The Speakers
TAMRYN
KLINTWORTH
In His Name Ministries
Tamryn Klintworth is the founder and CEO of In His Name Ministries, an international organisation devoted to winning the lost, empowering the saints for soul-winning and supporting the local evangelist (inhisname.global). The core activity of the ministry is the holding of crusades across the continent of Africa, which result in thousands being saved, healed, delivered and filled with the Holy Spirit. When not on crusade herself, Tamryn ministers in churches and conferences around the world, setting believers ablaze for their own mountain-moving endeavours.
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Tamryn is the driving force behind Evangelist Support Network, a ministry dedicated to training and assisting evangelists (esnetwork) She also serves on the executive of the Global Evangelist Alliance, an Empowered21 initiative. A published author, Tamryn has written “Spirit of Fire” and “Why Christ Died” to help establish believers in their blood-washed, Spirit-filled state. Holding a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from the University of Johannesburg, she resides in Cape Town, South Africa with her husband, André Britz, who serves in the ministry alongside her as its COO.
GARY ALMEIDA
African Enterprise
Born in Harare, Zimbabwe, in 1975, Gary immigrated with his parents to Johannesburg in 1977. He holds a theological degree from the Evangelical Seminary of Southern Africa and a Diploma in Business Administration from Varsity College. With twenty years of ministry experience, Gary has served as a youth pastor and senior pastor. He has been a team member of Willow Creek Association, running their Global Leadership Summit, and a program director at Carmel Guest Farm, working with youth. Gary joined the African Enterprise team in 2014 and currently serves in the Missions Department as a training officer. He is primarily responsible for developing training and development opportunities that equip the body of Christ for the work of evangelism, discipleship, and leadership development. He also serves in his local church as a deacon, overseeing Evangelism and Digital Ministries and leading a regular mentoring group for teen boys.
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He and his wife, Susan, have been married for sixteen years and have a six-year-old daughter, Grace-Lilly. Gary enjoys technology, outdoor activities, cricket, and F1. His positive and natural communication style connects him quickly to his audience and he has a gifting for strategic, creative thinking.
TIAAN
DU PLESSIS
Christ for all Nations
Since a young age, Tiaan loved the Lord and pursued His will for his life. Although he went astray for a few years steering his own life, he met Jesus in his room at the age of 16. This encounter reshaped him, as he completely fell in love with Jesus, and received a call into the ministry. The Lord led him to CfaN in 2021, where he is now serving full-time alongside his wife, Talita in obeying the call upon their lives, actively pursuing everything God has for them.
ED RAMSAMI
Advance Groups
For more than 25 years, Ed Ramsami has been committed to helping people from all walks of life shift their paradigms and embrace new ways of thinking. He has served as Youth Pastor at Mondeor Baptist Church, Teaching & Campus Pastor at Liberty Church and Lead Pastor at HeronBridge Community Church. He also served as the South African Country Director for Sonlife Ministries and previously led Youth for Christ SA, a youth development organisation committed to bringing hope to the youth of South Africa.
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Ed is currently the Africa Co-Ordinator for Advance Mentoring Groups and is the Co-Founder and Director of Cultural Intelligence Africa. Ed is best known for his relational, interactive, humorous, multi-media presentations and workshops and has become a firm favourite among people of all cultures, races and ages.
DESMOND HENRY
Global Network of Evangelists
Desmond is a missional thought leader, professor of missiology, author, and speaker dedicated to serving the global church in evangelism and mission. He holds the position of International Director of the Global Network of Evangelists with the Luis Palau Association. Additionally, he serves as the Chairman of the Conspectus Journal of the South African Theological Seminary, acts as a catalyst for the Lausanne Proclamation Evangelism Network, and serves on the Executive of the Global Evangelist Alliance, an Empower 21 initiative.
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Leading a network of over 3500+ evangelists in 81 nations, Desmond has planned, led, and fostered collaborative evangelistic campaigns across five continents, reaching over one million people in person with the support of hundreds of collaborators from more than 30 nations. His mission is to celebrate, elevate, and accelerate evangelism worldwide.
CLINTON STILL
Jesus Alive Gospel Outreach
Clinton received his diploma from Rhema Bible Training Centre in 1992, and it was during this time that he first learned about Peter Pretorius and Jesus Alive Ministries (now known as Jesus Alive Gospel Outreach). This ignited a desire within him to be part of this impactful ministry. In July 2002, he and his wife Loren were sent as missionaries by their church to join the Jesus Alive team and Clinton took on the role of Programmes Manager in Angola.
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Today, Clinton serves as the COO of Jesus Alive Gospel Outreach, based in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is committed to declaring the love of Jesus throughout Africa and making disciples. The Jesus Alive model focuses on rural areas by empowering and equipping local evangelists. Clinton oversees various programmes in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, South Sudan, and Uganda. He has travelled extensively across Africa during his 23 years of being a part of the Jesus Alive team. Thus far, though more than 1,047 outreaches in multiple African nations over the past 41 years, Jesus Alive Gospel Outreach has registered more than 14.5 million decisions for Jesus.
BEN JACK
Advance Groups
Ben Jack is the global head of Advance, based at the Message Trust in Manchester, England. Advance is a partnership between The Message Trust and The Luis Palau Association to equip, encourage and empower the church for evangelism through small group mentoring, whilst stirring the gift of the evangelist in the local church. Ben has been working in his calling as an evangelist for more than twenty years, six of which were spent reaching out to the nightclub and bar scene as Ben worked as missionary under the guise of being a professional DJ. He has continued to use DJing as an evangelistic tool by putting on or contributing to concerts for young people around the world through which the gospel is proclaimed.
