SPEAKING IN 2024
Russ Grinter
Russ serves as pastor of Reforming Church in Bendigo. Born in Zambia to missionary parents, Russ grew up on a farm at Temora in NSW. After studying Ag Science, God’s word called him to a pathway of training for gospel ministry.
Russ moved to Bendigo to serve as an evangelist and trainer of university students with AFES, and met and married Aimee. In 2013 Russ & Aimee, with a small team of people, planted Reforming Presbyterian Church. Since that time they been delighted to have three children (Knox, Wesley & Chloe), and manifold reasons for thankfulness to God.
Russ’ favourite book of the Bible is 2 Corinthians, for he loves to boast gladly of his weaknesses by proclaiming the power of Christ. Russ loves to look into how profound the cross of Christ and His resurrection is for the life of the believer, and to preach Christ to people’s hearts as Jesus changes everything.
Ash Buchanan
Ash and his wife Jo have 6 children. They live in West Gippsland where Ash is Year 8 teacher at Chairo Christian school. When he isn’t teaching, Ash enjoys spending time with his family studying the Bible, eating chocolate, or going for a run.
Ash has been actively involved in ministry for most of his life and has had the privilege of serving on leadership teams in local churches. In recent years he enjoyed pastoring a church in regional Victoria and spending a year with the family serving at a mission school in West Africa. Ash loves public speaking and has a heart for everyone to experience real relationship with Jesus so that they can become everything God created them to be.