Some of the people facilitating, sharing and speaking over the weekend.

Anne Baezinger | Women in LeadershipSimon Kilpatrick | PioneeringEoghan Heaslip | Meal HostRalph Gatti | Missional EnterpriseFraser Hosford | WritersGladys Nutley | New to MissionRuth Garvey-Williams | Women in LeadershipDave Gardner | MarginalisedRoy Angle | Cultural ContextSuzie Gallagher | Rural MissionLucy Bateman | Rural MissionRoss Hill | Missional EnterpriseDonna Jennings | SpeakerGareth McClean | PioneeringPam Rooney | CreativesAndrew Irvine | Pastoral Care / Mental HealthEmma Lynch | Creation CareMichael Briggs | Creation CareAnn Marie Kerr | Community / NeighbourhoodAna Mullan | Spiritual DirectorSean Mullan | SpeakerKarl Nyquist | Cultural ContextChipo Harper | MarginalisedPenny Dewar | CreativesRichard Carson | MarginalisedMarian Edwards | Meal HostBecky Heaslip | Pastoral Care / Mental HealthTim Silk | Speaker

Anne Baezinger | Women in Leadership

Anne leads a Dublin based missional community called, Breathe, and serves on the Praxis team. She wants to empower women to feel confident in their leadership skills and help the church see the importance of female contribution!

Simon Kilpatrick | Pioneering

Simon is a native of Dublin, has worked in Urban Junction/Ignite since 2001. Simon serves as a chaplain in a local school, and in the Home Mission Department of the Methodist Church. Simon has a heart for creative expressions of church and mission and enjoys working collaboratively on lots of projects to see God’s kingdom grow.

Eoghan Heaslip | Meal Host

Ralph Gatti | Missional Enterprise

Fraser Hosford | Writers

Fraser Hosford has been Pastor of Dublin West Community Church since 2010. Born in Dublin, Fraser was born and bred a ‘southsider’ but crossed the river over a decade ago. He is married to Ruth and has three kids.
Prior to working for the church, he was an economist and still works in that area part-time. He longs to see people experience God’s love for themselves so that it becomes a transforming power in their lives.

Gladys Nutley | New to Mission

Ruth Garvey-Williams | Women in Leadership

Ruth is an author, speaker, researcher & editor. She also leads a local church in Buncrana, Co. Donegal. She loves to bring help & hope to marginalised & disadvantaged people.

Dave Gardner | Marginalised

Dave finds himself involved with lots of different ministries but his main role is working with North Dublin Methodist Churches. He was part of the team that started Street Pastors in Dublin. Dave has been involved in mission for years here in Ireland and around the world.

Roy Angle | Cultural Context

Roy and his family are originally from the States but have lived in Dublin for the past 20 years and
became Irish citizens in 2012. He and his wife are part of the 24/7 Dublin church where he is part of the leadership team. His passion is to contribute to the church planting efforts of the wider Irish church in ways that hold out the gospel as good news in a context where Christianity can be viewed as bad news. He currently facilitates monthly events that host conversations about important life issues with non-Christians in order to provide a space of mutual understanding and engagement.

Suzie Gallagher | Rural Mission

Suzie is a Methodist minister in West Cork (having just moved from Carlow / Kilkenny). She has a passion for loving God, loving life, and loving people!

Lucy Bateman | Rural Mission

Lucy lives in Cahir, Tipperary on a dairy farm with her husband and 4 kids. She is involved with youth work, Prayer Spaces in Schools and other missional projects.

Ross Hill | Missional Enterprise

Ross runs an art supply business and co-leads a church community in Dublin with Lucy, his wife. He is passionate about creating spaces centred on prayer, mission and justice. They are in the process of setting up a flower & bakery enterprise to help the local community flourish.

Donna Jennings | Speaker

Donna is a trained teacher, church planter, & development worker with a MTh in Missiology - about to start a PhD. She lives in Belfast with her husband and kids.

Gareth McClean | Pioneering

Gareth believes God is inviting us to be part of his family and to partner with him in releasing his Kingdom. When he is not running, reading or drinking good coffee he has the privilege of leading an amazing gathering of people in Orangefield Presbyterian Church in Belfast.

Pam Rooney | Creatives

Pam is a Lead Consultant, Executive Coach, and Senior Leadership Facilitator where she helps individuals make confident career decisions, take action and create successful futures. She loves taking out her canvas and paints and seeing where it takes her.

