Leadership

The leadership of our community is very much a team effort. It’s like that because when we work together it’s better! Our role as a team is to ensure that the women in our community are supported and cared for. We’re here for you, and with you, in this community – that means that we’ll support you and, because we’re in this together, we’ll also look for support from you.

That’s the whole purpose of doing it together!

The leadership team of  the ‘Together’ community are all women who have years of experience in ministering to, and supporting, others in the call of God on their lives. As part of our role we pray for you and are here to give you the support and counsel you may need to be able to follow God’s call on your life.

Leadership team

Lyn Packer

Lyn is a possibility thinker, an innovative solutionist, a teacher, prophet, and creator – an artist, and the author of several books. She is a lover of God and people. 

She has been in leadership roles of one sort or another all her adult life, mostly within the church. Over the years Lyn has championed the use of the creative arts in church life and pioneered in the areas of dance ministry, prophetic art, and the use of the prophetic gift. Over the past few years she has birthed and established Together Network and the NZ Prophetic Network, is part of a team that has pioneered a national prophetic training school, and works alongside her husband Rob in their ministry.

Lyn’s childhood was filled with poverty and abuse and yet today, because of the Father’s love, she has come into a place of healing and maturing in wholeness. Her background enables her to relate to many people, bringing hope and healing to those she ministers to. She is authentic, vulnerable, fierce, brave, and trustworthy!

Colleen Doyle

Colleen is a woman with a real heart to see passionate, strong, well equipped woman leaders raised up around the world. As principle and founder of ‘GO’ Ministries International, Colleen is ordained under the New Life Churches of New Zealand and is an associate minister in her local church, Living Waters in Christchurch. For over 35 years she has ministered extensively throughout New Zealand and internationally (Australia, the USA, Pacific, Africa, Asia, Germany and England). 

This woman has a wealth of life and ministry experience to share. She knows what it is to be successful in many areas of life and what it is like to be broken, having lost her husband of 40 years, when he decided to leave her and live homosexually. She has risen to a place of resurrection and loves to help others to that place. Because of this she able to relate with empathy to other women going through hard times, while at the same time giving wisdom that comes from the Father. She skilfully uses her own experiences to help people to rise into the fullness of their identity in Christ.

The travel industry is very much part of Colleen’s life as she is contracted on a regular basis to manage international tours, taking groups from NZ to any part of the world. Having been in business for a number of years and also having lived in the UK for 7 years, caring for elderly aristocrats in their homes, she has developed a broad experience and the ability to relate to many parts of society.  

Karina Schreurs

Karina is married to Paul and has two boys.  She is passionate about people and seeing them grow in freedom.  She loves to see and value people and this is clearly evidenced in both her business called Aro Training, that works in understanding trauma, and the charity Heavenly Community that she pioneered in Uganda. She is passionate about learning and growth and understanding how our brains work, and the impact that these have on relationships.  God's Kingdom is manifest in Family and so one of her great joys is being part of Together Network and facilitating an Eagles Nest where people commit to loving one another and loving God.

Apostolic Advisors

Our apostolic advisors provide safety and relational accountability for the leadership team and the Together community. They are there to encourage our socks off, cheer us on, and also to challenge us and ask us the hard questions when we need it. They are women and men who have many years of ministry experience in differing areas, and people that we as a leadership team have found we can trust with our lives.

Dayle and Ian Wright

Dayle and her husband Ian pastor Invercargill Christian Centre, which is a part of the ‘Acts’ churches movement in New Zealand. They have been in ministry now for over 35 years and are both recognised within New Zealand and abroad as carrying an apostolic mantle. Dayle is the NZ Regional Facilitator for Bethel Sozo New Zealand. Dayle's testimony is of recovery and restoration, proclaiming a hope and wholeness through the healing power of Jesus.

They both minister in the prophetic and move powerfully in the Holy Spirit in word of knowledge, healing, wholeness, and the impartation of Holy Spirit’s power and presence. Their warm and engaging style of ministry is powerful and enthusiastic, with a disarming humour that enables them to minister effectively to young and old alike.

Anne Morrow

Anne is one of New Zealand’s national treasures, a true gift from God to the nation who carries and exhibits the heart of God in a very real way. Anne has been in ministry now for over 50 years and has a wealth of ministry experience and knowledge to share. She and her husband Peter pioneered the New Life stream of churches in New Zealand and beyond, and founded and pastored Christchurch New Life Centre for many years. They were early pioneers of the moving of the Holy Spirit in New Zealand. Anne pioneered a national conference for pastors wives and women in leadership which was one of the first such conferences for women in leadership in New Zealand. Anne carries an apostolic anointing, she is a formidable prayer warrior and carries an incredible gift of encouragement that builds people up and empowers them like few we know.

Janet and Wes Chambers 

Janet and Wes Chambers have been senior leaders of Living Waters Christian Centre, Christchurch, for over 25 years. Living Waters is a vibrant church whose work in the community and the nation has borne great fruit. They have been involved on the leadership of the New Life Churches in New Zealand as regional leaders for many years.

Wes is recognised both in NZ and overseas as an Apostle and Janet as a Prophetess. Janet oversees the New Zealand Prophetic Round Table – a gathering of national prophets. Both Wes and Janet have a very real heart to see women being all God has created them to be. 

Rob Packer

Rob oversees the technical side of Together Network, making sure the website and members portal run smoothly. As well as being Lyn’s spouse and partner in ministry, he is an extremely gifted teacher in his own right. Rob is also a well known worship leader, and mentor to many worship leaders, and is also known for his 'fathers heart' which enables him to mentor and pastor people well. If you want to find out more about him you can do so over on our personal ministry website, www.robandlyn.org

Here are a couple of photos of the Together Network leaders taken at the Behold Conference in Christchurch in February 2019. Unfortunately Karina Schreurs was not able to be with us at that time.