Shaun and Nerida Walker

Originally from the Northern Beaches of Sydney, Shaun and Nerida re-located with their four children to the Central Coast at the end of 2002. The seeds of the Church were planted many years prior and in mid 2005 they heeded the call, and in January 2006 Shaun and Nerida met with two other families in a park in Kariong and River Christian Church was born!

Shaun and Nerida have a passion to see believers living in the fullness of their salvation through what God has provided through the finished work of the cross. Their goal is to raise up disciples not dependants and they have seen many lives transformed by God's love and power as a result.

About Shaun Walker

With over 18 years experience in Television Production, Shaun has produced hundreds of hours of Christian Television programs and videos, including several TV series that were broadcast via satellite throughout Australia, Asia and the Middle East.  He now runs his own production business, New Life Media, as well as freelancing as a cameraman and video editor for many and varied clients both in Australia and overseas.
 
Shaun has a desire to see every believer worship God in a real and life-changing way. With a background as lead singer and songwriter in several Christian rock bands in the early 80’s, Shaun dusted off his guitar and now leads the Worship Team at River Christian Church. He has also rediscovered his passion for song writing, and writes many of the songs sung during Sunday worship.
 
In addition to leading the Worship Team, Shaun also oversees the Children’s and Youth Ministries at the Church.

About Nerida Walker

Mother of four miracle children,
Wife to Shaun,
Author of God's plan for Pregnancy and It is Finished.
Founder of New Life Ministries,
Pastor of RIVER Christian Church.

Nerida Walker is the mother of four miracle children: Kaitlin, Aidan, and twins, Aaron and Jesse. In 1994, Nerida’s husband Shaun was diagnosed as sterile, but through the truth in God’s Word they conceived and had four children, within four and a half years. Based on her own experience, and with a passion to help others struggling through infertility, Nerida founded New Life Ministries - Bringing life to Barrenness a non-denominational Christian ministry catering to couples who need prayer, encouragement, and the knowledge of God’s will in any area of childbearing.

Nerida has also written three books, God’s Plan for Pregnancy, a book detailing the truth in God’s Word regarding all areas of childbearing. It was written for couples needing truth and encouragement in the areas of infertility, miscarriage, pregnancy, birth and postnatal issues. The book is accompanied by God’s Plan for Pregnancy – Pocket Companion, a practical guide to help you to mix God’s Word with faith and to act on what you believe, so you can see the power of God released in your life to change your natural circumstances.  Since the first edition of God's Plan for Pregnancy in 1998, among the thousands of letters and testimonies received were many from husbands, single friends and grandparents.  While they weren’t necessarily in need of miracles in the areas of fertility and pregnancy, they were blessed by the chapters and Godly principles shared in "The Foundations Section" of these books, Nerida's way of communicating the truth in God's Word, and the simplicity on how to apply it to their lives. With this in mind, and with a passion to see every believer cross the line from barrenness into fruitfulness in EVERY area of life, Nerida wrote It Is Finished, a book revealing how to see God's power released to heal and transform every area of life through the finished work of the Cross. 

Nerida co-wrote and lectured at a Healing School, on the scriptural principles of healing, at a Bible College in Sydney Australia, for over 5 years.  Nerida is also the director of the Woy Woy Healing Rooms.
Since 1995 Nerida has ministered to people around the world, though the New Life Ministries website, online support group (Women in Faith), through her books, and ministry by email and over the telephone. She has seen many healings, and many babies conceived and born into the world, at times against incredible odds. Nerida also ministers internationally and at conferences by invitation, most recently in London and Singapore.

In Nerida’s heart is a passion to see believers living in the fullness of their salvation in every area of life, and to cross the line from barrenness and miscarriage into fruitfulness, from sickness and disease into health, and from lack into the abundance of the work of the Cross and into all that God has provided. Nerida has seen many come to know Jesus, and many believers fall in love with Him all over again, being healed and transformed by the power of God in every area of their lives.