KYCK is just around the corner and whether it’s your first time or your fifth, a little preparation can go a long way. Here are a few simple ways to get ready for the weekend ahead.
If you’re joining us this month, here are 9 ways to prepare your hearts and minds for KYCK:
1. RSVP for the Saturday Night BBQ
Make the most of your Saturday night and register for the BBQ. It’s a great chance to hang out and support high school Scripture and teachers!
Time: 6.15pm–7pm Cost: $9 per person (includes 2 sausages + a soft drink)
Group of youth at outdoor BBQ night during KYCK26 Christian youth event in Katoomba.
2. Get the Playlist on Repeat
Put the KYCK Spotify playlist on repeat and come ready to sing LOUDLY!
3. Make Your KYCK Stycks
Making your KYCK Stycks is all part of the fun and a way to represent your youth group! Find all the guidelines about making your Stycks here.
Brightly decorated KYCK sticks with motivational messages and symbols to remind youth to prepare for the KYCK26 event at Katoomba.
4. Learn the memory story!
We’re doing things a bit differently this year. Instead of a memory verse, we’re doing a memory story! Start learning it now. Watch the video here or spend some time memorising the graphic so you’re ready to go for the weekend.
Illustration of Zacchaeus’ memory story with key points about his transformation and Jesus’ interaction.
5.Start packing!
Start with the essentials: a Bible (physical is best for fewer distractions), a notebook/ your favourite pen to jot down key takeaways, and comfortable clothing suited for the unpredictable mountain weather. Mornings and evenings can be chilly, so layer up with a warm jacket or hoodie. If rain is on the forecast, don’t forget a raincoat or umbrella.
Other handy items? A water bottle to stay hydrated and money if you’re planning to grab food or merch.
6. Pray for God to work powerfully through KYCK
Prayer is powerful, and we’d love you to join us in bringing KYCK before God:
Pray for those who don’t yet know Jesus, that KYCK would be the place where they come to know Him for the first time.
Praise God for the 6,000+ youth attending KYCK this year, and pray for safety as everyone travels and gathers in Katoomba.
Pray that as the gospel is preached, the Spirit would work powerfully. That it would challenge and grow young people to live with eternity in mind.
Pray for our speakers, Pre, Chris, and Katie, that they would be faithful, clear, and bold as they teach, helping us understand God’s mercy through the book of Jonah.
7. Stay up to date with KYCK on socials and the KCC One app
Stay up to date with the latest KYCK news, and interact with our live segments by following us on Facebook, Instagram and Tik Tok. Download the KCC One App to gain daily encouragement from KCC’s library of sermons, topical talks, testimonies, and devotionals in audio, text and video formats.
KYCK is just around the corner and whether it’s your first time or your fifth, a little preparation can go a long way. Here are a few simple ways to get ready for the weekend ahead.
By KCC Staff
Life Is Hard, God Is Good: Elizabeth’s KEC Story
For Elizabeth, KEC has been part of her life for more than a decade, with three generations of her family making the trip each Easter. Even after moving to Broken Hill in 2025, she knew it was something she wanted to keep prioritising in her year. In this interview, Elizabeth shares why she keeps coming back and how KEC has shaped her faith over the years.
1. How many times have you been to KEC and what keeps you keep coming back?
I’ve spent more Easters at KEC than I can count (mostly because my parents don’t remember when we started going), but we’ve been coming every year since 2011 and several more before that.
After I finished uni, I realised that I needed to be intentional about setting aside times in my year where I can be immersed in God’s Word and be surrounded by His people. When I moved to Broken Hill at the start of 2025, I knew that KEC was something that I wanted to keep doing, despite the distance. It’s a chance to catch up with my biological family (three generations come!) but it’s also a chance to be encouraged by my spiritual family.
It’s a chance to catch up with my biological family (three generations come!) but it’s also a chance to be encouraged by my spiritual family.
2. Who do you attend KEC with?
KEC has become a place where various circles of my life collide. My immediate family and I stay onsite at KCC. Some of my extended family come, and we’ll sit together in the morning and go on bush walks in the afternoon. Friends from my childhood church serve on kids’ programs and we catch up the last year over meals (and I get to hear about their programs). At morning tea, it’s great to see people I’ve met in various contexts, some who’d been coming along for twenty years, others for the very first time (including some uni friends).