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Ben has a masters degree in Applied Theology (with an emphasis on preaching) and is undertaking PhD study on the role of the evangelist. He has written seven books, including The Simple Gospel and the Advance Group Mentoring Guide, which has been translated into 20 languages and used in 91 countries worldwide. Ben is on the leadership team of Message Community Church.
THEUNS PAUW
African Enterprise
Theuns grew up in Stellenbosch, South Africa, where he also graduated from the University of Stellenbosch with a degree in Management Accounting. Theuns is passionate about sharing the gospel, having come to faith in a radical, personal encounter with the Lord. He left the financial sector to pursue ministry and was ordained as a pastor in 2007. Theuns planted a church in Cape Town and pastored in two others. To date, he has ministered in sixteen countries and on four continents. In 2017, Theuns left a flourishing church in response to the call of God to join African Enterprise South Africa as its CEO. He is committed to advancing the Kingdom of God in the cities of Africa through equipping the saints, evangelism, and uniting the Body of Christ.
Theuns is happily married to Charlene, and they have four amazing children, Christiaan, Esther, Reinhart and Amanda.
SAMUEL
MURROMBE
In His Name Ministries
Samuel Murrombe is the International Crusade Director of In His Name Ministries (inhisname.global). He has been planning Gospel Crusades across the continent of Africa for fourteen years and is highly respected for his ability to unify pastors, execute mass evangelistic events, and be at home in any culture—speaking over twenty languages! A dynamic evangelist, Samuel ministers with power and passion. His testimony alone has impacted thousands, his story being one of a man plucked by God off the highway to destruction.
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Born in Beira, Mozambique, Samuel came to South Africa as a young man to seek better opportunities. Falling prey to the influence of gangsters in the township he called home, he eventually became their leader, engaging heavily in violent crime. After his arrest, it was a prison preacher whom the Lord used to pierce his heart with the Gospel. His salvation was radical and he spent the remaining years of his sentence preaching Jesus to prisoners and guards alike. Today, Samuel is committed to winning Africa for Jesus from Cape Town to Cairo. He is based in Johannesburg, South Africa and is happily married to his beautiful, prayer-warrior wife, Connie with whom he has three sons.
ANN PRETORIUS
Jesus Alive Gospel Outreach
In 1979, after witnessing the dramatic healing of Peter's father, Peter and Ann Pretorius, former tobacco farmers, surrendered their lives to Jesus Christ and quickly stepped into full-time ministry. They founded Jesus Alive Ministries—now known as Jesus Alive Gospel Outreach—a traveling outreach ministry, which has conducted over 1,047 events across Africa, resulting in more than 14.5 million decisions for Jesus. In 1984, after Peter experienced a harrowing ordeal in drought-stricken Mozambique, the couple dedicated their lives additionally to humanitarian work, eventually founding an international NGO—now known as ForAfrika—which assists over four million people daily across eight African countries. Peter and Ann have received several prestigious awards for their humanitarian efforts, including the 2018 African Ubuntu Award for Social Responsibility.
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Peter and Ann raised six children while expanding their mission work. Before Peter's passing in 2018, he completed their book, "Death-Defying Faith," detailing their mission's extraordinary challenges and successes. ForAfrika and Jesus Alive Gospel Outreach continue under the able leadership of their son Isak, while Ann serves as the Founding Director of both organisations.
THEMBA MALABA
Leading Evangelism
Themba is married to his best friend, Amy. They have two children and together, lead Every Nation Sunninghill in Johannesburg, South Africa. Themba also serves as the Director of Evangelism for Every Nation Churches in Southern Africa. A BCom. graduate from Rhodes University, Thema has served as an evangelist and pastor in Grahamstown; a University Campus Pastor at Wits University; and a church planter in Boksburg & Sunninghill. “Leading Evangelism” is the expression of Themba and Amy’s desire to serve the wider body of Christ by helping to identify and train budding evangelists who will mobilise the Church to reach the world. For fun, Themba enjoys time with family and friends alongside some good food and a game of rugby.
LUXOLO KENTANE
Alpha
Luxolo Kentane, but affectionately known as Lux Kent, is the founder of the Living Legacy Movement. With a passion for reaching his friends and culture, he started making content that would allow him to initiate conversations about the Lord. Both a speaker and musical artist, he has had the pleasure of traveling across South Africa, ministering and performing. He has released four music projects, including an album called “Langa” that was released in 2020. He also has a monthly podcast called “Intentional Conversations” that he does with Marvin Kimani to discuss life, culture, creativity, and faith. Currently, he is the National Director of Alpha South Africa.
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Luxolo studied Public Relations Management at Cape Peninsula University of Technology. He also studied in Oxford at the OCCA Oxford Center of Christian Apologetics. Luxolo is married to Ntsiki. They have a daughter and reside in Johannesburg, South Africa.
GUILLAUME OLIVIER
Christ for all Nations
Guillaume holds a degree in theology from the University of Pretoria and has extensive experience in executive roles within blue-chip corporations. He transitioned to full-time ministry after feeling a profound calling, which led him to complete the Christ for all Nations Bootcamp and become ordained. Currently, he serves as the Director of the School of Evangelism with Christ for all Nations in South Africa. His approach combines dynamic speaking with a deep belief in the inherent value of every individual. Guillaume has a burning passion for equipping and mobilizing young evangelists and has worked extensively across the African continent. He and his wife, Zene, along with their two boys, are all committed to their mission of reaching the lost.