People

Executive Team

Dale has been Senior Pastor of Crossway since January 2008. Known as an innovative and positive leader, Dale is a gifted preacher and teacher with a high respect for God’s Word, a proactive passion for evangelism and a strong commitment to equipping Christian leaders. Dale was previously Senior Pastor at New Peninsula Baptist Church (1996–2007). He is married to Edi and they have four adult children.

Dale Stephenson

Senior Pastor

Fiona brings a commitment to teamwork and a strong missional heart to the leadership of the ministries at Crossway. She is a strategic leader, with experience in both for cause and corporate organisations. Fiona previously led Crossway LifeCare and is married to Toby. They have 5 children and 3 grandchildren.

Fiona Hall

Executive Ministry Lead

Stuart brings extensive experience in strategic leadership, financial stewardship, operational delivery and large-scale transformation across corporate, government and community sectors. He has been a Crossway member since 2001, serving in numerous capacities including on the Board and is committed to building strong team culture, ensuring sound governance and aligning resources to advance Crossway's missional impact. Stuart is married to Jennifer and together they love sharing time with their 3 adult sons and their adorable grand-daughter.

Stuart Yarnall

Executive General Manager

Regional Pastors & Movement Heads

Mark Purser

Regional Pastor

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Sam Taylor

Regional Pastor

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Sam Hearn

Director of COACH Network

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Tim Piesse

BDC National Facilitator

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Campus Pastors

Alex has been a Chinese Pastor at Crossway since April 2008. Alex is passionate about investing in missional leaders to facilitate discipleship and mission. He is an authentic leader who practices what he preaches. Alex was previously a drug rehabilitation social worker (1998-2003). Recently, Alex joined the COACH team to strengthen the mentoring program serving new immigrants and vulnerable people. He is married to Mary Choi who serves as the Chinese Creative Pastor and they have one lovely daughter.

Alex Ho

Asian Language

Jess and Tim have been part of Crossway for more than a decade, serving in different ministries such as Youth, Creative Arts and Connections ministries. Their heart is to see an intergenerational movement of disciple makers build His Kingdom. Along with their three children Eliana, Joshua and Hannah, they now pastor Crossway Boroondara.

Tim & Jess Kristianto

Boroondara

Brendan is a second generation pastor who is passionate about helping the church reach its redemptive potential. After completing a carpentry apprenticeship he felt the call to encourage and challenge teenagers to consider Jesus and to grow in their faith. After seven years of youth ministry, Brendan became senior pastor of a country church. He is now Campus Pastor of Brighton where he loves leading teams, growing churches and equipping people to fulfil the great commission of making disciples.

Brendan Smith

Brighton

Mark became the Burwood East Campus Pastor at Crossway in January 2020. He has served in a variety of settings, including Heathmont Baptist (Youth Pastor), Newhope Baptist (Associate Pastor), Clovercrest Baptist (Senior Pastor) and Baptist World Aid. He also serves the Essendon Football Club as their Chaplain in a volunteer capacity after serving the Adelaide Crows in the same role for five seasons. Mark has a passion for the local church and loves to empower and release people in their giftings. Being attentive to his family is a huge priority and he loves spending time with them. He is married to Tania and together they are raising four teenagers.

Mark Purser

Burwood East

Johnny has been on staff at Crossway since 2016. He’s predominately lead in the Generational ministries, but is excited to step out and lead the Crossway Campus in Maroondah. Johnny moved from NZ in 2016 with his wife Halina, and they now have four children. He is excited about what God is doing in the city of Maroondah and wants to see Crossway’s disciple-making culture translated into the area. Johnny’s other interests includes sports, reading, exercise and time at the beach.

Johnny & Halina Russ

Maroondah

Charlie and Jess, along with their three children, live and minister in Blacktown, Western Sydney. After planting in 2019, and formally becoming part of the Crossway family of churches in 2023, they love their region and working amongst a phenomenal team to share the good news of Jesus. Oh, and their Golden Retriever, Sonny!

Charlie & Jess Burke

Oak City

Steven is Crossway’s Online Campus Pastor. He is passionate about investing into the online community to help them become all that God has created them to be. Steven is married with 3 children and is a tragic MAMIL who takes far too many photos of his coffee and talks way too much about English Football.

Steve Fogg

Online

Sam and Stef serve as Campus Pastors at Crossway South East, where they’ve been leading together since moving from New Zealand with their three kids in 2019. Sam and Stef love working together as campus pastors, complementing each other’s different giftings and passions, and building a church where people can encounter Jesus and grow in their faith.

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South East

Andrew has been on staff at Crossway since 2020, serving as a Children and Families Pastor at the Burwood East campus. Married to Carly and a proud dad of three, Andrew is passionate about generational ministries and raising up the next generation of young leaders in the church. As the campus pastor of Crossway Upwey, he is excited about all generations, especially families, encountering Jesus, growing in their faith and making disciples.

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