2026 KEY VOICES

Ps Phil is the Founder & Leader of C3 Church Global, along with his wife Chris, who both lead with a deep passion for Christ and a love for people. Phil's lifelong messages of faith and leadership have hugely contributed to a strong discipleship culture within the C3 family globally.

With a strong leadership gifting, in the early days of C3, Phil developed a TV show to inspire and empower people from all walks of life. Your Best Life aired on television screens globally for 40 years.

Phil has also been an advocate for reviving the arts in ministry. Passionate about bringing leadership and the arts to the next generation, the Pringle’s began C3 College, through which thousands of students have been equipped for both arts careers and ministry. Having studied Fine Arts at University, Phil is known for his artwork, sculptures and live paintings.

Although in high demand as an artist and communicator, Phil’s great love is the local church and winning people to Christ. He is committed to developing leaders who have a heart for people, who plant churches that are the hope of the world.

Ps Dean Rush has been in ministry for over 25 years, and is the Senior Leaders of C3 Church in Auckland since 2005 along side his Wife Ps Fiona Rush. 

They have 8 locations in New Zealand and Cambodia and well as being involved in planting many Churches and Church Locations across New Zealand, the Pacific and South East Asia. They are passionate about raising up the next generation, and building radical disciples that will live for the cause of Christ.

Ps Fiona Rush is funny, lovable, and extremely compelling! She and her husband have been the senior leaders of C3 Church for over 15 years.

Ps Fiona is passionate about seeing people walk an intimate, life transforming faith with Jesus Christ. She has a huge heart for seeing women reach their potential in God, seeing them set free from their past, and living in the purpose God intended for them. Ps Fiona moves boldly in the prophetic, and is unapologetic about her love for God’s Kingdom and raising up and empowering women to be all they can be.