Our Leadership

Pastors

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Steven Tran
Senior Pastor

Steven was a Buddhist who found the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ irresistible! He now has the privilege of teaching others about the grandeur of Jesus through every page of Scripture. He's married to Steph and they have three young kids.

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Richard Wong
Pastor

Richard considers it a great joy to serve in pastoral ministry and help others grow in their love of Jesus. He’s married to Maggie and they have a border collie named Ollie who is too old to still be acting like a puppy.

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Elders

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Mike Husband
Elder

Mike has been with CCCB/SLE since 1979 and has seen CCCB grow from about 20 persons to over 800 in 4 churches. As well as teaching/co-leading SOS Central Mike guides the administration of SLE and other CCCB entities to free others for pastoral ministries. He is also committed to missions involvement: he volunteered with OMF for 12 years and guides SLE’s Missions Committee. Mike and Yin-Leng’s daughters and sons-in-law are active in ministry in other churches.

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Randy Chan
Elder

Randy is learning to love Jesus more each day, and finds joy in seeing lives changed through God’s word. He enjoys the art of making filtered coffee and looks forward to owning a better sound system one day (even as he waits for Jesus’ return)!

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Jacky Suen
Elder

Jacky is passionate about seeing God’s kingdom grow through the service of his people. He treasures his time with family and enjoys movies or books that stretch imagination. Jacky and his wife Noel have 2 gorgeous girls.

Staff and Deacons

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Winnie Wong
Deacon (Administrator)

Winnie serves as a deacon, mainly focusing on church administration. She is passionate about cultivating healthy leadership culture and whole-of-church unity through thoughtful ministry support behind the scenes. Winnie is married to Randy, and together they have two beautiful daughters. Her mornings often begin with a walk alongside Randy, followed by coffee, oats and feeding on God’s Word.
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Daniel Tan
Deacon (Treasurer)

Daniel serves as Treasurer at SLE Church, assisting with the stewardship and management of the church finances.  His role continually reminds him that God is the ultimate provider of resources for the church. Daniel is greatly encouraged in seeing church finances having a positive impact on the various ministries and mission partners of SLE.  He attends the working adults Bible study group on Friday nights.
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Simeon Wong
Deacon

Simeon loves reading and helping others read the Bible as one unified story that leads to Jesus. He serves in chairing Sunday services and in the 'Change Team'. Simeon is married to Audrey and enjoys C.S. Lewis books, rugby league and YouTube (in that order).

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Esmond Leong
Deacon

Esmond loves helping people know and love God more deeply through His Word. He and his wife, Vanessa, enjoy slow mornings with coffee and the company of their cat. Esmond is passionate about equipping and encouraging others to raise the next generation of disciples—at SLE Church and beyond.
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Stanley Huang
Deacon

Stanley is passionate about helping students and peers grow in their understanding of Jesus, and he continues to engage international students in learning and deepening their love for Christ. He is husband to Liesl and a proud owner of an aquarium filled with shrimp. In his free time, and enjoys exploring new food spots and building relationships through shared meals.
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Eilen Wong
Deacon

Eilen is continually amazed and humbled by the depth of God’s love and grace through Jesus. She serves faithfully in the music team and the Bloom women’s ministry. Eilen is married to Winston, and together they have a son, Evan. She treasures quiet moments at a café with coffee, a snack, and a book—using the time to reflect, journal, and rest in God’s presence.
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Laurie Glen
Ministry Apprentice

Laurie is an Ministry Apprentice at SLE Church, where he's being trained in serving God's people. His main focus area is within Reach in the LIFE Course. Outside of church, he loves trying out new restaurants with his wife May, fishing and hiking.
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Liesl See
Ministry Apprentice

Liesl is a ministry apprentice at SLE, and passionate about enabling brothers and sisters behold the magnificence of the Gospel in grow groups and when gathered as a church. Together with her husband Stanley, they enjoy journeying with university students to grow their love for Jesus. Alongside ministry, Liesl enjoys exercising, coffee and bubble tea (but not all at the same time)!

Our Leadership

Our Church subscribes to and teaches the evangelical understanding of the Christian faith and the full and final authority of the Bible as the revealed Word of God, inspired by the Spirit of God.

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Benjamin Ho
Senior Pastor

Ben is privileged and thankful that he can pastor the church he grew up in since migrating to Brisbane from Singapore 30+ years ago. He desires for himself, his family, his church and more people to know and love the Lord Jesus more and more. He's married to Faith and they have 4 daughters (1 is already with the Lord).

