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Christine Caine Christine Caine (born Christine Carofylis on September 23, 1966) is a Christian author, pastor and leadership consultant. Christine founded Equip and Empower Ministries [1] with her husband Nick. She is also the Founder of the The A21 Campaign [2], an anti-human trafficking organization. Christine and Nick function as Principal, Evening College, Extension Colleges & Hillsong Network Co-ordinators of Hillsong International Leadership College.

Christine's roles include pastor, speaker, author, evangelist, motivator, and leadership consultant.

Early life

Left in a hospital unnamed and unwanted at birth, it was not until a week before her thirty-third birthday that Caine discovered she had been adopted. She was raised with her two brothers by her Greek Orthodox immigrant parents in public commission housing in Lalor Park, Sydney; an area known for its substance abuse, high levels of unemployment, teenage pregnancy, and crime.

Education

Caine attended Linwood Park Public School and high school. She was the only person from her school year to progress to university and graduated from Sydney University with a degree in English. She attended Hillsong's Bible college as a student then a professor.

Family

She married Nick Caine in 1995. Together they have two children, Catherine Bobbie, and Sophia Joyce Grace.

Ministry

Caine grew up in the Greek Orthodox Church in Australia, under her parent’s influence. She is now a member and ordained pastor of Hillsong, and Australian ACC church, as well as the AOG in the United States. She began her journey into full time ministry as a volunteer youth worker, when she helped establish Hillsong District Youth Service. She went on to become the director of the youth service and eventually the director of the nationwide youth ministry, Youth Alive. Together with her husband Nick, she is on the executive leadership board of Hillsong Church pastored by Brian and Bobbie Houston. Nick supports Christine in her role, as well as providing his own leadership and management training. With a background in business, Nick began to travel with Christine after the birth of their first daughter, Catherine. They spend the majority of each year on the road.

Christine founded Equip & Empower Ministries in 2000 with her husband. As a couple, they are the directors of Equip & Empower and oversee offices in Sydney, Australia and Orange County, CA. Through Equip and Empower they also oversee an initiative called Project Europe that offers on-going mentoring, leadership training, and development to churches and pastors throughout Europe. Over the life of the project to date, they have been able to impact more than 25 nations across the continent (Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, England, France, Greece, Germany, Holland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Moldova, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the Ukraine.)

Podcast

"Coffee with Chris" began in February 2009. It is a weekly podcast that consists of short interviews and conversations with some of the interesting people Christine is able to meet through her travels. They are very conversational and contain some great tips and advice on leadership, ministry, family, and relationships.

Humanitarian work

Christine is the founder and director of The A21 Campaign. The A21 Campaign fights to “abolish injustice in 21st century.” Their current mission focus is human trafficking in Europe. The A21 Campaign aims to educate, raise awareness, address legislation, fight corruption, and rescue and rehabilitate victims of sex trafficking. Their European base is in Thessaloniki, Greece, with Shelters Kiev, Ukraine, and Bulgaria.

Works

BOOKS The Core Issue Can I have and do it all please? Run to Win: Pursuing God and Finishing Strong Stop Acting Like a Christian, Just Be One A Life Unleashed: Giving Birth to Your Dreams Youth Ministry

CD SETS Risky Living Altar Calls Are We There Yet? Certain Uncertainty DNA of a Leader Evangelism –it’s Easier than you think Forever Young God wants you to win Insights - Why Christianity I’m not who I Thought I Was It’s Time for your Breakthrough Leadership Q&A Passion: Living Life Large Possessing the Promise Relationships Q&A Relevant. Effective. You. Understanding Teenagers Your Dreams Can Come True You Can Change Your Future Wisdom for the Journey

ARTICLES Abolishing Sex Slavery By Helping One Girl At A Time - CNN, June 2011 Leaving No Darkness Behind - Charisma Magazine, December 2010 Women, Lions, Prayer and Human Trafficking: Christine Caine & Lisa Bevere in conversation - SheLoves/Magazine.com, September 2010 Wisdom For the Heart – Christine Caine Speaks of Injustice and Hope - NewsAndSociety.org, September 2010 Awakening the Church to the Worldwide Human Trafficking Pandemic - Outreach Magazine, July 2010 Doing It All - Precious Woman Magazine, 2009 Template Christine Caine Born Christine Carofylis September 23, 1966 Sydney, Australia Education BA in English Sydney University Occupation Evangelist, Author, Pastor, Leadership consultant Years Active 1990-present Hometown Sydney, Australia Title Founder and Pastor, Equip and Empower Ministries Religion Christianity Spouse Nick Caine Children Catherine Bobbie and Sophia Joyce Grace

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References www.TheA21Campaign.org www.hillsong.com www.philotrust.com/christine_caine www.facebook.com/pages/Christine-Caine/143678730088 www.twitter.com/ChristineCaine www.myspace.com/christinecaine http://www.cbn.com/700club/Guests/Bios/Christine_Caine080205.aspx http://eventful.com/performers/christine-caine-/P0-001-000001057-4 http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/701214.Christine_Caine http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=christine+caine&x=0&y=0 www.youthalive.com.au

Template Christine Caine Education BA in English Sydney University Occupation Evangelist, Author, Pastor, Leadership consultant Years Active 1990-present Hometown Sydney, Australia Title Founder and Pastor, Equip and Empower Ministries Religion Christianity Spouse Nick Caine Children Catherine Bobbie and Sophia Joyce Grace References [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14