About
Carolyn Kitto has a passion for the mission of the Church and a reputation for helping congregations with their future. She has been in full-time ministry for over 30 years. Her focus areas include:
- strategic mission planning with local and regional churches to help them connect and minister in their emerging contexts, cultures and realities
- mission finance planning that helps churches grow cultures of generosity that resource the mission to which God has called them
- working for justice by engaging with issues of global poverty and bringing change in our lives for the sake of the poor.
Carolyn is energetic and skilled in group facilitation and one-on-one work. In the area of planning, Carolyn has worked as a consultant, in one-on-one training, and has led workshops with hundreds of congregations throughout the world. She has served as a consultant for a number of denominational agencies. She is the author of Spirited Generosity and various community worship resources published by MediaCom.
Carolyn is a sought after speaker for conferences and events. She has a style that is particularly engaging and informative.
Carolyn has filled many roles within the wider church: she has served on the board of the Australian National Church Life Survey and the Panel of Reference for Micah Challenge (Australia), and is co-chair of the board for Soul Survivor (NSW/ACT). She has been employed by the Uniting Church in Australia, the National Council of Churches in Australia, the Australian Anglican Board of Mission, and World Vision Australia.
Her passion for serving the poor and for justice has also seen her chair the working group, Voices for Justice, a four day advocacy and campaigning event for young adults. Spirited Consulting is also undertaking engagement work with Stop the Traffik global campaign to end human trafficking.
She lives either on Qantas aircraft or in Sydney, Australia, in a Christian household. Married to Fuzz she is the co-parent of their dog Mo.