3. What would you say to someone considering coming to KEC for the first time?
There are few opportunities to spend large chunks of time being taught from the Bible. KEC isn’t the only place it can happen, but it’s one where people of all ages and stages can attend and be convicted and encouraged in their walk with Jesus. Why not consider if it can be a fixed date in your calendar?
… it’s one where people of all ages and stages can attend and be convicted and encouraged in their walk with Jesus.
4. Did anything surprise you about the weekend—either practically or spiritually?
I am not a music person, but I was surprised at how much I appreciated the chance to sing with hundreds of other people and also to hear a band play music. My church music team consisted of a guitarist and a couple of singers. Since then, we’ve moved to using video music at church, so I’m really looking forward to the opportunity to sing with live music again at KEC in 2026.
5. How have you seen God at work in your time at KEC? What’s encouraged and stuck with you?
At KEC 25, I reflected about how the years of Easter Convention have shaped my life. The kids programs taught me about a God who is “worthy to be praised” whom we should imitate. Junior High memory verses are still stuck in my head. Senior High encouraged me to keep meeting with God’s people when I left school so that I would persevere until the end.
But I think the most valuable thing that God has taught me through KEC is that life is hard but God is good and faithful. My life has been relatively easy, but KEC taught me that this won’t always be the case. KEC gave me a safe space to think through the ‘what ifs’. What if I have doubts? What if I ask questions and don’t get answers? What if people die? What if I suffer? The speakers and leaders were vulnerable, willing to share their struggles and how they had persevered.
But I think the most valuable thing that God has taught me through KEC is that life is hard but God is good and faithful.
In one of the night talks last year, Anna Powell said “Church can be a hard place when you’re wrestling with God, but it shouldn’t be”. I have had times in my life when church has been hard, but in God’s grace, KEC has been a space where many people have shown me that in hard times there is a light at the end of the tunnel and encouraged me to seek Christ all of my days.
… KEC has been a space where many people have shown me that in hard times there is a light at the end of the tunnel and encouraged me to seek Christ all of my days.
6. In three words, how would you describe your KEC 2025 experience?
I’ve never been one for brevity, so here are three phrases:
Fear has become a significant part of everyday life for many people. Despite our technological advancements, rise in living standards, and increases in lifespan, there always seems to be more to fear every day.
One of the most repeated commands of God to His people is “Fear Not!”. Are Christians meant to take this command seriously? If yes, then how do we do it?
Life can be full of challenges, threats, struggles and griefs. Some are over quickly; others can last a lifetime. So how do we handle those in a way that honours our Lord: trusting and obeying Him through our fears?
Only the truth of God—revealed in His word and the life, death and resurrection of His Son—speaks to life as it really is. It speaks not just to fear and pain, but to promise, hope and the victory of light over darkness.
Join us this Easter for what will be, God willing, a powerful encouragement to trust Almighty God more. Register here.
For Elizabeth, KEC has been part of her life for more than a decade, with three generations of her family making the trip each Easter. Even after moving to Broken Hill in 2025, she knew it was something she wanted to keep prioritising in her year. In this interview, Elizabeth shares why she keeps coming back and how KEC has shaped her faith over the years.
By KCC Staff
An Update on BASECAMP Sydney
After a decade of running both our one‑day Sydney event and our Mountains overnight weekend, we’ve made the decision to focus our energy and resources solely on the weekend experience in Katoomba.
This wasn’t a quick or easy decision. Since COVID, we’ve seen a noticeable decline in attendance at the Sydney one day format, and that pattern has continued even as other parts of life have returned to normal.
As a ministry we’re always conscious of how we steward the limited resources we do have, and we believe the wisest decision is to cease our one-day BASECAMP Sydney event as of 2026.
What this means for our BASECAMP delegates:
BASECAMP Sydney will no longer run, as of this year.
Same quality program. A transformative men’s weekend in Katoomba that will encourage and challenge you deeply in your faith, over two days of powerful preaching, worship and community.
Stronger community. When men step away for a full weekend, conversations go further, walls soften, and the impact lasts.
An event format designed for maximum impact. Intentional, unrushed and deeply relational, with plenty of room for reflection, connection and meaningful conversations over meals, breaks and the beauty of the Blue Mountains.
