Mission & Ministry Leaders Day

Mission and Ministry Leaders Day is for church leaders and mission representatives to learn about empowering their church to be more mission-minded through their partnership with CMS.

We will focus both on sending missionaries and engaging local communities to engage in cross-cultural relationships.

Our Ministry Panelists

David Williams
Development & Training Director,
St Andrews' Hall

David leads CMS-Australia's training ministry. Previously, he and Rachel served in Kenya, where David taught theology and launched a training program for Nairobi pastors.

Sam McGeown
Senior Pastor, Village Church, Brisbane

Sam is our keynote speaker at SUTS 2025 and the Senior Pastor at Villiage Church in inner-city Brisbane, a multi-ethnic and socially diverse community that's all about Jesus.

Amanda Saenz

Missions Mobilisation Leader,
CityLife Church

Amanda mobilises people for local and global missions at CityLife Church and is the Oceania Regional Director for New Thing, a global church-planting movement.

Makoto Fukuda

Senior Pastor, Melbourne Japanese Christian Church

Makoto co-founded Grace City Church Tokyo, led the Grace Network for church planting in Japan, and now serves at Melbourne Japanese Christian Church with his wife Michiru.