The Kiwi young writers initiated their ‘standing alone’ in January this year whereby the New Zealand young writers developed their own properly functioning operations.
Now, the International young writers have initiated their ‘standing alone’ where they too have developed their properly functional operations.
The idea of ‘standing alone’ was to set aside the Kiwis followed by the international young writers to materially operate their respective programs within the Press Service International who provide young people international columns in Christian Today.
Kiwi young writers – Standing Alone
This is the Kiwi young writer team engaged in their program.
Co-ordinator Weeks 1-2 - Jessica McPherson
Week 3 - Jessica Knell
Editor - Esther Koh
Photo selector - Kevin Park
Late comers - Rebecca Howan
Facebook - Jessica McPherson and Richard Kwon
NZ Christian media - Manuele Teofilo and Blake Gardiner
PayPal - Richard Kwon
Article theology - Rev Paul Cornish
CTNZ - Tim Newman
Tim Newman is now a professional journalist and his role is the link person with Christian Today New Zealand. Editor Esther Koh collates the articles and photos and forwards them to Tim Newman in one Email. Tim then forwards that Email to Christian Today.
International young writers - ‘Standing Alone’
This is the International young writer team engaged in their program.
Co-ordinator - Crystelda Naidoo - South Africa
Editor - Mussita Ng - Wellington, NZ
Photo selector - Josh Robbie - South Africa
Facebook - Crustelda Naidoo and Mussita Ng
CTNZ - Jason LaLone - USA
Jason LaLone is serving a church in Chicago after many years serving with YWAM and leading YWAM teams around the world. Jason LaLone and his role is the link person with Christian Today. Editor Mussita Ng collates the articles and photos and forwards them to Jason LaLone in one Email. Jason then forwards that Email to Christian Today.
Switching the weeks
The young writer program functions in a 5 week cycle – each week has its own team consisting on a coordinator, an editor and a photo selector.
The 18-30 year old internationals had been ‘Week 1’ - they have been moved to ‘Week 4’ as the Over 31s internationals were and remain as ‘Week 5’ This means the internationals are now Weeks 4 and 5.
This has necessitated the Australians who occupied Weeks 2, 3 and 4 - to move one week back - which means now Week 1, 2 and 3.
Dr Mark Tronson is a Baptist minister (retired) who served as the Australian cricket team chaplain for 17 years (2000 ret) and established Life After Cricket in 2001. He was recognised by the Olympic Ministry Medal in 2009 presented by Carl Lewis Olympian of the Century. He mentors young writers and has written 24 books, and enjoys writing. He is married to Delma, with four adult children and grand-children. Dr Tronson writes a daily article for Christian Today Australia (since 2008) and in November 2016 established Christian Today New Zealand.
Mark Tronson's archive of articles can be viewed at http://www.pressserviceinternational.org/mark-tronson.html
Dr Mark Tronson - a 4 min video
Chairman – Well-Being Australia
Baptist Minister 45 years
- 1984 - Australian cricket team chaplain 17 years (Ret)
- 2001 - Life After Cricket (18 years Ret)
- 2009 - Olympic Ministry Medal – presented by Carl Lewis
- 2019 - The Gutenberg - (ARPA Christian Media premier award)
Gutenberg video - 2min 14sec
Married to Delma for 45 years with 4 children and 6 grand children
