Senior Pastor of Hope Church Brisbane

Wilson and Lai Ling founded and led Hope Church Brisbane. Wilson is President of Hope International Ministries, a global church-planting family of churches. They minister widely around the world today. Wilson is known for his lively, engaging expositional preaching, theological and leadership insights as well as an apostolic father’s heart.

Wilson holds a PhD in Civil Engineering (Monash University) and an MTh (The University of Manchester). He was a research scientist with CSIRO. He served as a Bible College director and is currently the chairman of Australian Care & Trauma Services.

Wilson likes to follow tennis and is still sad to see Roger Federer and Nadal Raphael retire. He retains a nerdy fascination with science & technology plus science fiction. It pops up occasionally in his illustrations. He enjoys reading and amazingly, even theological papers. Wilson and Lai Ling are happily married with 3 adult children and 1 daughter-in-law.

Executive Director of C3 Global Church

John and Danielle have been in ministry together for over 25 years. Living on the Sunshine Coast, they are first and foremost passionate about seeing people’s lives transformed by the love and power of God. 

They are the Senior Ministers of C3 Powerhouse, a vibrant life-filled church.  Becoming the pastors in 2000, they have seen C3 Powerhouse grow across two locations on the Sunshine Coast and Melbourne. John and Danielle additionally serve as the Executive Directors of C3 Global, a large movement of over 500 churches in 68 countries, founded by Ps Phil and Chris Pringle.

John is a gifted communicator both as a speaker and published author.  His powerful messages are a reflection of his heart that hungers after God and is in tune with the Holy Spirit. His messages take powerful Biblical truths and breaks them down into inspiring, practical steps for people’s everyday lives.

With a clear gift of faith, he often sees people set free from chains of the past and miraculous healings as he prays and moves in the Spirit.  John is a gifted leader and church builder who has a great skill in identifying and raising leaders.

Pastor and Prophetic Minister

Phil Lowe has been engaged in Christian leadership for over 40 years in various capacities and in several locations; Brisbane, Newcastle, Sydney, Adelaide and Geelong.

Phil has ministered as a senior minister, and as an associate minister in Churches ranging from pioneering brand new churches to churches of many hundreds. Phil has had the opportunity to minister in many overseas settings both in third world locations and in many first world countries. During a season in the United Kingdom he was given the great privilege of being the regional leader of the London region of the Assemblies of God, while based in and on the leadership team of a significant Church in the Midlands area of the U.K.

Phil has also been involved in the prophetic ministry during the course of his ministry.
Phil’s overarching passion is to see the Lord Jesus Christ glorified and his body, the Church
becoming strong and victorious. It’s also his passion to to see the people of God strongly and joyfully connected to Our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ and outworking the gifts and callings that He has graciously given each of them.

Whilst now retired from full time ministry, Phil is involved in the local Church and itinerant ministry.