Meet The Team

Aimée Walker

A pastor turned writer, Aimée is a lover of God’s Word. Passionate about helping people understand the truth of the Scriptures so they can live in the fullness of all God has planned and purposed for their lives, she’s a speaker and the author of But I Flourish, and has also written nine Bible studies (and counting). These days you’re most likely to find her writing in the margins, with a cup of strong black coffee in hand as she and her hubby Dave juggle the beautiful chaos of family life and try to keep up with their four kids–and each other!

Em Tyler

Emily is a certified coach, speaker, author, and pastor with a particular passion for seeing God's people ‘grow and go’. Driven by the conviction that God's Word brings life and freedom, Em preaches and writes for transformation and growth within the Christian context. She is committed to helping believers get ‘unstuck’ and discover everything God has for them. Married to a phenomenal specimen of man (Dan) with three spectacular works of God’s creativity (her kids), you can connect with Emily for coaching, speaking, or just to say “hi” at emtyler.com​

Shelley Johnson

Words have always been Shelley’s passion—learning, reading, or writing them—and Jesus has always been her main love. So, it is with great humility that she shares written words with women who seek to go deeper in their faith. She also has four men in her life who are her joy and loves. Shelley and her husband can be found scouting the surrounding spaces near their home in Texas while their three sons are out forging their ways in the world. 

Vicki Bentley

Vicki Bentley lives in upstate New York with her husband and two young daughters. As a published writer and editor, it is her greatest joy to cultivate and shape words that speak transformative grace-filled truth into the hearts and lives of women, especially those in the trenches of parenthood. In her ‘free’ time Vicki loves to consume books and strong coffee, and get outdoors to enjoy the very varied, yet consistently beautiful seasons of the Northeast.

Maria Dyck

Maria Dyck is a blogger, worship leader, and music teacher who is passionate about helping women find healing and wholeness in Jesus Christ. A mother to 3 wonderful kids, and happily married to Jim, the man who fixes everything. When she’s not on some crazy adventure with her family, she’s happy to be home with a hot cup of tea, her favorite chair, and a good book.

​

Holly Robertson

Holly is the creator of Design by Rocket, a small freelance agency that specialises in graphic and web design, and print media. She's passionate about all things creative and helping others along their journey of making their design dreams become reality.

​

​

Olivia Spink

A  photographer and Children's Pastor, Olivia is based in beautiful Nelson, New Zealand. She's passionate about the art of photography and loves the opportunity it brings to bless others, go on impromptu adventures, have exciting life experiences, meet new people, see new countries, and of course, capture amazing images.

​

​

Claudia Woods

Claudia, is a priests-wife, mother of two lively preschoolers, and a photographer based in beautiful Nelson. She's blessed to have always been part of God's family and grew up in Māwhera, before moving to study fine art at Canterbury University. She began shooting weddings alongside her newly-wed husband during this time—10 years ago! She's thankful for God's faithfulness; He is her rock and ever-present help.​

Adéle Deysel

Married for seventeen years with three beautiful daughters, Adéle’s heart is to worship God in everything she does. Reading and understanding the Bible has not always come naturally to her but as she wrestled through Scripture with perseverance, she found familiarity, depth, and richness in its pages as the love and grace of God transformed her life. Her prayer is that you too will experience God's love, grace, and promises in a profound and life-changing way.

Kay Gleaves

Kay lives in the heart of the Midwest, where she homesteads with her husband. A mama with two grown kids, empty nesting has led her to pursue the dreams set in her own heart; ones of writing, creating and ministering as a Revelation Wellness instructor- #fitnessteachergospelpreacher. Kay has learned that using her own messy testimony to help other women meet Jesus, discover their worth, and love themselves in the middle of their own, sometimes very messy stories, is the Kingdom building to which she's been called.

Mazhar Kefali

Affectionately known as 'Pastor Maz', after pastoring for  over 30 years, he's now in itinerant ministry and continuing to impact many with His passion for the Word and teaching gift. He's a lover of good books (despite all his attempts to downsize, he still has an impressive personal library!), good coffee, and chocolate fish. A father of four and proud Poppa of eight (soon-to-be nine!).

​

Jenna Marie Masters

Jenna Marie Masters is a Jesus follower, held together by prayer, coffee, and paper plates. Holding a Masters Seminary Degree in Christian Ministry and Pastoral Counseling, she’s passionate about leading women to intimacy with Christ. She runs her race alongside her hubby, their three bio kids, and precious foster daughter. They’ve been pursuing adoption for eight years and have learned to adopt God’s will in the waiting. His ways are always better! 

Jeff McKee

Jeff McKee is the co-founder of Torn Curtain Collective. With a wealth of pastoral and discipleship experience, Jeff’s passion is to inspire spiritual confidence and provide biblical perspectives and tools to facilitate others in their desire to mature in their faith and empower them to take tangible steps forward. Originally from Australia, Jeff and His wife Anya have four young adult children and now live in Wellington, New Zealand.

​

Tabitha Meglich

Tabitha is mother of five amazing kids, grandmother to eight, and wife to a man with a heart of gold. Currently residing in the great plains of North Dakota, she is on pilgrimage to the heart of the Father; seeking the sacred in the everyday ordinary and capturing what can be expressed in words along the way to encourage women to know scripture deeply, follow Christ passionately, and live out their faith radically.

​

Paula Morrison

Paula grew up in Northern Ireland, and then studied and lived in England for ten years before emigrating to New Zealand in 1999, making her the proud owner of three passports! She works as a Speech Language Therapist and has been married to Jim for 27 years—they have two children. Her passion is studying God’s Word and writing is how she processes what God is saying to her through it. 

Amber Palmer

Amber is a wife of thirteen years and an easily overwhelmed mom of two kids. She has a big heart for encouraging moms and helping them keep their eyes locked on Jesus. Through her writing, Amber hopes to glorify Jesus in the broken pieces and beautiful moments of motherhood. 

​

Marie Warner Preston

Marie enjoys sharing knowledge through illustration. Her artwork is inspired by our planet's natural beauty and the new things we discover about it each day. Creating for science, sustainability, and stewardship brings her great joy. Travelling and learning from others hold special places in her heart.

​

​