Worth It: CRU West Teachers’ Conference 2025

Come and hear from our fantastic lineup of speakers including keynote speaker Chris Morphew. Chris is an author, teacher, and school chaplain living in Sydney. He has written twelve books for the best-selling Zac Power series, as well as his own six-book young adult series, The Phoenix Files.

Chris has also written Best News Ever, a 100-day guide to the Gospel of Mark, and The Big Questions, a series of short books answering tough questions about life and faith. His latest book, Worth It: Following Jesus When Life Feels Complicated helps young people to navigate problems, pressures and worries in a world that feels increasingly outraged and uncertain.

At the CRU West Teachers' Conference, Chris will be showing us practical strategies for developing and implementing quality Bible based Christian Education programs and lunchtime groups. There will also be opportunity to take part in a variety of seminars to equip you to serve God in your teaching or chaplaincy roles. Network with others and enjoy a great day of professional development.

You will be able to attend one of these electives on the day:

The Art of Lesson Planning
- By Chris Morphew, Author and Teacher
- Giving you the confidence to bring together the order, the elements, the timing and the depth for kids so you can shape and deliver a lesson plan that's all about Jesus.

Maintaining Health and Longevity in Ministry
- By Dr Daniel Morkell, Consultant Psychiatrist
- Giving you strategies to maintain your health and sustain yourself for a lifetime of serving and caring for others.

Using the Religion and Life course
- By Michelle Underwood, Peter Moyes Anglican Community School
- Giving you an overview of the Religion and Life SCSA curriculum, and ideas on how to implement this as an alternative or addition to your Christian Education programs for senior students.

Top Tips for an Engaging Bible Talk
- By Ed Surrey, CRU West
- Giving you Ed’s top tips for shaping a Bible talk for student/staff devotions, chapel services and assemblies. This includes how to deliver an effective talk that engages your audience and is Biblically based.

We can't wait for you to join us for this amazing event!

CRU West Team