Amy is the Senior Pastor at The River Ōpāwaho and has had the privilege of leading this community in Christchurch for the last 18 years.  She is also the National Director for Arrow Leadership NZ and these two roles capture the key areas of leadership she feels called to and passionate about – mission, discipleship, and leadership formation. She has spent the last ten years exploring, pioneering, and training in the mission and discipleship space.  The River Ōpāwaho is starting to reflect her convictions of mission and discipleship being done in authentic, contextual ways. Amy is married to Bevan, has two teenage children, and lives in Christchurch. Bevan is a creative designer and together they have been doing up and living in various unfinished houses for the past 25 years. Amy loves action/thriller movies, a good book or watching sports - particularly cricket and league. Loves a good coffee, the beach, and conversations where you lose all sense of time.  She is pioneering at heart and loves travel and new adventures.