Speakers

Darlene Zschech

Australian Darlene Zschech is acclaimed all over the world as a singer, songwriter, worship leader and speaker, most notably for her involvement in the music from Hillsong Church, Sydney over many years and for her worship chorus, “Shout to the Lord.”

In addition to “Shout to the Lord,” Darlene has written many songs that have been published worldwide, which apart from Hillsong Music worship projects also includes projects such as: “Kiss of Heaven,” “Extravagant Worship” collection, “Change Your World,” and “Simply Darlene.”

Although she has achieved numerous gold albums and her songs are sung in many nations of the world, her success simply stands as a testimony to her life's passion to serve God and people with all her heart.

As she says, “First and foremost I am a woman who simply and wholeheartedly loves Christ, and serves Him through loving my family, serving the church, and speaking up for those who cannot speak for themselves.”

Many years ago Mark and Darlene made a life commitment to do whatever they could to bring answer and relief to human suffering, and one of their great joys in life is to work with Compassion International. It was during a Compassion trip to Central Africa in 2004 that Mark and Darlene were prompted to initiate HOPE: Rwanda, a global endeavor designed to bring hope to a nation seemingly forgotten since the horrific genocide of 1994.

Darlene and Mark currently live in the beautiful Central Coast of New South Wales with their three daughters, Chloe and Zoe, Amy and son-in-law Andrew, and beautiful grand-daughter Ava Pearl and their handsome new grandson Roman Emmanuel Mark; they also pastor Hope Unlimited Church on the central coast of New South Wales, Australia.

Holly Wagner

Holly’s life is full and busy… just the way she likes it! Like most women, she wears many hats — including wife, mom, pastor, teacher, author and cancer survivor.

Holly and her husband, Philip, co-pastor the Oasis Church — a growing, relevant, multi-cultural, multi-generational church located in Los Angeles. They love spending time with their two young adult children, Jordan and Paris, and enjoy seeing them fulfilling God’s purpose for their lives.

Holly is passionate about seeing women become who God has designed them to become, and to see every generation of woman extend a helping hand to the generation that is younger. Through the women’s ministry of Oasis, GodChicks, Holly seeks to blow the lid off the boxes that women have sometimes put themselves in and encourages women to be the amazing, world-changing champions they were made to be.

She has written several books, including GodChicks, examining with humor and honesty the many facets of being a woman of God; Daily Steps for GodChicks, a 90 day devotional which was written during her treatment of breast cancer; WarriorChicks, which uses Holly’s own life experiences to deliver poignant principles for facing any crisis life throws at you; and GodChicks and The Men They Love, which she wrote with her husband Philip and offers practical help for dating and building a marriage.

Holly has been featured on many TV shows, speaks at churches and conferences all over the world, and loves living out the adventure God has given her!