Meet the
CHILDREN & FAMILIES
TEAM
Liz Eichler — C&F Team Leader, Wellington
After six years as the Children and Families Consultant for the Wellington area, Liz was appointed to the Team Leader position mid-2021. Her role is to facilitate, support and develop the activities and capacity of the team, and to develop emerging opportunities. With the team, she advocates for the place of children’s ministry in New Zealand churches, offers high quality training for those working with children (e.g., WAY2GO children’s ministry conferences), and provides resources and tools to reach communities.
Nigel Winder — C&F Consultant, Invercargill
Nigel works with churches to help them, alongside families, build resilient and life-long faith in children and young people. Based in our Invercargill office, Nigel helps churches connect with the children in local schools and communities through SUPAkidz Clubs, holiday programme resourcing and camps. He also trains and equips children’s ministry leaders through annual WAY2GO conferences and other regional events.
Andrew Ramsbottom — C&F Consultant, Auckland
Andrew works with churches to see children and families encounter God through fun, exciting and challenging Bible interaction. He supports and trains children’s ministry leaders and helps churches explore intergenerational faith formation through connecting the generations when all ages are together. He is passionate about children’s camps and heads the children’s SUPAkidz Camps ministry. He is also very passionate about intergenerational camps.
Annette Osborne — C&F Consultant, Auckland
Annette works with churches to help them nurture the faith of their C&F through creative and innovative programmes. Annette helps facilitate the THRIVE programme, deliver training such as our WAY2GO Children’s Ministry Conferences, and coordinates the SUPAkidz Club programme in school and community. 40% of Annette’s time is as a Global Children’s Ministry Consultant for SU International.
Alison Davies — C&F Administration, Wellington
Alison works part-time to look after SUPAkidz Clubs, WAY2GO administration and anything else sent her way! JANUARY 2022 19