We know many people have appreciated the convenience of the Sydney one‑day event, and we don’t take that for granted. But we’re committed to ensuring the Mountains overnighter will absolutely be worth the distance and time. The men who show up for the weekend consistently tell us it changed something fundamental—and that’s the experience we want to deliver every single time.
We already have new ideas brewing to strengthen and grow BASECAMP in the coming years. We’d be grateful for your prayers as we seek God’s wisdom to continue serving men with a ministry that is solid, meaningful, and needed.
Join us in Katoomba this August.
After a decade of running both our one‑day Sydney event and our Mountains overnight weekend,
By KCC Staff
KCC Team Picks: Our Favourite Resources of 2025
As another year wraps up, we asked the KCC team to share the books, podcasts, and resources that encouraged their faith in 2025. Here’s what we loved!
The Perrys Podcast
I like how it’s a conversation rather than just straight preaching, the variety that they give through having different guests on as well. It’s quite personable, and it’s topical but brings in different theological elements. – Alice
KCC One
OneLove 2025 Talks
I really enjoyed listening to the OneLove talks I missed, they had great teaching around how to live through hardship and keep consistently living for Jesus as sadness and suffering happen all around. – Joel
Discipleship Is More Than You Believe Series
I also enjoyed Discipleship Is More Than You Believe. A great short series about what it means to be a disciple of Jesus and how we should have the right beliefs, right practices and right desires. – Joel
Bible in a Year
I’ve been liking Bible in One Year! It helps me read and understand the bible (almost) every day especially parts of the OT. – Aisling
Book: Recovering Eden: The Gospel According to Ecclesiastes by Zack Eswine
I loved reading Zack’s book on Ecclesiastes. Zack unpacks the book’s message with fresh language, vivid illustrations and challenging application; it’s been helping me enjoy the Lord in my ‘lot’—right where he’s placed me in the ordinary stuff of life. – Jeremy
Book: “Telling the Truth: The Gospel as Tragedy, Comedy and Fairy Tale” by Frederick Buechner
It’s a short book – 90-odd pages but one of the most potent reads on preaching I’ve ever come across. I’ve read it three times so far.
I love it because it’s a powerful incentive for preachers to tell the truth: to cut through all the things they think they ought to say, and start saying what theyneed to say.
It made me think about the gospel a totally different way: as a tragedy (our painful, human experience of failure): as a comedy (God’s outlandish, ‘ridiculous’, love of human beings despite our failure; and as a fairy tale because the ending – transformation, resurrection – is so wonderful, it’s too good not to be true; and that’s the way we need to preach it.- Jonathan
Kids Books: Training Young Hearts Board Books by Abbey Wedgeworth; Emma Randall (Illustrator)
I actually struggled to find age-appropriate board books like these ones and found that other options were either too wordy or advanced. I loved these lift-the-flap children’s board books and I’m so glad these exist! They are short and really engaging for toddlers who can’t sit still. – Patrizha
Book: Resilient Rhythms by Mitch Everingham
I found that creating intentional patterns in my life for things like relationship building, generosity, prayer, and Bible reading set a great tone and perspective for the days God has given me. – Steph
We pray these resources bless you as they have blessed us!
As another year wraps up, we asked the KCC team to share the books, podcasts,
By KCC Staff
Most-Loved KCC One Talks of 2025
As 2025 draws to a close, we’re looking back at the KCC One content that has encouraged and equipped our community the most this year. From deeply impactful sermons to practical Christian living resources, these were the messages you kept returning to again and again.
Here are the Top 10 most-loved talks on KCC One for 2025! May they continue to strengthen your faith as we head into a new year. Watch a snippet of each of the Top 10 content below!
01 From Problem to Praise
Jackie Hill Perry explores 1 Samuel 1, focusing on the prayers of Hannah. In this talk, she encourages women to understand the unchanging character of God even in seasons of suffering. Jackie called attendees to remember God’s faithfulness no matter their feelings and to trust His power over time, even when all they feel they can do is wait.
Look at the book of Job with Kirk Patston on Good Friday morning. Hear the story of Job and how God protects him in suffering, hear Job respond to his troubles with faithfulness to God. See how Job faces challenges in life and can still cry out to God with this prayer: Lord gives, the Lord takes, the Lord is to be praised.
