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Our Team
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Corey Turner – Senior Pastor
Corey Turner and his wife Simone, are the Senior Pastor’s and founders of Kingdom Life Church Melbourne. After serving as a police officer in the Victoria Police Force he completed a Bachelor of Ministry at Tabor College and served in a variety of ministry roles including youth & young adult pastor, associate pastor and itinerant preacher. Corey’s preaching, writing and prophetic edge activates people to fulfill their destiny and live a supernatural life. Corey’s ministry resources including books and CD’s can be accessed through his church website.
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Simone Turner – Senior Pastor
Simone Turner and her husband Corey, are the Senior Pastor’s and founders of Kingdom Life Church Melbourne. Simone is a passionate preacher of God’s Word and loves empowering people to fulfill their destiny and grow in their relationship with God. Simone has worked as a high school chaplain and loves fulfilling her calling as a wife, mother of three kids, a senior pastor, conference speaker and author of newly released book ‘No Ordinary Girl’.
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Jade Press – Administrator & PA to Senior Pastors
Jade is the Administrator of Kingdom Life Church Melbourne, as well as the Personal Assistant to the Senior Pastors- Corey and Simone Turner. Jade first worked alongside Corey and Simone in 2003 when she was the administrator in the youth and young adult department of a large church.
Jade has a passion to build Kingdom Life Church with effective processes and documentation, in order to maximise all areas of its ministry operations. She never forgets that administration is about ‘people’, and Sunday services are her favourite time of the week. Jade is passionate about serving those around her with excellence, and freeing them up to do what they do best!
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Michael Lau - Associate Pastor / Life Group Network Pastor
Michael Lau is the Life Group Network Pastor at Kingdom Life Church. He oversees the growth and assimilation of Life Groups. He has a strong desire to see and help people become passionate disciples of Christ (Matt 28:19) and fulfill their unique, God-given calling and destiny. He loves God’s people and finds it most fulfilling to be able to connect heart to heart with them.
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Jacqui Coulthard - Associate Pastor / Pastoral Care Pastor
Jacqui is the Pastoral Care Pastor of Kingdom Life Church. She is currently studying a B.A. in Ministry at Harvest Bible College and has had much experience on staff in a number of areas of Ministry including all aspects of Women’s Ministry.
Jacqui co-ordinates Kingdom Life Church’s Care Team; a vibrant, loving and caring team, looking after Hospital visitation, offering Accredited Counseling to both Children and Adults, Premarital Advice and Healing /Deliverance Ministry. She also assists New Christians, helping them to integrate into Church Life and enabling them to build strong and healthy relationships.
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Paul Derham – General Manager
Paul Derham is the General Manager at Kingdom Life Church Melbourne. He oversees Kingdom Life ministry operations and supports the Senior Pastors in their ministry. Paul is responsible for the leadership, personal development and accountability of the different department heads in the day to day running of the church. Paul also works closely with the Business Manager in relation to Church business matters. Paul has a key role in platform ministry and is committed to seeing Kingdom Life Church operate as an effective vehicle to advance God’s kingdom on this earth.
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Joel Newland - Business Manager
Joel is the Business Manager at Kingdom Life Church Melbourne. Joel oversees the business and financial operations of the church. He assists the church by releasing relevant resources into the hands of its leaders and ministry teams for effective ministry to take place. He has an amazing entrepreneurial gifting and has two proven and established businesses to his name.
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Sarah Derham – Equipping Ministries Director
Sarah Derham is the Equipping Ministries Director at Kingdom Life Church. Sarah oversees the process of assimilating visitors into our church. She helps church members identify their ministry giftings, and then helps them participate in church life in the way that best suits them. Sarah oversees Kingdom Life keys, the running of Sunday Services and assimilation teams: which include ushering, car park, hospitality and welcome team.
Sarah is passionate about seeing other members of the church be placed in an area in which their strengths and gifts excel. Value is placed upon every member for the contribution they make and no contribution is too small! Sarah believes that Church members should serve out of joy and a conviction to their calling, rather than serving out of guilt or obligation.
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Matthew Parker – Young Adults Pastor
Matt Parker is the Young Adults Pastor at Kingdom Life Church Melbourne. He oversees the events, pastoral care and Uni outreach for ages 18- mid 20’s. Matt loves preaching and seeing God’s word transform people’s lives. He is passionate about people grasping God’s vision for their life and living it out to their fullest potential.
Matt has a Bachelor of Applied Science and a Bachelor of Ministry. He has worked as a Youth and Young Adults Pastor previous to his role at Kingdom Life Church. Matt is married to his wife Beth and they have a Labrador called ‘Moses’.
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Michael Want – Arise Youth Pastor
Michael (MJ) is the Arise Youth Pastor of Kingdom Life Church Melbourne. Along with the quality support of his wife Kristen, he oversees the Arise Friday Night Youth, High School ministries (Arise Youth Services) and the Arise Life Group Network.
MJ and Kristen are a committed couple, willing to do whatever is needed to raise up the next generation to fulfill the destiny God has for them.
MJ is a real and relevant youth communicator who is in high demand in youth ministries across the state. MJ's communication style is marked with humor, insight and practical application to living out God's word daily.
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Rachel Porch – World Impact Pastor
Rachel is the World Impact Pastor at Kingdom Life Church. Along with the support of her husband Jared who has spent 9 years on the mission fields of Indonesia and the Philippines, Rachel organises and implements short term missions trips as well as over-seeing the outreach ministries of Kingdom Life Church Melbourne. Both Rachel and Jared have completed Advanced Diploma's in Christian Ministry and Theology.
Rachel is passionate about seeing the church of Australia rise up in the power of God, with boldness and assertiveness in order to impact our Nation, and the Nations of the world.
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Helen Parker – Community Care Director
Helen is the Community Care Director of Kingdom Life Church. Along with the support of her husband Dean, Helen has a passion to serve the local community, developing healthy networks around people, giving them hope and help in times of need.
Helen oversees Community Care as they work with local agencies to support people in areas such as housing, counseling services, life skills, financial management, addictions and single parenting. Helen has had much experience speaking and ministering to women, especially those facing motherhood at a young age, and she works specifically to support women in their many seasons of life.
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Dot Greatorex - Prayer Pastor
Dot is our Prayer Pastor at Kingdom Life Church. She co-ordinates prayer meetings, intercession groups, spiritual warfare strategies and prayer ministry within the church.
Dot is passionate about seeing the kingdom of God here on earth as it is in heaven and enjoys standing in the gap on behalf of all who need encouragement and break through in their personal lives.
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Adrian Turner - Leadership Academy Director
Adrian oversees our leadership academy and intern program at Kingdom Life Church. Adrian comes to us with over 25 years of pastoral ministry, including a church-plant at Monbulk, which he pastored for seven years, and ten years as Senior Pastor at Christian Fellowship Centre, Albury, before returning to Melbourne. He oversaw Extension Ministries at Careforce Church Mount Evelyn, which encompassed Careforce Community Services Inc. and Overseas Missions. He is married to Robyn, and their two children, Bradley and Jessica are now both married and pursuing careers. Adrian has a Bachelor of Ministry from Tabor College, and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Ministry at Bible College of Victoria.
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