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Steven Tran
Pastor

Steven was a Buddhist who found the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ irresistible! He now has the privilege of teaching others about the grandeur of Jesus through every page of Scripture. He's married to Steph and they have three young kids.

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Mike Husband
Elder

Elder Mike has been with CCCB/SLE since 1979 and has seen CCCB grow from about 20 to over 800 in 4 churches. As well as teaching/co-leading SOS Central Mike guides the administration of SLE and other CCCB entities to free others for pastoral ministries. He is also committed to missions involvement: he volunteered with OMF for 12 years and guides SLE’s Missions Committee. Mike and Yin-Leng’s daughters and sons-in-law are active in ministry in other churches.

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Daniel Tan
Elder

Dan loves Jesus and considers following Jesus as the highest honour in life. He has been part of the SLE Church family most of his life. He enjoys the great outdoors, especially Girraween National Park and Fraser Island. He loves 80s music, good coffee, keeping aquariums & HIIT workouts (minus the burpees). Dan is married to Lin, has 2 wonderful boys, a Labrador and an escape-artist greyhound.

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Randy Chan
Elder

Randy is learning to love Jesus more each day, and finds joy in seeing lives changed through God’s word. He enjoys the art of making filtered coffee and looks forward to owning a better sound system one day (even as he waits for Jesus’ return)!

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Sonja Graml
Staff Worker

Sonja is German-born, Aussie-raised, & Asian-influenced after living 8 years in Singapore. She’s thankful for the ways that Moore Theological College, AFES & The Crossing Church trained her for ministry & feels right at home serving the women & international students at SLE. You'll often find her at home baking or cooking for others.

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Darius Tng
Ministry Trainee

Darius loves helping others see Christ. An ex finance professional, he now invests in the lives of others to the glory of God. Darius loves tennis, golf, gaming and his wife, Janice - though not in that order.

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Winnie Chan
Deacon (Administrator)

Winnie treasures early morning walks with her husband Randy and spending time with their two teenage daughters. Winnie loves to connect with the SLE community through her role as the church administrator. Her joy is found in friendships that help each other behold the beauty of Jesus.

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Daniel Tan
Deacon (Treasurer)

Daniel has attended SLE Church since 2000. He has been serving as SLE Church Treasurer since 2015, Church Deacon since 2018 and is a member of the Church Welcoming Host Team. He regularly attends the working adults Bible study group on Tuesday nights. Daniel enjoys reading/hearing testimonies (e.g. at baptism) and gains much encouragement from hearing how people's lives change when they turn towards Jesus.

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Faith Ho
Primary Kids Church Coordinator

Once a Sydney-sider, Faith now considers Brisbane home. She feels very privileged to be working alongside her husband, Ben, in God’s kingdom work. She is passionate about teaching the Bible to women, children, international students and anyone who doesn’t know Jesus. She loves bonding with Ben and her 3 daughters over netball, music, long walks and reaching friends with the gospel.

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Melissa Chin
Junior Kids Church Coordinator

Mel is married to her wonderful husband Andrew and together they have two children. She enjoys spending time with her family and friends as well as playing a game of netball! Mel especially loves pointing little kids to Jesus and seeing their awe and joy of knowing Him as King

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Louis Wong
Deacon

Louis grew up in Malaysia and now lives here with his wife Mei and a set of identical twin girls (Faith and Hope). Louis is passionate about evangelism and loves seeing people come to Jesus. He also loves soccer and reckons Eric Cantona is the most influential player ever!

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Reuten Teo
Deacon

Reuten loves to help people know God better and lovingly serving his people. Reuten and his wife Amanda have an adult daughter, adult son & daughter in law & a 15-year-old toy poodle dog. He loves to road cycle, play netball, touch footy, jogging, long walks & watching competitive sport.

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Simeon Wong
Deacon

Simeon loves reading and helping others read the Bible as one unified story that leads to Jesus. He serves is involved in chairing Sunday services and the 'Change Team'. Simeon is married to Audrey and enjoys C. S. Lewis books, rugby league and YouTube (in that order).

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Matthew Tao
Deacon

Matt grew up in SLE Church, where he attended SaLT, Sunday YF, and now Clay. Him and his wife Helen, now serve in some of these ministries that they attended, helping teens and uni students know and grow in Christ. Matt is also serving in the PA team, and in Sunday YF.