Assistant, she looks after our general reception, office, workers' licences and running annual events, meetings and seminars. She joined the National Office in 2009. In her spare time, she enjoys spending quality times with her human and furry friends.