What guides us
We hold these values not as rules, but as shared commitments — ways of being together that help create trust, openness, and belonging.
The Open Table Hosts
Our Panel of Workshop Facilitators and Guest Speakers
Caleb Haurua
Caleb Haurua is a Māori theologian, one-time podcaster, sometimes activist, often-crying NZ Warriors fan. His work and passion sits at the intersection of whakapapa, language reclamation, and decolonising Christian spirituality.
Michael Frost
Michael Frost is a New Zealand theologian, host of the In the Shift podcast, and co-leads the Edge Kingsland church community in Auckland.
Andy Dickson
Andy Dickson is an Anglican priest at All Souls Church in Ōtautahi (Christchurch). He is the host of the Down to Earth Conversations podcast, a children's author and a spoken word poet.
Stu McGregor
Stu McGregor is a Baptist minister at Cityside Baptist in Tāmaki Makaurau. His faith is his bedrock while his beliefs are in flux. He is an avid Tiriti advocate and also a potter, painter and poet (and appreciates alliteration apparently). His most prized possession is an old electric bar heater from the 1960s.
Steven Goulstone
Steven Goulstone is a Baptist pastor and podcast co-host dedicated to the idea that the church should be a primary catalyst for human flourishing. Driven by a vision of a more just and equitable faith community, he is committed to dismantling systems of power and domination within religious structures. When not doing that, Steven is likely exploring the depths of an excellent coffee or revisiting the glory that is the Star Wars galaxy, finding inspiration in stories of hope and rebellion.
Cathy Marston
Cathy Marston has trained in theology, counselling and pastoral supervision. She co-hosts the Changes Ahead Podcast. After 10 years of youth pastoring with her husband at a Baptist church she has been leading an intergenerational faith community for 25 years. She is curious about a spirituality that befriends our reality and loves honest conversations around a good coffee.
Jeff Caleb Odhiambo
Jeff is an ordained priest / minister at Somervell Presbyterian Church in Tāmaki Makaurau. He is more into orthopraxis than orthodoxy. Jeff loves engaging in courageous conversations over good coffee. He is a die hard Arsenal and Chiefs (KC) fan.
David Allis
From engineer and missionary to minister, Bible College Principal and house church leader, David’s journey has been anything but boring. Currently a business owner and charity leader, he is often described as a "social justice entrepreneur." David is a dedicated advocate for rainbow equality and the poor, firmly believing that even with a gold card in his wallet, the work of changing the world is just getting started.
More Workshop Facilitators:
Petra Zaleski (University Chaplain)
Sophia Nobbs (Youth Minister)
Glen Bennet (MP)
Craig Watson (Diverse Church - Awaken Aotearoa)
Dr Ruth Lawson-McConnell (Counsellor, Lecturer)
& many more ....
Radical welcome
Everyone belongs. No one needs to earn their place or hold the “right” beliefs to take part.
Faith with humility
We approach faith thoughtfully, knowing it grows through listening, lived experience, and change.
Justice, compassion, and dignity
We believe faith calls us toward love in action — care for the marginalised, respect for difference, and responsibility for our shared world.
Curiosity over certainty
Questions are not something to fear. They are often the doorway to deeper understanding.
Community over conformity
We value honest conversation, respectful disagreement, and shared humanity more than uniform answers.