Our Hosts

Will and Desiree Levy are the Senior Pastors of Equippers Church Dunedin. Pastor Desiree is passionate about seeing people find Jesus as their saviour, gain a revelation of their true identity in God and live out the God call and purpose for their lives – whatever shape or form this takes. Desiree is a pastor with a prophetic teaching gift, and a heart to raise up a strong and capable company of women throughout New Zealand.

Helen Monk

Ps Helen has been in church ministry for over 40 years with her husband Ps Bruce Monk.  She has been involved in planting a number of churches during this time, including Equippers Church in London, where they spent eight years leading and developing others to take up the mantle of leadership. Their ministry is now worldwide and touches many nations around the globe. Ps Helen displays incredible passion and endurance as she continues to minister in every season of her life, inputting into many churches around the world.  She has a passion to see women released into their God given gifts and callings, and to be set free from anything that may try to rob people of their future destiny. Ps Helen is a dynamic preacher who is instrumental in facilitating environments where people experience healing from their past in order to step into their future. Helen and Bruce currently live in Auckland and are on the leadership team of Equippers Auckland.  They have four adult children and twelve grandchildren.

Kathy Monk

Sam and Kathy are the visionary leaders of Equippers; and Sam is the National Movement Leader of ACTS Churches New Zealand. Together they personify vision, strength and faith to raise a passionate generation of Christ-followers who will change their world. Their heart is to establish local Churches and see the Gospel of Jesus Christ preached throughout the world. Ps Kathy preaches and leads with her whole heart and a large portion of humour.  Her unique style dismantles barriers and causes a heart response that truly brings shift and transformation to the lives of those in the room. Pastors Sam and Kathy Monk have been married for almost 25 years and have been leading Equippers Church since the year 2000. Together they live in Auckland, New Zealand, with their three delightful daughters: Mikayla, Ruby, and Sophia.

Rukumoana Schaafhausen

A lawyer, a director and an influential member of her iwi, Rukumoana Schaafhausen is renowned as a hard-working, principled “bridge builder” and a diverse thinker. Inspired by her tupuna (ancestors), Ruku has strived to make a difference beyond herself, and do what is right for the people of Aotearoa. Ruku is influenced by her Ngāti Haua ancestor Wiremu Tamihana, a leader largely responsible for establishing the Maori King movement in the mid-1800s, and she endeavours to emulate his qualities of peace-making, unity, strong values and faith in her own leadership journey. Indeed, Ruku’s strengths lie in working across corporates, communities and iwi to make positive social change for all of Aotearoa, and in championing young Maori women to become future leaders. She is now the chairperson of Te Arataura, the executive arm of Te Whakakitenga o Waikato, the tribal authority representing the people of Waikato-Tainui. Rukumoana lives in Pukekoe with her husband and two sons where they are the pastors of Equippers Pukekoe Church.

Empower & Dessert

A night of dessert and leadership empowerment before the Conference. This is for ladies in leadership of any sort, be it in the church, marketplace, boardroom, etc. This will be a punchy evening to really sink your teeth into and be inspired. Three experts in their field will share - TED Talk-style - of their greatest leadership lesson – their life’s work rolled into 20 minutes of greatness. Whoop! You will be empowered, inspired and reminded that the sky is the limit when adventuring with God.