Team
Our staff is our greatest resource and we strive for excellence as we seek to create relational environments of mutual discovery and transformation.
Our team consists of:
Lisa Carrick
With over 24 years of experience in ministry, I have had the privilege of walking alongside pastors, leaders, and church teams across the globe. For the past 8 years, I have been on staff with NOVO, where I currently co-lead the ACTIVATE(D) team. Our mission is to empower the Church to be effective in its calling to make new disciples.
In my role, I provide leadership coaching and organizational consulting, helping pastors and their teams develop strategies that enhance their ministry impact. Through personal coaching, team workshops, and tailored consulting, I am passionate about equipping leaders with the tools and insights they need to grow and thrive in their calling.
I believe the Church has a unique and vital role in reaching the world with the message of the gospel, and my heart is to see pastors and leaders strengthened, encouraged, and equipped to fulfill this mission effectively.
It is a joy to serve in this capacity, partnering with like-minded leaders to see the Kingdom of God advance through healthy, thriving churches.
Allen Chang
Allen has been pursuing disciple-making and gospel movement in Richmond, BC since 2017 with the Steveston Project, a network church of multiplying micro churches. This work was birthed in partnership with the Evangelical Free Church of Canada after God allowed Allen to discover the modern movements of the Holy Spirit that are occurring in the Majority World. His vision is to see a multitude of people transformed by the love of Jesus as all people are invited to discover Jesus and to respond with their lives in simple obedience.
Allen trained and worked as a mechanical engineer before being called to obtain theological and biblical training at Talbot Seminary in order to be equipped for a life of following Jesus. At seminary, God awakened a desire towards pastoral work which led him to pastor a Chinese church in Richmond, BC for nine years.
Allen and his wife Hannah are (tired) parents to two rascally and energetic school-aged boys.
Sam Kamminga
Sam Kamminga and his wife Ruth are part of InnerChange which is a global Christian order that cultivates followers of Jesus at the margins shaped by justice, mercy and prayer.
With neighbours in Downtown Windsor, Sam and Ruth are developing leaders and seeking the Kingdom of God through prayer, hospitality, and Christian community development in partnership with the Downtown Windsor Community Collaborative.
John Hall
John Hall started in his role of president of Novo Canada in April 2023. John comes to Novo after serving eight years as the Executive Director at Mission Central (formerly Missions Fest Vancouver). In 1997 he, his wife, and brother-in-law started Eco Outdoor Sports in Metro Vancouver. In 2003 John and Wei stepped out of the business to prepare for full-time ministry. During that time the Lord impressed on John and his family the importance of hearing and obeying Jesus every day, something that he tries to integrate into everything he does. In 2010 God changed the family’s direction and led him to finish his degree at Regent College in preparation for life as a full-time missionary. Now, with Novo, that journey continues with Canada as the focus for his missionary energy.
John, and his wife Wei, live in Richmond, BC. They have two wonderful adult girls. John completed his MA at Regent College in 2010.
Partner Staff
Canadians like you have the opportunity to partner with the staff of our Novo partners ministries like Deric & Amber Moen and Michael & Erika Phillip