03 What God Tells Us About the Cross in Matthew’s Gospel
‘My God, my God, why have You forsaken Me?’ At the cross, Jesus took the full weight of wrath we could never bear, so we could know forgiveness, friendship with God, and the freedom of the new covenant. This is a read-only or listen-only item.
04 Hope From A Psalm
In Session 2, Jackie put hope on trial. She encouraged reflection on times when hope feels like it has let us down and guided women on how to keep trusting God even when outcomes don’t meet expectations. Jackie reminded attendees not to let human disappointments affect their hope in God. How will you remember God’s past faithfulness to guide your future?
05 Consecrate Your Life To Christ
“To be a Christian is to be set free from the dominion of sin.” – Jackie Hill Perry
Jackie Hill Perry shares with us her personal journey of coming to faith in Christ, despite struggling with sin and temptation. She describes how she initially rejected Christianity but when she experienced a profound encounter with God, was led to repentance and following Him wholeheartedly.
06 The Suffering Servant & The Seeing God
Jackie Hill Perry opens up the familiar story of Abram, Sarai & Hagar in Genesis to demonstrate that in all circumstances—waiting, suffering, and otherwise—all God requires is our trust.
07 The Naive Man
In this talk, Zack unpacks how wisdom guards us from the traps of being naive or foolish.
Watch or listen to all the BASECAMP 25 talks, now on KCC One. Subscribe here.
08 Seeking the Kingdom: Family
Kirk Patston explores Job’s relationship with his family. See as Job responds to the loss of family and how he keeps seeking the Kingdom while facing suffering. How will you seek the Kingdom and love your family?
It’s only three words, but “Jesus is Lord” changes everything — including your evangelism. If you make this your “bullseye”, you’ll be zeroing in on the heart of all things.
10 The Unholiness of Idols
“It is futile to place your hope in anything that will inevitably leave and forsake you. But with God, it doesn’t matter where you are. You could be in Australia or on Mars. God will meet you there.” – Jackie Hill Perry
Open Exodus 32 for the third and final talk of the series by Jackie Hill Perry: “The Unholiness of Idols.” Subscribe here for more!
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As 2025 draws to a close, we’re looking back at the KCC One content that has encouraged and equipped our community the most this year. From deeply impactful sermons to practical Christian living resources, these were the messages you kept returning to again and again.
By KCC Staff
Over 1,400 Men Encouraged to “Wise Up with Jesus” at BASECAMP 2025
This August, 1,400+ men gathered across two weekends to open God’s Word together at BASECAMP 2025.
450+ men met in the heart of Sydney for BASECAMP City, while 900+ men made the trip to the Blue Mountains for BASECAMP Mountains. Another 40+ men joined online, connecting in living rooms, churches, and ministry spaces across Australia. Together, these men represented over 250 churches united under one theme: Wise Up with Jesus.
Whitefield lifted the room with heartfelt worship, leading the men to praise God with one voice. Listen to the BASECAMP 25 playlist here!
International speaker Zack Eswine and local speaker Peter Sondergeld unpacked what it means to grow in true wisdom, drawing from the book of Proverbs and the life of Jesus.
Across the talks, men were reminded that:
Meekness is not weakness – it is the strength of God’s power under control.
Friendship with Jesus changes everything – shaping how we relate to Him and to others.
Wisdom protects – guarding us from the traps of being naive or foolish.
The call was clear: wisdom begins with knowing and following Jesus, the One who loves us deeply and leads us in steadfast love.
Walking Away Changed
Men left BASECAMP encouraged to meditate on God’s unchanging love, to pursue friendships marked by grace and truth, and to walk humbly with Christ in every area of life.
“Attending the Basecamp Men’s Conference was a real blessing for me. It was a refreshing time away to pause, reflect, and be challenged as we dug into the topic of wisdom from God’s Word. Hearing from faithful speakers, sharing honest conversations with other men, and spending time in prayer together helped me see areas in my life where I can grow in humility, godliness, and decision-making… I left feeling inspired and challenged in my walk with Jesus.” – Sebastian, BASECAMP 25 Mountains Attendee
“Thank you so much for all the hard work and prayerful way you serve God’s people with this conference! What an amazing blessing over so many years. Wisdom was an excellent an appropriate and useful topic and the speakers perched from the heart: very moving and encouraging. I thank God for you!”
