Ko Ngātokimatawhaorua te waka 

Ko Hokianga whakapau karakia te Moana 

Ko Toukahawai te awa

Ko Ōmanaia te whenua 

Ko Whiria te maunga 

Ko Te Piiti te marae 

Ko Ngāti Kaharau, Ngāti Hau ki Ōmanaia ngā hapū 

Ko Harema Reihana te whāmere 

Ko Dallas Neihana Te Waipounamu Harema tōku ingoa

Dallas’ tupuna (ancestors) came to the shores of Aotearoa (New Zealand) with Scandinavian, Melanesian, Polynesian, West Asian, Celtic & Māori blood in their bones and settled here in Waihōpai (Southland) and Te Tai Tokerau (Northland). He is a proud descendent of them all. He and his wife Lucy Pearl (Middle Eastern, French, Celtic) have 3 tamariki (children) and they live in Ōtautahi (Christchurch).

Dallas has a multi-faceted background in personal, professional, organisational and international development; and in multi-disciplinary therapeutic contexts in various Sectors. Currently, he and Lucy are the Co-Directors of their own business (Harema Development & Culture) where their main lanes are in personal, relational and organisational development. Dallas is also an Advisor to the Ministry of Justice and offers training and facilitation around Te Tiriti | The Treaty. He is a very experienced Supervisor and Cultural Supervisor as well, and is also an accredited Clifton Strengths and Enneagram Coach (IEQ9) under the International Coaching Federation.

Dallas and Lucy have a contemplative bent and are very passionate about the body of Jesus being holistically healthy and whole. They long to co-create spaces where people are real about their inner worlds and are bringing their whole selves before God. Their conviction is that once we can take some fig leaves off and get honest about what we carry (good, “bad” and ugly), we open ourselves up (more) to Jesus and his transformative truth, grace and love in the context of community.

At the moment, Dallas and Lucy are also co-leading a kaupapa called ‘Whakapuāwai’ (to cause to flourish, bloom, thrive) which aims to help couples be formed in emotional and relational intelligence in the context of a Jesus centred spirituality, and integrate all parts of who they are into how they follow and become like Jesus. Dallas also leads a couple of Men’s groups as well out of this kaupapa. Their ministry is connected to their local church and the wider body in Ōtautahi.

Pete Scazzero has spent over 26 years thinking, studying, writing, and researching Emotionally Healthy Discipleship around the world. Pete is the world’s recognized expert on the integration of spirituality and emotional health. His books are used around the world in seminaries and academic institutions such as Harvard Divinity School, Asian Theological Seminary, and Fuller Theological Seminary.

Pete also hosts the top ranked, Emotionally Healthy Leader Podcast and is the author of a number of bestselling books, including The Emotionally Healthy Leader, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, and Emotionally Healthy Discipleship. Pete and his wife Geri also developed The Emotionally Healthy Discipleship Course (Part 1 and 2), a ground-breaking Course being used by over 1400 churches in North America along with many others around the world. His books and materials have been translated in over 25 different languages.

Jason Perkins is a leading voice in Soul Care and has been involved in leading churches for more than 30 years. Jason has seen his own life and leadership revolutionised through Pete and Emotionally Healthy trainings and experiences.

That is why Jason is so excited to be able to help bring these amazing Online Experiences to church leaders on his side of the world.