Conference Speakers

Confirmed to be speaking at the Summit


Steve Murrell, President of Every Nation Ministries, Manila, Philippines

Steve Murrell is the senior pastor of Victory in Manila, Philippines, a director of the Real Life Foundation, and the co-founder and currently serving as the President of Every Nation, a worldwide family of churches and ministries. Victory exists to honour God and make disciples. Victory in the Philippines meets in thirteen different locations in Metro Manila and has planted churches in forty other Philippine cities. The mission of Every Nation is to honour God and establish Christ-centred, Spirit-empowered, socially responsible churches and campus ministries in every nation. Steve and his wife, Deborah, first went to the Philippines in 1984 with Rice Broocks for a one-month summer mission trip that never ended. They live in Manila with their three sons.

Ken and Renee Dew, EN South Pacific Regional Director, Auckland, N.Z.

Ken Dew is the Senior Pastor of Every Nation Christian Church Auckland, also currently serving as the South Pacific Regional Director of Every Nation. With their four children Pastor Ken & Renee arrived in NZ in 1999 to pioneer Every Nation South Pacific starting with Auckland. Since then God has used them to plant many ministries. As permanent residents they now call New Zealand home. They carry a deep burden to raise Godly leaders and see the nation of New Zealand and the nations of the South Pacific return to righteousness.

Norman Nakanishi, Pastor, Grace Bible Church, Honolulu, Hawaii

Norman Nakanishi is the Senior Pastor of Grace Bible Church, a growing multi-generational church committed to reaching people and equipping them to fulfil their destiny. He has a special heart for youth, which has resulted in a constant flow of young people and their families over the years. Pastor Norman also serves on the International Ministry team for Every Nation representing the Pacific Islands. Pastor Norman has a Bachelors of Education degree from the University of Hawaii and a Masters of Biblical Counselling from Christian International College. He, wife Faye, and their family currently reside in Pearl City, HI.

Sam and Nancy Webb, EN International Apostolic Team, Guam

Pastors Sam and Nancy Webb serve on the International Apostolic Team of Every Nation Churches and Ministries as Apostolic Pastors. They travel extensively throughout the world pastoring pastors and training leaders. Former overseers of the Grace Bible family of churches both in Hawaii and Asia from 1980 - 2002, the Webbs now reside in Guam. They love to connect with people and share a unique gift for loving hospitality.

Dr. Joshua and Yinka Opadiya, Pastor, Every Nation Church Sydney, Aus.

Joshua and Yinka Opadiya are the Senior Pastors of Every Nation Church Sydney South and West. In 1999, with doctorate degrees in Ecotoxicology and French Literature respectively, they left Innsbruck Austria for Sydney Australia along with their two children, Emanuel and Angelique, to plant Every Nation Sydney (Previously called His People Sydney). Their lives have been dedicated to reaching people from diverse cultures and equipping them to take the gospel to their spheres of influence and make disciples. They are still in this adventure, reaching the communities, schools, campuses, cities and nations.

Wayne Alcorn,, ACC National Executive, National President - Pastor, city church Queensland

Wayne Alcorn is a visionary leader with over 30 years experience in ministry. Starting off teaching Religious Education in high schools, he has developed his God given gifts and is, today, one of Australia's foremost Christian communicators. Together with his wife Lyn, he pastors the growing multi-campus City Church in the South East Corner of Queensland. He is committed to making the Church alive, relevant and a powerful force in the 21st Century, and is passionate about effective evangelism, empowering emerging leaders and community transformation. Wayne's leadership responsibilities also include his role as National President of Australian Christian Churches. Wayne and Lyn have two adult sons, Brendan and Ryan.

Kevin and Rene Conner, Author, Theologian, Conference Speaker, Melbourne, Aus.

Kevin J Conner is known throughout many countries of the world. His textbooks are used in Bible Colleges, Theological Seminaries and by countless ministers of the Lord of our Lord Jesus Christ. He is predominantly an expositor of the Word. He is a 'Bible person' and has writen some sixty or more textbooks as resource material for the Body of Christ. He was converted at the age of fourteen years in the Salvation Army, serving the Lord in that part of His vineyard until the age of twenty-one years. Not long after that he came into the experience of the infilling of the Holy Spirit. The Lord directed his steps in pastoral work with a Pentecostal Church for several years. Over many years he has ministered in Bible Colleges in Australia, New Zealand, as well as in Portland, Oregon, USA, serving there as Dean of Portland Bible College for some years. In 1981 Kevin returned to his home country in Australia. After serving as Senior Minister of Waverley Christian Fellowship (now CityLife Church), in 1995 he turned this responsibility over to his son, Mark. Since that time, along with his wife Rene, he works out from his home Church as a teacher, both locally and to the greater Body of Christ.

David McDonald, National Chairman, COC Australia, Senior Minister, Sydney COC