– Stephen, BASECAMP 25 Mountains Attendee
“Every man and his dog should be coming to basecamp to be spiritually renewed and encouraged through the word of God and fellowship with other men and to connect with other men.”
– Sul, BASECAMP 25 Mountains Attendee
“It was such a great time of fellowship while also listening to (and supporting each other in) great talks from Zach & Peter. As always, you can’t help but walk away changed and challenged to be more Christ-like, with practical steps that help set us on the right course.”
– Andrew, BASECAMP25 City Attendee
Catch up or re-watch on KCC One!
Couldn’t make it to BASECAMP, or want to keep the momentum going? All the BASECAMP talks are now available on the KCC One app! Watch a snippet of Zack’s second talk “The Naïve Man” below.
Zack was excellent – I loved his way of presenting and found his content to be deep, meaningful, and impactful. His talks have inspired me to look deeper and make some real changes in my life. – Hugh, BASECAMP 25 Mountains Attendee
You can also access exclusive content from Peter Sondergeld, a 4-part devotional series “Wisdom Through Life in Christ” where you’ll get practical wisdom on every part of your life.
Keep reflecting on Zack Eswine’s talks through BASECAMP Local (free!), a guided resource designed to help you grow in strength and purpose through Jesus’ wisdom. Drawing from Zack’s new book Wiser with Jesus, BASECAMP Local unpacks the four types of people the wise person encounters in the first chapters, offering practical applications for gaining wisdom and living with Christ as Lord in everyday life.
Subscribe to KCC One for as little as $4.99/month (on an annual subscription): kccone.org.au/subscribe
Save the Date: BASECAMP 2026
Next year, international speaker Matt Fuller will join us for another powerful weekend in God’s Word.
BASECAMP City – 1 August 2026 BASECAMP Mountains & Online – 7–8 August 2026
Mark your calendars and start planning with your mates – you won’t want to miss it.
This August, 1,400+ men gathered across two weekends to open God’s Word together at BASECAMP 2025.
450+ men met in the heart of Sydney for BASECAMP City, while 900+ men made the trip to the Blue Mountains for BASECAMP Mountains. Another 43 men joined online, connecting in living rooms, churches, and ministry spaces across Australia. Together, these men represented 257 churches united under one theme: Wise Up with Jesus.
By KCC Staff
KCC One: Fuel For Your Faith
“It’s like a reset button … a spiritual recharge that realigns my perspective.”
That’s how Corey, a long-time BASECAMP attendee, described what conventions do for his faith. And we get it. In a world full of distraction, sometimes we need more than a reminder. We need a recharge. A refocus. A full reset.
And that doesn’t just happen once a year.
We need truth daily—whether it’s in the car, during a morning walk, or in a quiet moment between meetings. The KCC One app delivers trustworthy, Bible-based preaching.
Funding KCC One means convention talks at your fingertips…
To keep you going. To keep you growing.
This June, your tax-deductible donation helps us:
Create new, Christ-centered content
Bring our talk archive to life on the app
Improve the experience for every user
Cover the essential tech costs that keep this ministry running
There are just a few days left to make a tax-deductible gift this financial year! Your gift will impact someone’s walk of faith.
It will impact young people discovering Jesus for the first time. Ministry workers who feel alone. Families who want to keep growing. It supports you.
And on KCC One, the talks are with you every day to help you – and future generations – grow.
“It’s like a reset button for me.”
That’s how Corey, a long-time BASECAMP attendee, described what conventions do for his faith. And we get it. In a world full of distraction, sometimes we need more than a reminder. We need a recharge. A refocus. A full reset.
And that doesn’t just happen once a year.
We need truth daily—whether it's in the car, during a morning walk, or in a quiet moment between meetings. The KCC One app delivers trustworthy, Bible-based preaching.
By KCC Staff
We Turned Our Boardroom Into a Studio…For You!
If you’ve ever waited for cassette tapes or CDs after a KCC convention, you know the joy of taking God’s Word home with you.
Those tapes weren’t just audio. They were life-giving tools that helped the gospel echo through homes, churches and hearts across Australia.
Fast forward to today: we’re doing the same thing, but digitally.
This year, we ditched our boardroom and transformed it into a recording studio for KCC One, our mobile app. (No more meetings but more ministry!)
Why? Because we want to keep creating gospel-rich content that helps you grow in your everyday walk with Jesus.
What is KCC One?
