Staff & Structure
Chris Rowney
Team Leader (Senior Pastor)
I was previously serving as the Senior Pastor of Torquay Christian Fellowship (Baptist Union of Victoria) on the Surfcoast of Australia for more than 15 years until mid 2018. Following which I spent a period engaged in Interim Pastoral ministry, consulting and assisting in church leadership and ministry strategy.
I was born in the 60s and grew up in a rural city in NSW Australia, feeling called to ministry as a teenager, I began pastoral ministry in Torquay, VIC, in 2003. Prior to that, along with my wife Robyn, I worked in the publishing industry, pioneering a digital prepress business in Canberra ACT.
Selling the business to pursue the calling to pastoral ministry, I lived and studied in the US in the late 90s, and have since completed postgraduate studies in Theology in Australia with a research focus on how beliefs about Jesus as human and divine shape the way people practice their faith.
I will read anything put in front of me, and have a love of photography, word puzzles/games, history and science, and leading and listening to live worship.
Josh Boutros
Generations Pastor (Children, Youth and Young Adults)
I loved, and now miss my time studying, and would be keen to make
use of any opportunities for further formal development.
I love bringing theology into people’s hands, heads and hearts. Whether
discussing epistemology and ‘Truth’ with my agnostic classmate, or using a Peppa Pig episode to discuss
forgiveness with my 3 year old.
I am an encourager. I love helping people to recognise, practice and
utilise the gifts that they have.
I come from a large family, and find that I am able to connect with all ages from
babies through to seniors at a meaningful level. I also have a heart for those at the edges (disabled, socially anxious, sitting on spectrums etc)
Warragul Church of Christ is a a congregation affiliated with the Conference of Churches of Christ in Victoria and Tasmania (CCVT). The Constitution (current from November 2013) specifies that “The business of the Church shall be controlled by the Leadership Team comprising of up to a maximum of seven Elders together with the Secretary, Treasurer, and the appointed Team Leader. The primary role of the Team Leader is to lead the Leadership Team which, in turn, is responsible for leading the church.” On this page you can learn something about our Team.
Warragul Church of Christ is a a congregation affiliated with the Conference of Churches of Christ in Victoria and Tasmania (CCVT). On this page you can learn something about our Team and how we are structured for ministry.
Leadership Team Members
The Constitution (current from November 2013) specifies that “The business of the Church shall be controlled by the Leadership Team comprising of up to a maximum of seven Elders together with the Secretary, Treasurer, and the appointed Team Leader. The primary role of the Team Leader is to lead the Leadership Team which, in turn, is responsible for leading the church.”