Meet Our Team
The Kingdom way is to operate as a body, each playing our part and honouring the gifts and calls in each other. We’re blessed with a great team that love working together.
Stuart and Lynley Allan
Senior Leaders
Stuart and Lynley are the Senior Leaders of Catch The Fire Auckland and the Apostolic Leaders for the Oceania region of Catch The Fire World. They have apostolic and prophetic gifting and have the vision to see churches and ministries planted throughout Oceania that facilitate people encountering God’s transforming presence.
Their heart and passion are to see people encounter God, be transformed by God’s presence and get connected to their divine purpose. They carry an anointing for awakening the call of God in people’s lives and to set them on fire to be fruitful in that call.
Lynley is a recognised Prophet globally and within Catch The Fire World. She leads the global prophetic community for Catch The Fire, which is a company of prophetic voices within the movement.
Stuart and Lynley come from a background of revival. They were significantly impacted by the move of God that flowed from Toronto and spent nine years immersed in that revival with John and Carol Arnott.
It was in this season of their lives that they became Directors of the Catch the Fire School of Ministry in Toronto and realised their call to empower the next generation, which now outplays with Auckland having a strong Ephesians 4 “equipping of the saints for the work of the ministry” focus. Having experienced a mighty revival, they now are pressing in to see God move powerfully in our nation and region.
Stuart and Lynley have been married 32 years and have one daughter.
Shannon and Andrea Cocker
Lead Pastors
Shannon and Andrea met in England, studying Architecture at university. During that time, Shannon, who was raised an atheist, had a powerful conversion experience and was born again. Around the same time Andrea’s childhood passion for Jesus was reignited and she rededicated her life to God. They were married in 2001 and Shannon returned to New Zealand in 2007 bringing his Irish wife and the first of their three kids.
Shannon and Andrea are dedicated to serving God as He builds His local church, and are absolutely convinced that it is through the church that Auckland, New Zealand and the nations of the world will be transformed. Their passion is to see local congregations of soft-hearted spirit-filled believers, on fire for Jesus, loving one another and their communities Monday to Sunday.
Understanding and communicating God’s grace to everyone is a fundamental part of their ministry, having been profoundly impacted by the Father’s unconditional love and favour. They love to lead people into a fuller understanding of their God given identity and see God’s family empowered to be Jesus in their spheres of influence.
Andrea is a powerful teacher who also ministers God’s transforming power. Within Catch The Fire Andrea has helped develop a ‘home grown’ ministry modality – Freedom Appointments – which is helping believers get ‘unstuck’ and walk in the abundant life and freedom Jesus won for them. Gifted as an evangelist and apologist, Shannon is a preacher and teacher who loves people and loves to grapple with complex issues of faith, life and eternity.
Leaders
Steve & Heather Tipa
Pastors – Adults & Families
Kath Turnbull
Transformation Centre Director
Paula McIntosh
Prayer Lead
Justin Ng
ZEAL Youth Leader
Elders
Stuart Allan
Lynley Allan
Matt Trent
Cherie Trent
Shannon Cocker
Andrea Cocker
Steve Tipa
Heather Tipa