We have gathered names of Australian women preaching to mixed congregations. Where known, we have included their twitter handle. This list is not exhaustive (thankfully!).
This list is recommended by our community and is not necessarily an endorsement from FHE. Of course, the Uniting Church in Australia is known for having many women in preaching roles within their church community.
QLD:
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Grace Lung (preaching under the authority of a male senior minister)
https://www.bcaccmaa.org/
https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=182463439998933&ref=watch_permalink
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Samantha McDonell (guest preacher)
https://c3bd.com/podcast/body-and-the-bricks/
https://c3ballina.com.au/podcasts/guest-speaker-c3-byron-bay-sam-mcdonell-march-31st-2019/ https://m.soundcloud.com/destinyc3church/getting-stronger-ps-sam-mcdonell
https://c3ballina.com.au/podcasts/guest-speaker-c3-ballina-sam-mcdonell-march-31st-2019/
https://c3bd.com/beyond/
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Laura Snook (preaching team)
The Lakes Church Cairns: www.thelakes.church
thelakes.church/YouTube
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Ruth Thomas @ruthmthomas (guest speaker)
In her role as CEO of World Hope International Ruth speaks in churches around Australia including Guest preacher at various Wesleyan Methodist Churches
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Kate Wall (assistant pastor) at Toowoomba North Church of Christ.
tnchurch.org.au
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Rev Dr Margaret Wesley (senior minister)
St. Paul’s Anglican Church Ashgrove
www.stpaulsashgrove.org.au
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Christine Wood (discipleship pastor) at Gateway Baptist Mackenzie Campus
https://gatewaybaptist.com.au/mackenzie/
NSW:
(in Sydney, women are not permitted to be the senior minister at Anglican Churches due to Synod ruling)
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Carolyn Altman (guest speaker)
Home Church Bayside Community www.baysidecc.com.au, www.LetsTalkPrayer.com
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Amanda Antcliff (executive pastor) at C3 SYD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnFDyQcbdlk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l9QOwHNqzA&t=4s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCdFVTQYTrs
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Pam Borrow @pamborrow (preaching team) at C3SYD , Principal C3 College
https://c3syd.church/oxfordfalls/
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Sue Botta (senior co-pastor) @sue_botta at C3 Carlingford
C3Carlingford.org.au
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Sophie Brodie (pastor) at Georges River Life Church grlc
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Penelope Carpentier at Waitara Anglican
waitaraanglican.com.au/sermons
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Briony Davidson (assistant minister) at South Head Anglican Parish
https://southheadanglican.org/
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Rev Ellie Elia (minister) at Glenbrook Uniting Church
https://glenbrook.uca.org.au
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Cathy Ellis (guest preacher) at St Mary's Balmain
https://www.facebook.com/St-Marys-Balmain-Anglican-Church-105856708081732
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Deb Glassford (guest preacher)
Yass Community Baptist Church, www.ycbc.church
https://youtube.com/channel/UC5wd2clgBRVwhuz9G0M0rWg
https://open.spotify.com/show/4VySCEbVSSQwsNpBoZIWp2?si=0ca03YmjRsCboUztOhAfxA&utm_source=copy-link , https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mornings-at-ycbc/id1265019458
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Suz Gorham (guest speaker)
Senior Police Chaplain
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Erica Hamence (associate minister) at St Barnabas, Broadway
https://www.barneys.org.au/talks/speaker/erica-hamence/
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Katie Haldance (Senior College Lecturer C3 College)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHjQKHKQqQ8
http://silverwater.myc3church.net/podcastgen/?name=2020-12-21_unwrap_joy_-_katie_haldane.m4a
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Tania Harris (guest preacher) @taniaharris
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwbQyhQ96VGEqokxczbDU0A
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Ness Hughes (assistant pastor) at St Andrews, Roseville
standrews.net.au
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Sue Irwin (senior pastor) at The Grainery Chuch, Newcastle
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2qEm7lk_PInRUJ-lRmqvHA
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Fiona Isaacs (guest speaker) @fiisaacs at St Marks Darling Point
https://stmarksdp.org/sermons/?_sermon_speakers=fiona-isaacs
www.youtube.com/c/StMarksChurchDarlingPoint
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Beth Jackson (senior pastor) at St Ives Baptist Church
www.sibc.org.au
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Jeri Jones Sparks (assistant minister) at St James Croydon - evangelistic talks
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Gayle Kent (guest preacher)
