Nick Duke
Nick is the husband of Kristie and the dad to five exceptionally cute kids: Annika, Sarah, Ryan and ‘the twins’, Thomas and Lottie.
Nick and Kristie have a great love of work with university students and moved to work at the University of Canterbury in 2006. Nick has studied Psychology and Theology. He has a background in IT, but please don’t hold that against him. For a number of years he ran a software development business and through that has an interest in the Christian understanding of work and business.
Nick leads the staff team at Cornerstone Church in Christchurch.
Rowan Hilsden
Rowan describes himself as an ugly sinner, with an awesome saviour. He is the husband of one wife, father of four kids and senior pastor of Auckland Ev Church. His particular passion is to see people totally captivated by Jesus, deeply grounded in the gospel, and growing in their love and knowledge of the true and living God.
He has a Bachelor of Arts degree (Graphic Design), and a Bachelor of Divinity degree from Moore Theological College in Sydney. Before moving to Auckland to start Auckland Ev Church, Rowan has worked as a photographer, graphic designer and network administrator; run his own business in software development, and he was a university chaplain and an ordained Anglican minister in a large multicultural church in Sydney. He enjoys photography, motorcycle riding, long walks on the beach, a good movie and the look on someone’s face when they truly get what Jesus has done for them!
Rowan leads the staff team at Auckland Evangelical Church.