Speakers

Hilmer has been married to his wife, Meagan, for 20 years, and together they have three children. Originally from Chilliwack, British Columbia, he spent nearly a decade in sales before sensing God's call to pastoral ministry. In 2012, Hilmer and his family moved to Hamilton, Ontario, where he completed a Master of Divinity and began serving in pastoral ministry. Since 2021, he has served as the pastor of Fellowship Church in Burlington. Hilmer is passionate about preaching and teaching God's Word and seeing lives transformed by the gospel of Jesus Christ. In his spare time, Hilmer enjoys reading, travelling, playing hockey, and watching the Toronto Blue Jays!

Stephen McAlpine has pastored and planted churches in Australia since the early 1990s, and has a heart for seeing God’s people flourish faithfully and courageously in the modern West. He is cultural commentator, author, and public theologian who works alongside Christian organisations as they navigate the changes and pressures of modern, secular society. He is also the Movement Director for the Australian Christian Lobby, helping young Christians in law, politics and the arts as they navigate the secular public square. Stephen is married to Jill, a clinical psychologist, who has partnered with him in ministry in the 30 years they have been married. They have two adult children.

Mark has been married to his wife Angie for 30 years and they have six children, four of whom are now married. They also have three grandchildren. Mark has been a minister in the Presbyterian Church of Australia for over 25 years serving in outback NSW (Wee Waa), cross-cultural ministry in Sydney as well as more recently in Hobart for the past 4 years where he currently serves as the teaching elder at Cornerstone Presbyterian Church. Mark enjoys e-mountain biking and has also written extensively in various publications seeking to bring a Christian perspective on current cultural issues.

Tim is a builder by trade who traded the job site for full-time youth ministry. He's incredibly passionate about youth work and spending his days training leaders and mentoring the next generation to personally know Jesus. Life at home is beautifully chaotic! He's a husband to Maddi and dad to four amazing kids: Jemimah, Hannah, Jobe, and Clancy. When he isn't at church, school or busy on the property, he is usually out with his family camping, fishing or tinkering with old cars.