Leadership Profile: Kath Henry, Northridge Vineyard Christian Fellowship in Thornleigh, Sydney, Australia | Lausanne World Pulse Archives

Q. Tell us about your family.

A. I am married to a wonderful man, Phil, and have two amazing children: Beth, 19, and Sam, 15. One of our greatest delights is to be together as a family.

Having recently come back from leave where we travelled together for three months, we have many wonderful memories of laughter and fun. Meals times are the best in our household and we all try to have that time together.

Q. Give us a brief overview of your work and ministry.

A. I am the co-senior pastor, with my husband, of Northridge Vineyard Christian Fellowship in Thornleigh, Sydney, Australia. I oversee the women’s ministry at church. My husband and I are members of the Australian Vineyard Churches board.

I enjoy being a chaplain with Kairos Outside (a ministry to women who have been impacted by the imprisonment of a significant person in their life) and am connected with a cross-denominational network of women in Christian leadership in Sydney and WINGS with The Lausanne Movement. I am also a midwife and have continued to work in that field in clinical practice, education, and research.

Q. What is your favorite quote?

A. “Life is a daring adventure or nothing at all.” – Helen Keller

Q. Who has been the most influential person in your life/ministry, and why?

A. There are so many people: my family, friends, and men and women of faith who took time to speak into my life, including Dave Short, Harry Goodhew, John White, John Wimber, and Robyn Claydon. There are also people I have never met, but I have read their stories of faith.

Evangelism. On Point.  Q. Describe a time when you shared your faith in Christ with someone who didn’t know him, and then saw God clearly work in that situation. A. Can I tell three? One was a sweet elderly lady who attended a women’s conference where I was a speaking. She came up at the end to tell me she liked what I said but that she was not a Christian. I simply asked, “What on earth are you waiting for?” She started crying, said, “I don’t know,” and gave her heart to God right then and there. Later I heard she had connected with the church, loved going to Bible study, and was an encouragement to many people.