Andrew Irvine | Pastoral Care / Mental Health

Andrew Irvine is East Belfast Mission’s CEO with experience in building public services, served as Belfast City Centre Manager & as a part-time ordained Methodist Minister, he is Lead Chaplain of Belfast City Centre Chaplaincy. Andrew is passionate about providing services which build inclusive community and help people to live full, enjoyable, and connected lives. Much of this passion is driven by Andrew’s faith in Jesus which is non-judgemental, welcoming, practically loving, always seeks to heal and help and builds community.

Emma Lynch | Creation Care

Emma Lynch is the Church Engagement and Education Manager at Tearfund Ireland. Having spent a number of years volunteering overseas in Nepal, Emma has been involved in the development sector in Ireland since 2007. Apart from conflict, changing climate is the biggest challenge for many of Tearfund Ireland’s partners, but how to engage the Irish church on these issues? To progress the conversation Tearfund Ireland has collaborated with Vox and Praxis to conduct research with Irish Christians and Emma develops GCE materials to help the church in Ireland explore climate justice and faith.

Michael Briggs | Creation Care

Michael is the Development Education and Campaigns Officer at Christian Aid and helps lead Ignite/Urban Junction in Dublin.

Ann Marie Kerr | Community / Neighbourhood

Ann Marie loves to see people living life to the full, encouraging them to use their gifts and talents and equipping them to step out. She leads a Vineyard church with her husband Seamus in Clondalkin, Dublin. She has been a trainer and coach with Innovista Ireland since 2019. She enjoys being outside, chatting & playing games into the wee hours with her adult children and sitting round a dinner table with friends.

Ana Mullan | Spiritual Director

Ana was born in Argentina and she became a Jesus’ follower at the age of 18. Ana has been living in Ireland for 39 years, the last 23 in Dublin and previously in Cork and Tipperary. She is married to Seán and they have three adult children and 3 granddaughters. She gives one on one spiritual direction and is also an artist exploring the relationship between art and christian spirituality.

Sean Mullan | Speaker

Sean worked as a navigation officer in the merchant navy and as a church planter and pastor in Cork and Dublin. He continues to work with church planters and others on mission in the city. He was active in establishing Evangelical Alliance Ireland, he is also on the boards of a number of community projects and faith-based initiatives.
Sean is founder and director of – Third Space – third spaces are neighbourhood places where people can gather regularly, easily, informally and inexpensively. It is a social business venture to open and run eating and meeting places in the areas of Dublin that lack community hubs. Married to Anam they have 3 adult children & 3 granddaughters.

Karl Nyquist | Cultural Context

Karl has lived and worked in East Africa and the UK and, for the last 20 years, in Dublin. He is married with three grown children and his particular interest is in those in the Irish population who have little or no meaningful access to the gospel. Making relationship with Christ accessible so Irish people can know Him and become reproducing disciples for the Kingdom are his focus. His life’s verse is Isaiah 43.4: Since you are precious in my sight, since you are honoured and I love you, I will give other men in your place and other peoples in exchange for your life.

Chipo Harper | Marginalised

Chipo is the Migrant Plus Support worker for ACET Ireland. She has a Masters in Public Health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and has experience of delivering mobile HIV testing and working with families and those living with HIV in Zimbabwe. Chipo lives with her family in Ballinteer and is a mentor at her local GAA club.

Penny Dewar | Creatives

Penny is a lifelong self taught artist who loves ceramics and sculpture. She is a member of Sandford Church of Ireland. Penny describes herself as "Totally scatty – never really got it together, ever."

Richard Carson | Marginalised

Richard has been the CEO of ACET since 2012. Since he was 21, he has volunteered & been involved with Education and Training projects. He has qualifications in Pharmacology, Education, Management of Community and Voluntary Organisations, Health Promotion, Ecumenics and Theology, Ministry & Mission. These include a prize-winning Master’s dissertation for Trinity College Dublin on HIV Prevention. His work also includes Migrant-Led Churches, the LGBT community and more. He lives in Dublin with his wife and 3 young boys.

Marian Edwards | Meal Host

Becky Heaslip | Pastoral Care / Mental Health

Becky is an Integrative psychotherapist and serves as a university chaplain in Dublin. Originally from Canada, she holds a BA (Hons) Degree in Integrative Counselling & Psychotherapy, trained in adolescent & couples therapy. Her passion is to see young adults and families fully flourishing.

Tim Silk | Speaker

Tim is an executive coach who helps leaders navigate transition wisely. He spent 25 years in the Church of England learning to listen to the people who were speaking to him. He loves to see leaders understand what they bring to the table and how they might develop themselves for the long haul.