Hi there. I'm Steff - pastor, writer, speaker and friend.
My work is to flip the well-meaning, but harmful, script on gender through historical and biblical analysis, modern human storytellling, and compassionate guidance.
As of 2025, I’ve co-founded an a ffirming church in Sydney Australia; been featured on national TV, radio and press; worked in social justice and LGBTIQA+ mental health, graduated as valedictorian with a Masters of Divinity, and published a book, Gender Expansive Fatih.
My mission is to build a more inclusive Christian faith by 2035, by helping everyday people of faith to better understand and support queer and transgender people.
First, we need to fully understand the expansive love that God has for all their children, whether straight or LGBTQIA+; women, men or gender diverse – and the keys transgender people hold in dismantling harmful gendered discrimination.
Join me in building a kind and inclusive Gender Expansive Faith.
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Here's some of the wonderful places I've shared God's loving truths about transgender and LGBTIQA+ people...
Podcasts
Gender and faith ABC queer (Innie and Outies)
Queer Pastors, Church, and Theology with Karen Pack and Steff Fenton Amateur Activist
The One Navigating The Intersection Of Faith, Sexuality And Gender Beyond the Surface (Anchored Counselling Services)
Creating Trauma-Informed Church & Gender expansive theology Spiritual Misfits
Transgender and Christian, and the Gender Expansiveness of God Down to Earth Podcast
Repentance in Matt 4:12-17 Australian Women Preach
Chatting about insecurity, judgement, mentoring and accountability + more Being Leaders
The Trauma of Coming Out in Evangelical Churches The Change Podcast
A Queer Pastor Talks Faith and Inclusivity The QUO Podcast
Building Pillows and Embodying Division Love – Rinse/Repeat Podcast
Ins & Outs of the Body of Christ voices the church needs to hear PEACEtalks Podcast
Dignity For the Dismissed New City Church Sermons
A Bible Bracket (voting for the best book in the Bible) Love – Rinse/Repeat Podcast
Keynotes
A God Beyond All Binaries, Awaken Maranga Mai Conference 2025
Gender Expansiveness As A Revelation of God, Awaken Conference 2023
Workshops
Trans and Gender Diversity Awareness Training, Uniting Church in Australia Sydney Presbytery
Gender-Expansiveness: Revealing the Divine, Healing Gender-Based Violence, School of Discipleship 2023
What is a Safe Church? St James Institute 2023
Panel on Sexuality, Gender and Identity - pastorally caring for young people, Soul Care Conference 2022
Chaplaincy & Pastoral Care with LGBTIQA+ People, NSW Corrective Services Chaplains Conference 2022
LGBTIQA+ Inclusion in the Church, Catholic Mission Australia’s Conference 2019 & 2021
Creating Safe Spaces for LGBTIQA+ Young People, Better Together Conference 2018
Evangelicals for Marriage Equality Panel, 2017
Emcee, Spiritual Care Australia Conference 2022
Christian Sexual Ethics Class, Year 12
Qualifications
Master of Divinity, University of Divinity, Australia (2021)
Certificate IV in Celebrancy, Rose Australia (2021)
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