Thursday 28th and Friday 29th May, 2009

Held on the glorious shores of Australia's Gold Coast, the GMA-ANZ Conference 09 will bring together people from all over the Christian music community from Australia and New Zealand. The event will consist of guest keynote sessions, intensive workshops, plenty of networking time as well as live performances from the best in Christian music.

The People:

Jeff Crabtree

Jeff is one of the region's greatest critical thinkers on matters of worship, creative arts, creativity and the contemporary church as well as an author, pastor, lecturer, performer, filmmaker and multi award winning songwriter & music producer.

For 16 years Jeff was the Principal of the Christian City Church School of Creative Arts in Sydney and is currently the Minister of Creative Arts at C3 Church.

Mark deJong

Transitioning from running the monthly town hall rallies at Youth for Christ to founding Parachute Music back in 1989, Mark has seen Christian music change considerably in the last 20 years.

Now hosting the largest 4 day Christian music festival outside the U.S., Parachute Music is a well established charitable trust in New Zealand, gaining global emphasis with it’s international touring artists.

Having played bass in many a band since his high school days and with his natural leadership abilities, Mark is all about Christian musicians having the “long haul” mentality, the reach for excellence, and the equipping and training to use their giftings for His glory in the marketplace.

The Location:
Positioned in the heart of Surfers Paradise, the GMA-ANZ Conference 09 will be held at Surf City Centre. The centre is located 30min from Coolangatta (Gold Coast) Airport, and 1 hr from Brisbane Airport. Being centrally located, shopping, dining and accommodation are only minutes away from the front doors of Surfcity.

The Schedule:
Schedule details will be available closer to the event.
The conference's opening event will be on Thursday evening, with workshops and keynote sessions on Friday and a concluding showcase event on Friday evening.