Diaspora Christian Leaders forum

Peter Koo is a missionary kid who grew up in Cambodia with a passion for bringing people from different cultures and communities together through sport. His vision is to share the gospel through the platform of sports. 

At 29, he became the General Manager of the CAMBODIAN PREMIERE LEAGUE, leading the league's strategy, governance, commercial growth and operations.

Previously, Peter worked with the Los Angeles Chargers, Meta's IGTV Playmakers program, USC Trojans Football, and several Collegiate Athletics Programs. He also founded Life Football Club, the first professional football club in the province of Sihanoukville, and led the club from its inception to promotion to the Cambodian Premier League in the inaugural season. 

Peter has spoken at the World Football Summit, the AFC Professional Football Development Seminar, and universities, where he shares on leadership, sports, and purpose.

Glen Jones is the pastor of GRACE EMMANUEL CHURCH, a growing church plant located in Marsden Park, a fast-growing culturally diverse suburb in Sydney's northwest. From 14 years of living in the culturally diverse city of Dubai, the Lord has given Glen and his wife Donita not only a deep love for people from all over the world, but a love for what Paul describes in Eph 1:18 as "the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints" - that is, The Church! 

Grace Emmanuel Church includes people from 14 different cultural and ethnic backgrounds, ranging in age from 4 months to 86 years, and currently averages 60-70 attendees. That doesn't mean it's a success story - in fact, Glen would describe their church as a glorious "mess" - but Jesus is faithful to bring His work to completion and at the same time display His manifold wisdom (Eph 3:10) by breaking down the dividing wall of hostility (Eph 2:14).

As a mutli-ethnic church, Grace Emmanuel has seen people find a place of acceptance and belonging, not in their cultural affinity, but in their shared union with Christ. His heart is to see the church making the gospel clear together as a rich and diverse people united across generations and cultures.

Paul Nam is the founder and Lead Pastor of GRACE COMMUNITY CHAPEL (GCC Sydney), an active, gospel-centred community church located in North Parramatta, NSW. Before planting the Sydney congregation, Paul spent over a decade serving as a Site Pastor at Grace Community Chapel of NJ in New Jersey, United States. Guided by a vision to expand the Kingdom of God internationally, he and his family relocated to Australia to establish a sister church focused on making disciples.

Paul is a graduate of The George Washington University and the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has also pursued a Doctor of Ministry (D.Min) in Discipleship at the Talbot School of Theology.

Paul emphasizes a gospel-centred, Spirit-filled, and theologically sound approach to church life, focusing heavily on discipleship.

Through the DCL Forum we seek to strengthen the resilience of pastors, leaders and congregants from English-speaking ethnic churches and foster an attitude of reflection, learning and mentoring of emerging leaders in diaspora churches in Sydney.

We seek to do this by fostering fellowship and the sharing of common struggles, while also hearing wisdom, experience and theological insight that will encourage and challenge us as we navigate the complexities of ethnic church life and reaching an increasingly secular/pluralist society.