Joel and Julia A'Bell

Joel and Julia are Executive Pastors at Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia under the leadership of Ps Brian and Bobbie Houston. Together, they oversight the day to day operations and leadership of the City Campus - one of two Hillsong Church campuses in Sydney. As well as this, Julia oversees the Hillsong Sisterhood, Hillsong Kids and Leadership Development across the church.

Joel and Julia are passionate about building the church, and seeing the lives of individuals changed by the power of Jesus Christ. Both Joel and Julia are dynamically gifted speakers and leaders; focused on influencing people for Kingdom purpose.

Joel and Julia's greatest joy is their two life-embracing children, Harmony (9) and Eli (7).

Michael Murphy

Michael Murphy along with his wife Valery, are the Senior Pastor of Shirelive, an influential and growing church in Sydney's south. Michael is a member of both the National and State executive bodies for the Australian Christian Churches and a director of New Churches Australia (NSW), spearheading church planting in NSW. He is also the founding chairman of Global Community Initiatives Missions Agency.

Michael has been in ministry for over 24 years driven by a passion to see every person experience Jesus everyday, living in significant relationships with God and one another. The leadership emphasis of Michael's ministry, embraces strongly that every believer is called to active disciple making, outworking a spirit of multiplication through the local church. His desire to equip business people, families and global hearted churches has become the focus of his extended ministry across the globe.

Michael and Valery have three children Leah, Ryan and Elyse, who are all very active in church life.