Ps Leanne Matthesius, along with her husband Jurgen are the pastors of Awaken Church, formerly known as C3 San Diego. They have had, and continue to live an amazing journey fulfilling the call on their life for pastoring people. From moving to New Zealand as a newly married couple to pastor youth at South City Christian Life Centre, to then moving back to Australia and growing a youth ministry to over 750 young people and pioneering Phenomena youth conference that hosted over 3000 delegates a year. In 2005, Jurgen and Leanne as a mother of three young boys, packed up all their belongings and moved to San Diego, a city they had never been to, to start Awaken Church which continues to grow from strength to strength to now being a multi-campus and multi-generational church seeing lives changed and impacted every week.
10am ⬩ Session 1
Ps Leanne Matthesius
Ps Leanne Matthesius, along with her husband Jurgen are the pastors of Awaken Church, formerly known as C3 San Diego. They live an incredible life of following the voice of God, from moving to New Zealand as a newly married couple to pastor youth at South City Christian Life Centre, to then moving back to Australia and growing a youth ministry to over 750 young people and pioneering Phenomena youth conference that hosted over 3000 delegates a year. In 2005, Jurgen and Leanne as a mother of three young boys, packed up all their belongings and moved to San Diego, a city they had never been to, to start Awaken Church which continues to grow from strength to strength to now being a multi-campus and multi-generational church seeing lives changed and impacted every week.
Dr Robi Sonderegger has had an impressive journey, over the past 15 years he's gone from celebrity snowboard instuctor to humanitarium activitist for child-soldiers and sex-slaves to now a Clinical Psychologist. He is best known for combining the best of science and scripture in his messages that are actively designed to equip and empower. Every year, thousands of people around the world attend his live presentations, with tens of thousands having graduated from his trauma rehabilitation, mental/emotional health, new-habit-formation, and parenting programs.
11.30am⬩Session 2
Dr Robi Sonderegger
Dr Robi Sonderegger has had an impressive journey, over the past 15 years he's gone from celebrity snowboard instuctor to humanitarium activitist for child-soldiers and sex-slaves to now a Clinical Psychologist. He is best known for combining the best of science and scripture in his messages that are actively designed to equip and empower. Every year, thousands of people around the world attend his live presentations, with tens of thousands having graduated from his trauma rehabilitation, mental/emotional health, new-habit-formation, and parenting programs.
Maree and her husband Paul are the Senior Pastors of LIFE, a church that has grown to become an influential ministry since it began in 1991. Maree initiated the Sistas Women’s Conference which has inspired and encouraged thousands of women from all over New Zealand and the South Pacific. Maree’s heart is to see women empowered and for them to recognise their full potential and see beyond their own circumstances so they can make a difference in this generation and the next. Maree has practical wisdom and knowledge of the Word and a powerful testimony of the grace and forgiveness of God, in which her complete trust in Him has given her a power and truth that she can confidently speak from.
1.30pm ⬩ Session 3
Ps Maree de Jong
Maree and her husband Paul are the Senior Pastors of LIFE, a church that has grown to become an influential ministry since it began in 1991. Maree initiated the Sistas Women’s Conference which has inspired and encouraged thousands of women from all over New Zealand and the South Pacific. Maree’s heart is to see women empowered and for them to recognise their full potential and see beyond their own circumstances so they can make a difference in this generation and the next. Maree has practical wisdom and knowledge of the Word and a powerful testimony of the grace and forgiveness of God, in which her complete trust in Him has given her a power and truth that she can confidently speak from.
Get specific input and inspiration across a range of topics with breakout sessions. You’ll join with other likeminded women and join the discussion about topics you care about.
3pm ⬩ Sistas Breakouts & Miss Sistas
Get specific input and inspiration across a range of topics with breakout sessions. You’ll join with other likeminded women and join the discussion about topics you care about.
Breakout 1 • 3:00 - 3:30pm
Breakout 2 • 3:45 - 4:15pm
If you are high-school aged, we have Miss Sistas streaming online through a breakout link from 3pm - 4pm
Ps Charlotte Gambill is an author, speaker, pastor and mother as she leads LIFE Church, UK with her husband Steve. Charlotte has an infectious love for life, a deep love for people and zealous love for God's house. Her passion is to build the local church across the earth, to see people reach their full potential and to develop and strengthen leadership. She is known for her practical, humorous and passionate application of God's word
5.30pm ⬩ Session 4
Ps Charlotte Gambill
Ps Charlotte Gambill is an author, speaker, pastor and mother as she leads LIFE Church, UK with her husband Steve. Charlotte has an infectious love for life, a deep love for people and zealous love for God's house. Her passion is to build the local church across the earth, to see people reach their full potential and to develop and strengthen leadership. She is known for her practical, humorous and passionate application of God's word