KCC One our app that gives you access to powerful preaching from our events, past and present.
With over 38,000 views, the app has now reached 7,500+ users, with 500 subscribers across 51 countries. Every one of those numbers represents a person—a life—a walk with God.
We’ve heard from many of you:
“We live a long way from everything—this app helps us hear good sermons in the car when we travel all the time!”
“I love being able to search anything and find brilliant resources on whatever I’m looking for.”
And we want to keep it going, not just for you, but for the next person who needs a timely word from the Lord.
Why We Need Your Help
We believe digital ministry can change lives.
But to continue offering these resources and improve the app with new content, usability features, and backend support—we need your help.
Your tax-deductible gift this June will help:
Fund the creation of new Bible-teaching content
Bring our rich archive of talks alive digitally
Improve the usability of the KCC One app
Cover backend costs
Let’s keep the gospel going further, into cars, kitchens, churches, commutes, and quiet moments with God.
Together, we can help people grow in their faith—wherever they are.
If you've ever waited for cassette tapes or CDs after a KCC convention, you know the joy of taking God’s Word home with you.
Those tapes weren’t just audio. They were life-giving tools that helped the gospel echo through homes, churches and hearts across Australia.
Fast forward to today: we’re doing the same thing, but digitally.
By KCC Staff
Real Conversations for Men’s Health Week
It’s Men’s Health Week in Australia (9-15 June 2025), a time to raise awareness about health challenges faced by men and encourage open, honest conversations.
We believe that men’s health isn’t just physical. It’s also emotional, mental, relational, and spiritual. To mark the week, we asked some of our BASECAMP Christian men some big questions.
From managing stress to supporting each other in tough times, these short videos bring together real answers from real blokes. We appreciate their honesty sharing about their faith, wellbeing, and what it means to live wisely with Jesus at the centre!
Watch a preview of the series:
Watch the full series of videos here:
Men’s Health Week: What Staying Healthy Means
“If you asked me that question 10 years ago, I would have said: exercising right, playing the right sports, and eating the right foods, maintaining a healthy diet. (But it’s) your spiritual, physical and mental health. Getting right with God, looking after your body physically and the content that you consume…”
Men’s Health Week: Managing Stress & Recharging
“Praying to Jesus does a lot just to take my mindset off the anger and helps bring me to a calm state.”
Men’s Health Week: Go-To Bible Verses in Tough Times
You can forget that in difficult times (that we are children of God). You can think the difficulty is defining you or the sum of all your life but to be reminded of what God thinks of you as His child has been really helpful.
Men’s Health Week: What’s Missing in Church Conversations
“I don’t think I’ve really heard many, or if any, conversations in churches that I’ve been a part of about men’s mental health. So I think somehow, introducing the conversation — and maybe that responsibility is on me to start that conversation.”
Men’s Health Week: The Impact of Christian Brotherhood
“I just had a men’s group outing the other day… and what I was really encouraged about was how others deal with certain issues. And some of these guys I was sharing with are almost half my age and I was very encouraged by their maturity.”
Men’s Health Week: Real Support for Real Struggles
“…to be able to sit down with a man and realise what he is going through, not how you can add to his life, but what he’s experiencing. I think just being able to just be an ear to them, even if nothing at the end of that conversation gets achieved or done.”
If you or someone you know is experiencing extreme distress, please seek professional help.
Lifeline — For anyone having a personal crisis: call 13 11 14 or chat online
MensLine Australia — Counselling and forums for men: call 1300 78 99 78
Suicide Call Back Service — Immediate support for those feeling suicidal: call 1300 659 467
Dads In Distress — Peer support for separated dads: call 1300 853 437
You are not alone, help is available. Click here for more help resources for men.
Looking for connection? Rest? Encouragement? All of the above? Come to BASECAMP this August!
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It’s Men’s Health Week in Australia (9-15 June 2025), a time to raise awareness about
By KCC Staff
Meet OneLove Chairwoman: Amy Townsend
In 2025, we are so pleased to welcome Amy Townsend as the new chairwoman for OneLove women’s conference. In this interview, Amy shares how she came to faith, her deep appreciation for conferences, and what she hopes women will get to experience at OneLove this year.
Tell us a bit about yourself!
