Dave & Ainsley Gow
DIRECTOR
Dave started at Word of Life in 2010 as an intern, and joined staff the following year. He and Ainsley got married in 2014, and went to the Word of Life Bible Institute in New York the following year. Ainsley was our Accounts Administrator for 2 years, and now is a full time mum. Dave has had many roles over the years, and is now Director for Word of Life New Zealand. Dave and Ainsley have 3 young boys, Elijah, Isaiah and Ezekiel.
Scott & Allison Doddrell
NORTH ISLAND MINISTRIES COORDINATOR
Scott has been with Word of Life since 2010. He and his wife Allison have been working in children and youth ministries for about 20 years in the local church. Scott is part of our Local Church Ministries team, providing resources, leadership training and support to those working in the local church. Scott is based in Auckland.
Nathan & Danielle Martin
SOUTH ISLAND MINISTRIES COORDINATOR
Nathan started at Word of Life in 2007 as an intern, and joined staff the following year. He then went to study at the Word of Life Bible Institute in New York for two years, where he met Danielle. Danielle grew up in Oregon, had studied at the BI, and joined staff at the Word of Life World Headquarters in New York in 2008. Nathan and Danielle got married in 2014, then returned to New Zealand joining the Local Church Ministries team. Nathan and Danielle are based in Christchurch and have three young children, Liam, Daphne, and Amelia.
Daniel & Carol Dortch
OFFICE OPERATIONS & SPECIAL PROJECTS
Daniel is originally from North Carolina in the United States. He studied at the Word of Life Bible Institute for two years, then moved to New Zealand as part of the Cross Cultural Internship program in 2018. Daniel and Carol got married in 2019 and have two young daughters, Willa and Isobel. Daniel is in charge of our office operations and special projects.
Lance & Emma Robinson
PRODUCTION & COMMUNICATIONS
Lance and Emma met through Word of Life and after getting married in 2021, moved to Christchurch. Lance has been on staff for 4 years and is our Head of Production, managing the aspects of the Gospel presentation at our events. Lance is also part of our LCM (Local Church Ministries) Team in the South Island. Emma joined the team in 2022 and is our Communications Manager overseeing our internal communication amongst our team and the external communication of our vision and how we are seeking to achieve it.
Billy & Alana Hanna
OPERATIONS & LCM
Billy joined staff at Word of Life in 2020, as he completed his Bachelor of Business through the University of Waikato. Since finishing his degree, he has moved to a full-time role at Word of Life, joining the Local Church Ministries team, as he supports, cares for and provides resources to youth pastors across the region, as well as overseeing the Operations involved with our events. Billy is currently studying a Masters of Arts in Christian Leadership through Dallas Theological Seminary for 8 hours each week. He and Alana got married in 2022. Alongside supporting Billy within his role, Alana is a Registered Nurse at Waikato Hospital.
Mikey & Libby Cooper
MISSION COORDINATORS
Mikey was on staff with Word of Life from 2018-2021 and has returned with his wife, Libby to organize and run our Youth Reachout trip to Fiji this year. Mikey and Libby were married in 2020 and have one daughter, Acacia.
Alix Pene
PROGRAMME & MUSIC
Alix started at Word of Life in 2018 as an intern, and joined staff the following year. Alix heads up our Programme Team and organises all the activities and structure of our events. She is also part of the Production Team who plans the Gospel presentation aspect of our events, and she oversees all of the music involved with the ministry. Alix has recently moved to Hamilton to study Psychology at the University of Waikato, alongside working with Word of Life.
Vikki Porter
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR
Jamie Dalton
ACCOUNTS ADMINISTRATOR
Josh & Madi McIvor
INTERN MANAGERS
Josh started at Word of Life in 2014 as an intern, and joined staff the following year. Josh studied at the Word of Life Bible Institute in New York for two years. He then continued on to the Cross Cultural Internship programme where he moved to serve with Word of Life Brazil for another two years. Madi is originally from Florida in the United States. She studied at the Word of Life Bible Institute in New York in 2016, and is now part of the Cross Cultural Internship program serving here in New Zealand. Josh and Madi got married in 2020 and are now working as our Intern Managers.
Sam Crosbie
INTERN MANAGER
Sam started at Word of Life in 2019 as an intern, and joined staff the following year in a part-time role while completing a Bachelor of Theology through Otago University. Sam serves on the Internship Leadership Team alongside Josh and Madi with his area being a specific focus on developing the academic pathways for our interns. Sam is passionate about studying the word of God and seeing others love God with their minds.
Ricky Park
INTERN | FOURTH YEAR
Ricky started our internship programme in 2020 and is now in his fourth year. He is currently on his 6 month overseas placement, serving in Uganda. For the study side of the internship programme, Ricky is doing a Bachelor of Theology with an endorsement in Biblical Studies via distance learning through The University of Otago.
Sarah Doddrell
INTERN | THIRD YEAR
Sarah completed her first year in the internship in 2020, and returned to the internship in 2022. Sarah is part of the Programme Team, and also involved in organizing Children’s Ministry in the internship. For the study side of the internship programme, Sarah is doing a year’s Christian Ministry Certificate through Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Aimee Clemow
INTERN | SECOND YEAR
Avi Seneviratne
INTERN | SECOND YEAR
Emily Luke
INTERN | SECOND YEAR
Charney Botha
INTERN | FIRST YEAR
Daniel Pye
INTERN | FIRST YEAR
Ethan Doake
INTERN | FIRST YEAR
Logan Crawford
INTERN | FIRST YEAR
Max Vivian
INTERN | FIRST YEAR
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