Staff
Living Stones Staff
Executive Director
Rowland I.K. Forman, M.A. (Auckland University), M.A (Christian Education) M.A. (Biblical Studies) (Dallas Theological Seminary), Dip. Tch.
Rowland brings experience as a Primary and Secondary teacher, Bible College Principal, Teaching Pastor, Church-Planter, Curriculum Director for Church-Based Training, author, and ministry coach and mentor to his role in Living Stones. He is married to Elaine and has three married children and seven grandchildren.
Manager
Shellene Garofalakis
Shellene joins Living Stones with a vast experience in office management. Her primary role includes: Events Management, Customer Service and Office Administration. Shellene is married to John and they have two young children, aged 10 and 6.
Assistant Administrator
Elaine Forman
Elaine has wide experience as an Office Secretary, Coordinator of Women’s Ministries in several churches. Her role in Living Stones is to administer CBTNZ and to oversee financial matters. With Rowland she has three married children and seven grandchildren. Rowland and Elaine attend BotanyLife Community Church.
Mentor-Teachers
We have chosen the term “Mentor Teachers” because our commitment is to be more than lecturers. We desire to impact the Living Stones learners through life-related biblical teaching, but also through life-on-life interaction.
Here are some of the Mentor-Teachers in our Seminars and Retreats:
- Daryl Bay (Teaching Pastor, Hope Community Church)
- Andy and Nikki Bray (Family Life Ministries)
- Brad Carr (Senior Pastor, BotanyLife Community Church)
- Jonathan Dove (Senior Pastor, Mt Albert Baptist Church)
- Miles Davison (Senior Pastor, Heretaunga Christian Centre)
- Rowland Forman (Executive Director, Living Stones)
- Reuben Munn (Senior Pastor, Shore Community Church)
- Darryl Purdy, (Elder, Crossroads Bible Centre)