Here's some information on our confirmed speakers so far for this years conferences. In addition to this there will be testimonies, mini-interviews, and panels allowing us to hear from various people from a variety of backgrounds.   

Conference Speakers...

Craig Houston
Keynote Speaker
HUSBAND, FATHER, ​PASTOR
Craig Houston lives with his wife Emily, in Bremerton,  Washingon, USA and is the father of 14 children. After meeting and getting to know Kris at a conference in the States in 2015, Craig was invited to speak at ENGAGE. 2017. Craig is the pastor of Westside Baptist Church  and has  a heart and passion for expository preaching, reaching the lost and restoring the Christian home. He enjoys spending time with his family, reading, and drinking good coffee. Having been a homeschool dad for many years, Craig has some significant and varied experience of what it means to be in the trenches of family discipleship and homeschooling, and will certainly be a blessing to all who attend ENGAGE 2017. You can view Craig's family blog here. 
Kris Baines
HUSBAND, FATHER, ​Pastor
Kris Baines lives with his wife Becky and their 8 children in Leeston, Canterbury and is the founder of the ENGAGE conferences here in NZ. Kris loves to see people discover and embrace God's will for their lives -especially in the areas of family discipleship, the local church, and evangelism. Kris serves as one of the pastor-elders at Redemption Church, and with the help of his family oversees Eternal Purpose Ministries (new website launching soon)- a ministry dedicated to encouraging and equipping families and individuals to live wholeheartedly for Christ, with passion, intention and joy! Kris also leads The Psalm 12:1 Project - a ministry that encourages the restoration of biblical manhood. 
Jason Winslade
HUSBAND, FATHER, PASTOR
Jason Winslade lives with his wife Claret and their five children in Darfield, Canterbury.   Jason has played a vital role in the ENGAGE conferences since they began 2 years ago - both in assisting with the teaching, and doing much behind the scenes to bring the conference together. Jason is passionate about seeing the local church built up through embracing the sufficiency of scripture, biblically-qualified leadership, expository bible teaching, along with biblically-functioning homes that thrive as hubs for both discipleship & evangelism. As a husband, homeschool dad, pastor-elder at Redemption Church, & board member of HSNZ (Home Schooling New Zealand), Jason brings a broad perspective to his teaching, and always hinges his content with practical application.
Tehila Gonen
​Ladies Sessions
WIFE, MOTHER,
​BLOG AUTHOR
Tehila Gonen lives in Mosgiel, NZ with her husband Zohar and their 5 children. What a blessing it was to have Tehila at the conference last year. We had heaps of positive feedback from the ladies about Tehila's heartfelt, transparent, and Christ-centred encouragement from God's Word. As a busy homeschool mum herself, Tehila knows first-hand the demands and challenges of keeping afloat. Ladies, you will definitely be blessed when you hear Tehila bring encouragement from God's Word. 
Scott Brown
Skype Speaker
HUSBAND, FATHER, GRANDFATHER,  ​PASTOR
Scott Brown lives in Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA with his wife Deborah. Scott has one daughter still at home, and 3 married children, and lots of grandchildren! We've been privileged to have Scott join us at ENGAGE via Skype for the past 2 years. Scott is the director of the NCFIC (National Centre for Family Integrated Churches), and writes and speaks to a large audience worldwide on the issues of the local church, and the biblical family.