Macquarie Chapel Presbyterian Church: macchap.com.au
Ryde Presbyterian Church: achurchinryde.com
Morling College: morling.edu.au
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Jessica Keryaks (lay preacher) at Penrith Baptist Church
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrQD79BSMYrkg0hGnpo-12Q
https://penrithbaptist.com.au/
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Lyn Kidson (guest preacher) at Carlingford Baptist Church @lyn_kidson
https://www.carlingford-baptist.org/service-recordings/
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Belinda Lakelin
Itinerant preaching in Baptist Churches in NSW & ACT
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLojFFKLbnlNAdXHnQ2p0wzTyV9qJhB87-
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Alison Leader (guest preacher)
eg https://youtube.com/channel/UC3ec72Rrq7b-77ETw0XHtsw
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Melissa Lipsett (guest preacher)
Guest preacher in her role as COO Baptist World Aid, and as an ordained minister in the Uniting Church
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Kirsten Long (childrens and families minister) at Wyong Baptist Church
www.wyongbaptist.org
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/wyong-baptist-churchs-podcast/id931850048?i=1000498665302
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Louisa Macourt (assistant pastoral minister) @l_macourt at St John's Ashfield
https://www.stjohnsashfield.org.au/
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Erin Martine Sessions (guest speaker)including https://cardiffheightsbaptist.org.au/sermons/
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Emma Matheson (pastor)
Earlwood Baptist Church https://youtube.com/channel/UCBJi4N0gwb91uGFdaO47U2g
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Sophia McCrindle (guest preacher)
http://www.wphcc.com/sermons-by-date/
https://www.kpcommunity.com.au/podcasts/kpcc-sermons
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Jill McGilvray (guest preacher - under the authority of the male senior minister)
Springwood Presbyterian Alive@Five service
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Alison Moffitt (pastoral assistant) at Christ Church Inner West, mostly at St Alban’s Five Dock @spally
Sermons available at stalbanschurch.com.au
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Edwina Murphy (Senior Lecturer in Christian Thought and History, Morling College)
Guest preacher at Blakehurst Baptist
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Bev Murrill (guest preacher) @BevMurrill
Senior church pastor for 40 years in Australia and UK
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFqpI3NPqgZG6gUmP8FHWyg
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Erica Oliver (assistant minister) at St Marks Darling Point
https://stmarksdp.org/sermons/?_sermon_speakers=erica-oliver
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Lily Strachan (guest preacher) at Macquarie Chapel
Tcm.org.au
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Cecily Paterson (guest preacher) at St Stephens Belrose
http://www.ststephens.net.au/sermons.html
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Emily Payne (priest in charge) at Anglican Parish of Northern Albury
http://anglicannorthernalbury.org.au/
https://paidiske.wordpress.com/
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Megan Powell du Toit (guest preacher) at Thornleigh Baptist (other women also preach here) @megandutoit
http://www.tcbc.org.au/resources/sermons/
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Melissa Ramoo (guest preacher)
Concord Baptist Church, Sydney Tamil Christian Church
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asQHO2fIbwY
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Christine Redwood (lead pastor) at Seaforth Baptist
https://www.seaforthbaps.org.au
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Vicki Simpson @vickisimpson (guest preacher) based in C3 SYD, Oxford Falls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuWolqfBzdU&t=9s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bldr9m6oXvY&t=3s
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Jenni Stoddart (assistant minister) at Eastwood Anglican
http://stphils.org.au/
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Jackie Stoneman (ex principal of Mary Andrews College, guest preacher)
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=350055956014873
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Radhika Sukumar-White (senior minister) at Leichhardt Uniting Church
www.leichhardtuniting.org.au
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Jan Syme (guest preacher) at St Mary's Balmain
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Emma Walsh (guest preacher) at Lismore Baptist Church @Revem74
https://www.lismorebaptist.org.au/sermons/sermon/117-guest-speaker-emma-walsh.html
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Amy Watkins (associate pastor) at Northside Baptist Church, Crows Nest
https://northsidebaptist.org.au/
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Alison Whalley (guest preacher) at Christ Church Lavender Bay, Central West under Bishop Mark Calder