Hey there! I’m Amy, and I’m thrilled to introduce myself as the new Chairperson for OneLove. I’m married to Jesse and we have two little ones, Penny and Noah. During the week, I work as a Community and Student Care Worker at Sydney Missionary and Bible College (SMBC), where I support students and foster Christ-centred community. I also serve as an Assistant Pastor at St Marks in Freshwater, where I have the privilege of guiding people toward Jesus. In my downtime, I love journalling, make jewellery, hitting the gym, and eating cheese. I cannot wait to connect with all of you at OneLove! I am praying for each and every person God intends to bring along. See you soon!
How and when did you come to accept Jesus as your Lord and Saviour?
I did not grow up in a Christian home, yet I can’t remember a time when I didn’t believe in God. As I explored the world around me—God made sense! So, as a child in primary school, I eagerly participated in Scripture classes, memorising Bible verses and completing craft activities. But in many ways, my faith was centred on ‘getting it right for God.’ It wasn’t until I attended a Youth Camp in high school that I truly encountered the person of Jesus. This is when I first grasped the Gospel and came to understand that its not about what I can do for God, it is about what God has done for me in his Son, Jesus Christ.
On the final day of the camp, the speaker shared a song that traced the story of Jesus’ death, resurrection, and ascension. The last verse focused on His return, and I remember being overwhelmed by the reality of it. I thought, ‘Jesus is coming back! King of Kings and Lord of Lords! The trumpets will sound, the heavens will roar, and… I want to be on Team Jesus!’
That was a critical moment in my faith journey. Although, I have to confess, it still took many, many years for me to begin unpacking what it meant to live as a disciple of Christ. I found my time at university to be particularly difficult. In my early twenties, however, I moved out of home and, by God’s providence, ended up living with two Christian girls who were also at uni. It was through them that I saw what it truly meant to follow Jesus. I was struck by the way they prayed—bringing everything, big and small, before God. They loved Jesus! And found joy in following him. I will forever be thankful for these two beautiful role models, and my hope and prayer is that God might use me as a role model to others on their journey with Jesus.
What inspired you to come on board to chair OneLove?
I have a deep appreciation for conferences and the unique experiences they offer. Few occasions allow us to gather in such large numbers to collectively sing praises to God, sit under the authority of His Word, and engage in prayer. Conferences create a special environment for connection with God and with each other—providing opportunities to meet new people, encourage one another, learn, and grow in faith.
As the Chairperson for OneLove, it is my privilege to prayerfully consider the various elements of the day that will help us grow more and more into the image of Christ. It is my honour to pray for the OneLove community and to work diligently, under God’s guidance, to ensure that our time together is impactful for Christ’s glory, and our good.
What do you think are the greatest challenges facing Christian women in Australia today?
Life can feel overwhelmingly busy—with countless responsibilities and distractions vying for our attention every minute. Even when I carve out time to slow down and connect with God, I sometimes struggle to know where to start. I notice a tendency to crave productivity, stimulation…anything but ‘stillness’. And I know I’m not alone.
I believe one of the most significant challenges for Christian women in Australia is navigating the tension between the busyness of daily life and the essential stillness that nurtures our spiritual lives. Many women are juggling many things: working, supporting our families, engaging with our church communities, catching up with friends, and maintaining our health. All of these commitments are significant, yet they can crowd our lives and distract us from coming to the foot of the cross.
So, what does it look like to navigate these aspects of everyday life that, so often, feel in tension with our Christian lives? My hope and prayer is that OneLove will provide time and space for Christian women to commune with God, to be reminded of the supremacy of Christ, to reorient their hearts toward him, and to uncover new tools and new zeal to live like Christ in any and every context.
What is your hope for OneLove this year and why should women set time aside to come?
My hope and prayer for OneLove 2025 is that women of all ages and life stages will come and encounter the Risen Lord Jesus—that they will grow in their love for Him, deepen their knowledge of Him, and be stirred to follow, serve, and make bold life changes and sacrifices for Him. I pray that every woman who attends will leave OneLove encouraged, refreshed, and renewed in her journey with Jesus.
OneLove is an opportunity for us, as sisters in Christ, to commune with God and with each other. I look forward to seeing how God will move among us during this special event! Until then, this is my prayer for the women of OneLove: that God might fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light. For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins (Colossians 1:9-14).
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In 2025, we are so pleased to welcome Amy Townsend as the new chairwoman for
