Alumni Profiles

This Weeks Feature Alumni

Pat & Karen Buckley

Founder & Managing Director, Amped4Life

Amped4Life is a non-profit organisation that was formed to help bring insight and understanding to teenagers about the dangers of substance abuse and the importance of making good choices.
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Bonny Andrews

Founder and Chief Dreamer of LiveJam

Bonny Andrews is the Founder and Chief Dreamer of LiveJam, a youth movement working among urban youth in India and globally through music and media. Andrews travels extensively across India and abroad, speaking at high schools, youth conferences and touring with his band. His passion is to see urban youth transformed through music, media and arts.

Bonny Andrews is also the front man of ‘Bonny Andrews and The LiveJam Band’. Andrews and the band are passionate about seeing lives changed for the better through the creative potential of music and media.

Chak, James

1985

General Director of Asian Outreach Hong Kong. Leading a team of +30 people reaching the elderlies, Indonesian Domestic Helpers and Japanese living in Hong Kong through social services; actively promoting missions using the Kairos Course.

Davison, Graham

1977

Pastor and Missionary for 40+ years. Commencing internship in Kaitaia, Huntly, then pioneer church Waiheke Island 1983, then pioneer Ministry Training Centre in Solomon Islands 1991-1994. Itinerant ministry – Missions Mobilisation branch churches and our HIM Network in 7 countries and Missions partnerships in 20 countries. Served on National Executives of the Assemblies of God in Solomon Islands and in New Zealand.

Johnson, Bryan

1974

Small Business Consultant, Overseer of Ministry amongst seeking Muslims across NZ & Australia, based out of Auckland Baptist Tabernacle and working with the Asia Pacific Disipleship Trust & People International Trust. Director of International Justice Advocates “defending defenceless” asylum seekers.

Bagrie, Ron & Jeanette

1969 - 1st intake

Started a Christian School in Drury and a Church community. Worked in Solomons to start 16 schools. Teaching Bible in Germany several months each year. We are still working in it all by God’s grace.

Clulee, Evan

1998 & 1999

Elevate Christian Disability Trust (2000-2010) various positions in Disability Sector Missions & Development, involvement with Philippines Christian Fellowship for Disabled (Bulacan).

Cooper, Rima

2001 - 2002

Wife and I are the music directors and part of the senior leadership team for Christian Family Centre, Pukekohe

Dol, Stephen & Maryann

1984 - 1985

Missionaries 2 years work with I.C.P.E, Construction Business, trained as I.S. Systems Engineer and later began I.S. Project Management 20 years. Currently starting Agriculture Technology startup. Church life ministry at home group.

Fickling, John

1975

A engineer trained as an engineering cadet at a large Hastings Food factory. …………………………………………

Hilton, Janene Forlong

1985

Pastors at Matamata A.O.G for 6 years. Worship & Arts Director Hamilton Central Baptist 16 years. Presenter/Producer TV Central Waikato/B.O.P. Producer – The Peoples Church online www.thepeopleschurch.org.nz New Ministry 2018 Ecclesia – Worship/speaker/training for supporting small to medium size churches.

Kelly, Julie

1994 & 1996

Retail – 21 years. Pre-School – 2018 – present

Husband Ian on Staff from 1996 -2007

Kim, Dean & Lillian

2007

Lillian and I have been serving in Japan from 2009 September as missionaries of W.Z.C. Now we are serving at two Churches, Kaori and Morryama Church in Otsu, Shigaken.

nee Ashton, Dawn Louis

1986

18 years in Christian Organization – Open Home Foundation Fostering Children

Sangster, Tony

1978

Pastors of local Church for 7 years, treasurer at Baptist Tab Church. Active Church involvement; cell group leadership Financial Counsellor at several companies.

Van Lune, Hans & Nicola

2012 & 2013

Marketplace Ministry – dreaming of a centre for young mums.