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Mandy Wheatley (senior minister) at Narooma Anglican (also Jane Simmonds, Karly Ferguson, Thea Yates and Carol McCabe))
https://www.naroomaanglican.com/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_UZEgZyKANH7v95RCS2qWQ
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Jo Wilton (senior pastor) at C3 Reach Miranda
www.c3reachmiranda.com
https://youtu.be/eGB0889ENR0
https://youtu.be/4cbI119KHmk
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Cath Wynn Jones (guest preacher) at St Mary's Balmain
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Nicole Yule (guest preacher) at Rouse Hill Baptist
https://rhbc.com.au/podcasts/
ACT:
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Sarah Agnew (senior minister) at Wesley Canberra Uniting Church @sarahsstories
https://www.wesleycanberra.org.au/
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Carol Davison (senior minister) @redalert59 at Kippax Uniting Church
https://kippax.uca.org.au/
https://youtube.com/user/kippaxuc
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Margaret Emil (acting senior minister) at St Johns Reid ACT
stjohnscanberra.org
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Belinda Groves (senior pastor) at Canberra Baptist, Kingston, ACT
https://www.canbap.org/
https://www.facebook.com/canberrabaptist/
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Aimee Kent (senior minister) @aimeelkent at Kippax Uniting Church
https://kippax.uca.org.au/
https://youtube.com/user/kippaxuc
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Riana Kok (senior minister) at Yarralumla Uniting Church
https://yarralumla.uca.org.au/
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Miriam Parker Lacey (senior minister) at Canberra City Church and St Columba’s Braddon Uniting Church
https://www.canberracityuca.org.au/
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Elizabeth Raine (senior minister) at Tuggeranong Uniting Church @shenstone121
https://tuc.org.au/https://youtube.com/channel/UCMaOl2toDzkWZD8WAXlBuyg
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Jillian Reay-Smith @jreaysmith
Redhill Church http://redhill.org.au
VIC:
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Genievive Blackwell (bishop)
https://www.melbourneanglican.org.au/people/bishop-genieve-blackwell/
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Elizabeth Breakey (senior minister) @elizbreakey
Bellarine Gateway Anglican Parish, www.bgap.church
Frequently speaks at the Leopold ANZAC memorial services
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Maria Brand (senior minister) at Mullum Mullum Anglican Church
YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT_13KzFC-6m0V5LJV-ZcRw
mullumanglican.org.au
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Amy Brown (senior associate minister) at St Jude’s Anglican Church, Carlton.
https://stjudes.org.au/
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Angela Cook (senior minister) at St. Augustine's Moreland
http://staugmoreland.weebly.com/
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Wendy Crouch (assistant priest) at St Stephen's Anglican Church, Richmond
http://www.ststephensrichmond.com.au
https://www.facebook.com/ststevesrichmond/
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Megan Curlis-Gibson (senior minister) at Deep Creek Anglican Church, Doncaster East
www.deepcreekanglican.com
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Jody Destry (senior pastor) at Discovery church
https://discoverychurch.com.au/
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Sally Douglas (senior pastor) at Richmond Uniting Church, Richmond
https://richmond.unitingchurch.org.au/
https://crosslight.org.au/tag/sally-douglas/
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Jill Firth @jilfirth
Lecturer, Ridley College www.ridley.edu.au
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Carolyn Francis (senior minister) at Collins Street Baptist Church
https://www.csbc.org.au/
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Jenny George (guest preacher) at St James Old Cathedral, West Melbourne
https://www.sjoc.org.au/sermons
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Julie Hunt (senior minister) at Newport Baptist Church
https://www.newportbaptistchurch.com.au/
https://www.facebook.com/NBCnewportbaptistchurch/
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Megan Jung (lead pastor) Williamstown Church of Christ
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpacFj0yJFmUEFrJnLuDTYw
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Deborah Kottek at Yarra Ranges Parish of the Uniting Church
https://healesville.unitingchurch.org.au
https://vimeo.com/452541482
https://victas.uca.org.au/my-life-as-a-prison-chaplain-deborah-kottek-qa/
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Julie-Anne Laird (young adults pastor) at All Saints Greensborough
allsaintsgb.org.au
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Katrina Lambert (associate pastor) at NewHope @katrinalambert_
https://newhope.net.au/
https://www.youtube.com/newhopemelb
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Tracey Lauersen (senior minister) at St. Paul’s Warragul
https://warragulanglican.org.au/
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Jill McCoy (senior minister) at Anglican parish of Ocean Grove & Barwon Heads.
