At Lighthouse, the Ministry Team is never just the paid staff and pastors. We believe that Jesus has given every Christian the gifts and opportunities to serve (minister) to their fellow Christians and to the community around them. We see this happen as people express love to one another, pray for one another, serve, provide, train and teach. Each of our Pastoral staff is responsible for helping our whole Church family grow and mature as Christians in various aspects.
Meet our staff
Connan O’Shea
Senior Pastor
Connan grew up in Sydney and was saved when he was 19. He studied and worked as a vet, before doing a ministry apprenticeship (MTS) and studying the Bible at Moore Theological College.
Connan worked as a pastor in Sydney for a few years. Then he planted Lighthouse Church in 2006 to reach out with the good news of Jesus to the hundred thousand people in the northern part of the Central Coast.
Connan is married to Belinda and they have three adult children. He enjoys spending time with Belinda, sport (surfing, water polo and ocean swimming), having friends around and watching Manly win footy.
Ben Williams
Associate Pastor
Jeremy Kidd
Intern
Jeremy grew up in Western Sydney in a Christian family. Jeremy found that attending a public High School developed a deep desire for his friends to come to trust in Jesus. After school, Jeremy completed an internship with Scripture Union NSW. It gave him a wide variety of ministry experience in schools & on camps. He then completed a diploma through “The Bridge” at Sydney Missionary Bible College.
Jeremy decided to move up to the Central Coast to complete MTS with Lighthouse Church and is now on staff part time, while completing his theological studies. He loves multi-cultural food, hiking, surfing, playing football (soccer) and watching the Western Sydney Wanderers.
James Dezius
Apprentice – MTS
James grew up in Tuggerah with a loving family, with two teachers as parents and a younger brother to play in the backyard with. Jesus wasn’t a part of his life growing up. James was introduced to Him in 2020 through the Life series that Lighthouse Church runs. After attending the Life series James realised that Jesus is real, that Jesus is God and that Jesus demanded a response: to live with Him as the bloke that he wants to base his entire life around. That’s what James decided to do on the 4th of December 2020. Since then James has loved being a part of the God’s Family and in the part of God’s Family called Lighthouse Church. God has grown James’ desire to continue using his life to serve Jesus. In 2024 James will work full time as an apprentice to determine his suitability for full time paid gospel ministry, and get coached and grown a bunch along the way. James is married to Georgie.
