The Long Weekend has gathered a group of fabulous teachers and presenters who will stimulate and encourage participants of all ages.

Dorothy Lee

Dorothy was born in Scotland and spent her childhood between the UK and Australia. Before ordination as an Anglican priest in 2008, she was a Minister in the Uniting Church of Australia for 20 years. Dorothy is now Dean of the Trinity Theological School at the University of Melbourne. She is a world-renowned teacher and author whose work on the interpretation of the Gospel of John has been widely acclaimed.

Ruth Fowler

Ruth is the National Coordinator of the Teaching Christian Meditation in Schools program for Australian Christian Meditation Community. She teaches strategies for introducing Christian Meditation to children and helps parents and educators develop their own skills in meditation as a personal spiritual practice. A secondary school teacher for nearly 20 years, Ruth has also worked in adult education planning and policy, and has lived in western and eastern monastic settings.

Jeanette Acland

Godly Play storytelling is Jeanette’s life and passion. She conducts regular storytelling workshops in Melbourne and around Australia and has spent over 25 years working as a Parent Educator and Children’s Ministry Worker. Jeanette teaches religious education in a non-denominational independent Christian school in the inner suburbs of Melbourne.

Geoff Dupree

Geoff is a graduate of the St Martins School of Art in London and of RMIT in Melbourne. A regular exhibitor in galleries around Australia, he directed the Painting and Drawing program at Monash University for more than 25 years. Geoff is an inspiring teaching, who leads workshops each year in Melbourne, country Victoria and interstate.

Christina Rowntree

Christina is the Artfull Faith Co-Ordinator at the Uniting Church Centre for Theology and Ministry in Melbourne. Combing formal training in theatre and dance with a passion for art and design, she works to encourage drama and the arts in the life and worship of the church.