www.ogbha.org.au
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Beck Miller (assistant pastor) at Merri Creek Anglican Church
https://soundcloud.com/merri-creek-anglican
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Bree Mills @breemills (guest preacher)
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Karen Morris (lay preacher) at St Stephen's Greythorn
https://ststeves.org.au/sermons-2/
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Elizabeth Murray (senior minister) at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Williamstown
http://www.htw.org.au/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClLrivDqkG0qLgmVHCNsklg
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Denise Nicholls (senior minister) @RevDJNicholls at Bayule Anglican Church
Banyuleparish.org.au
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Sarah Paterson (guest preacher)
https://www.cabc-t.org.au/
https://wesleyinternational.org.au/
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Jenny Poulter (assistant pastor) at St Paul's Anglican Church Caulfield North
www.stpaulscaulfieldnorth.com.au
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Jay Robinson (senior minister) at Murrumbeena Uniting Church
www.murrumbeenauniting.org.au
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Natalie Rosner (assistant pastor) at St Hilary's Anglican Church, Kew.
sthils.com
youtube.com/sthils
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Amanda Saenz (assistant pastor)
www.CityLife.church/casey
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Alison Sampson (senior minister) at Sanctuary Baptist Church
https://sanctuarybaptist.wordpress.com/
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Alex Sangster (minister of the word) at Fairfield Uniting Church
https://www.fairfieldunitingchurch.org/index.php/podcasts
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Trudi Sayers (pastor) at Red Church, Blackburn South (also Bethany Allen, Hannah Heather, Brittany White, Sarah Deutscher)
https://redchurch.org.au/home
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjOW8mO2NWMcPMGepe55Rkw
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Bekkii Scott (senior minister) at Boronia Community Church of Christ
www.bccoc.org.au
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Emily Simpson (senior minister) at Melton Baptist Church
http://www.meltonbaptistchurch.com/
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Katecia Taylor (senior minister) @KateciaT at St Kilda Elsternwick Baptist Church
https://stkildabaptist.org.au
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Sonia Thomas (senior co minister) at Inner Life
https://youtu.be/kZLtFC0uC0c
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Sharon Valentino (senior minister) at Surfcoast Anglican
www.surfcoastanglican.org.au
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Robyn J Whitaker (guest preacher)
https://bythewell.com.au/
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Karen Winsemius (assistant pastor) at Oaktree Anglican, Caulfield North
www.oaktreeanglican.org.au
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Laura Young (assistant pastor) at Boronia Community church of Christ
www.bccoc.org.au
TAS:
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Kelly Dunn (preaching team) at C3 Church Hobart
https://c3hobart.org.au
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Ruth Hanlon (senior minister) at St Luke's Anglican Church Taroona
https://sandybaytaroonaanglican.org/
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Ella Hickey (preaching team) at C3 Church Hobart
https://c3hobart.org.au
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Jackie Law (preaching under the authority of a male leader)
homechurch.stmarksbellerive.org.au
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Leonie Silk (assistant pastor) at Anglican Parish of Clarence South - Howrah, South Arm
https://www.stthomashowrah.com/Services.php
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Susan Willis (archdeacon of north west Tasmania)
Old Sermons online at St Annes Ryde Anglican Church website
SA:
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Sonya Betram (associate pastor) at Marion Church of Christ
https://www.marioncc.org.au
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Tricia Bishop (senior minister) at Camden Baptist
https://camdenbc.org.au
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Sandy Boyce (senior minister) Pilgrim Uniting Church
Pilgrim.org.au
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Casey Burgess (lay preacher) at Enfield Baptist Church
https://youtube.com/user/EBCadelaide
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Christy Capper at Adelaide West Uniting Church @christy.capper
Acting principal of Uniting College for Leadership and Theology
https://awuc.org.au/
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Isabel Coleman (youth pastor) at Life Church Ingle Farm
https://www.discoverlife.org.au
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Lisa Cornish (senior pastor) at Barossa Community Church
https://barossa.sabaptist.church/
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Melinda Cousins (Director of Ministries BCSA)
Teaching pastor at Richmond Baptist
https://richmond.org.au; Baptist churches across SA
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Miranda Dixon (assistant pastor) at Unley Park Baptist
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSxcpq5smhiyDIvR3-ytR5A
https://upbc.org.au/sermonseries/
Also teaches preaching at Tabor College
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Janine Donato (assistant pastor) at Influencers Church
https://paradise.influencers.church
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Rachael Foster (guest preacher) at Broadview Baptist
https://www.facebook.com/broadviewbaptist/
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Jess Frost (lay preacher) at Enfield Baptist Church
https://youtube.com/user/EBCadelaide
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Julie Gardiner (co-lead pastor) at Christies Beach Baptist
https://christiesbaptist.org.au
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Sophie Gerrie (associate pastor) Richmond Baptist
https://richmond.org.au
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Michaela Gonzalez (guest preacher) at Rostrevor Baptist
http://www.rbc.org.au/wordpress/
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Sjhana Greenwood (co-lead pastor) at Influencers Church
https://paradise.influencers.church
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Nona Gregory (campus pastor) at Village Church Melrose Park
https://thevillage.org.au/melrosepark/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOhWyh1ol_N2kX9yubvyaoA
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Ashlee Haakmeester (online pastor) at Clovercrest Baptist
https://clovie.com.au
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Donna Hall (co-senior pastor) at Lifepoint Church
https://lifepointchurch.com.au
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Beth Hoy (senior pastor) Aberfoyle Park Baptist
https://www.aberfoyleparkbaptist.org.au
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Sarah Lawson (guest preacher) @LawsonSarahA
eg Mount Barker Baptist - https://www.facebook.com/mbbchurch
http://www.mbb.org.au/sermons/
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Cheryl McCallum (staff) at Malvern Uniting Church
malvernuc.com
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Esther McInerney at Rostrevor Baptist
http://www.rbc.org.au/wordpress/
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Jenny Pryor (senior pastor)
Laura Baptist http://laurabaptist.org.au
Port Pirie Baptist https://portpiriebaptist.org.au
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Wendy Radford (lead pastor) at Austral Asian Community Church
https://www.aacc.com.au
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Heather Restall (senior pastor) at Colonel Light Gardens Church of Christ
https://www.facebook.com/clgcoc/
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Verity Riessen (assistant pastor) at Aldgate Church of Christ
http://www.aldgatevillagewell.org
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Chelsea Russack (associate pastor) at Trinity Baptist, Colonel Light Gardens
https://trinityclg.org.au
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Erin Spavin (families pastor) at Enfield Baptist Church
https://youtube.com/user/EBCadelaide
https://youtu.be/IOBCri-jdmY
https://youtu.be/DXv5t6QaL8U
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Michelle Stevens (executive pastor) at Clovercrest Baptist
https://clovie.com.au
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Cass Tompich (assistant pastor) at Christian Family Centre Seaton
https://www.familycentre.org.au
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Sara Walding (assistant pastor) at Blackwood Hills Baptist Church
https://thevillage.org.au/bhbc/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOhWyh1ol_N2kX9yubvyaoA
WA:
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Yvette Cherry (guest preacher) @yvettecherry20
www.careychurch.asn.au
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Kay Goldsworthy (Anglican Archbishop Perth)
Archbishop of Perth, occasionally preaches at St Georges Cathedral, at other churches and online. https://www.perth.anglican.org/archbishop-of-perth
https://www.facebook.com/AnglicanArchbishopPerth
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Lorna Green (senior minister) at St Nicolas Anglican Church, Parish of Carine- Duncraig
https://stnicolasanglican.wordpress.com/
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Jess Magowan (associate pastor)
www.inglewoodchurch.org.au
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Monica O’Neil (senior minister) at Living Grace Dianella
livinggracedianella.org.au
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Bronwen Speedie (associate pastor) at Perth Baptist Church @GodsDesignPerth
https://perthbaptist.com.au/
NT:
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Suzie Ray (senior minister) at St James Anglican Church, Sanderson
www.facebook.com/StJamesSanderson
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Toni Rehrmann (associate pastor) at Darwin Baptist Church
https://www.dbc.org.au/
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Helen Richmond (senior minister) at Casuarina Uniting
https://www.casuarinauniting.org.au/