ONLINE BOOKINGS NOW CLOSED
TICKETS FOR ALL SESSIONS & WORKSHOPS
AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR UNLESS SOLD OUT
Wildfire Festival Schedule
Workshop & Session Times & Locations
FRIDAY 22nd
SATURDAY 23rd
SUNDAY 24th
FRIDAY 22nd
FRIDAY AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS
FRIDAY WORKSHOP 1
[2 – 3:30pm]
[F1.1] JOEL MCKERROW
LOCATION: Tribe Office*
[F1.2] ANNA MCGAHAN
LOCATION: Encounter Byron**
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FRIDAY WORKSHOP 2
[4 – 5:30pm]
[F2.1] MELISSA MITCHELL
LOCATION: Tribe Office*
[F2.2] STEPHEN ROACH
LOCATION: Encounter Byron**
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*Tribe Office – 3/13 Lawson Street Byron Bay (Upstairs Byron Bay Arcade)
**Encounter Byron – 1 Acacia St, Byron Bay (on the street Parking)
DINNER BREAK
5:30 – 7pm
OPEN NIGHT – SESSION 1
LOCATION: Mullumbimby Civic Hall – 55 Dalley St, Mullumbimby
7-10pm
(Doors open 6:30pm)
FREE ENTRY WITH LOVE OFFERING
“Hope is the prophetic message of the artist”
– Joel McKerrow
SATURDAY 23rd
SATURDAY MORNING
LOCATION: Mullumbimby Civic Hall – 55 Dalley St, Mullumbimby
SESSION 2
9 – 11:30
(Doors open 8:30am)
SESSION 3
12 – 1pm
LUNCH BREAK
1 – 2pm
Check out the wellness Kitchen and Cafe
SATURDAY WORKSHOP 1
[2 – 3:30pm]
[S1.1] JOEL WISEMAN
LOCATION: Main Auditorium
[S1.2] ANNA MCGAHAN
LOCATION: Front Room
[S1.3] STEPHEN ROACH
LOCATION: Mullum Neighbourhood Centre
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SATURDAY WORKSHOP 2
[4 – 5:30pm]
[S2.1] INEKE HOPGOOD
SOLD OUT
LOCATION: Front Room
[S2.2] JOEL MCKERROW
LOCATION: Mullum Neighbourhood Centre
[S2.3] MELISSA MITCHELL
LOCATION: Main Auditorium
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LOCATION: Various rooms in the Mullumbimby Civic Hall – 55 Dalley St, Mullumbimby
DINNER BREAK
5:30 – 7pm
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
LOCATION: Mullumbimby Civic Hall – 55 Dalley St, Mullumbimby
7pm Onwards
(Doors open 6:30pm)
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR
SUNDAY 24th
SUNDAY MORNING
LOCATION: Mullumbimby Civic Hall – 55 Dalley St, Mullumbimby
ARTIST BRUNCH
10:30am – 12:30pm
MUST PRE-BOOK (bookings closed)
LUNCH BREAK
12:30 – 2pm
TRIBE SUNDAY GATHERING
2 – 6:30pm
ALL WELCOME
LOCATION: Mullumbimby Civic Hall – 55 Dalley St, Mullumbimby
BOOKING INFO & PRICES
PRICE LIST
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FRIDAY NIGHT – FREE ENTRY (Love offering on the night)
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SATURDAY MORNING – $20 (2 sessions)
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WORKSHOPS – $30 Per Workshop
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WILDFIRE LIVE (a night of live music, poetry and drama)
– $20 Adult
– $15 concession
– $10 High School Students
PAY AT THE DOOR
Online bookings now closed.
TICKETS FOR ALL SESSIONS & WORKSHOPS
AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR UNLESS SOLD OUT
*Sunday Brunch NOT AVAILABLE
The Heart & Vision Behind
Wildfire…
The Wildfire Festival is a fun and inspiring weekend for all who carry a heart and passion for justice and a desire to influence and shape the culture and world around them in practical, relevant and powerful ways!
Throughout history justice partnered with the arts has been a powerful catalyst for change. We are all called to create and this event has been customised to inspire and awaken creativity within each of us, that we may reach our maximum potential in glorifying God through our gifts as we partner with heaven to see the justice heart of God released here on earth.
We are super blessed this year, to once again have musician and writer Stephen Roach and justice poet Joel McKerrow, bringing key note sessions along side the powerful prophetic and justice voices of Maria Mason and Melissa Mitchell.
Also actress Anna McGahan, worship leader and song writer Joel Wiseman and prophetic artist Ineke Hopgood will be with us offering a range of creative workshops across the weekend.
Wildfire Festival is not only an event for artists and creatives! We have something for everyone and know that you will be super blessed and inspired by coming long and taking part in this weekend!
Please see below for more info!
FRIDAY WORKSHOP 1
2 – 3:30pm
F1.1 | JOEL MCKERROW
UNLEASHING FREEDOM
LOCATION: Tribe Office – 3/13 Lawson Street Byron Bay 2481 (Upstairs Byron Bay Arcade)
Come and explore a creative process for finding freedom in the place where our creativity meets our spirituality meets our bodies.
F1.2 | ANNA MCGAHAN
IMAGINATIVE CHARACTERISATION & IMMERSION [Drama Workshop]
LOCATION: Encounter Byron – 1 Acacia St, Byron Bay (on the street Parking)
A session of physical, emotional and imaginative characterization, exploring space interaction, body and voice transformation, and relationship with other performers. An immersive and transcendent performance practice.
FRIDAY WORKSHOP 2
4 – 5:30pm
F2.1 | MELISSA MITCHELL
COMPASSION THAT LEADS TO ACTION
LOCATION: Tribe Office – 3/13 Lawson Street Byron Bay 2481 (Upstairs Byron Bay Arcade)
Get inspired to be active. Identify your passions through fun experiential exercises and discover ways to connect your practical gifts to projects that impact the world. Compassion is more than just a feeling; it must translate into action that makes a difference!
F2.2 | STEPHEN ROACH
ROOTS DOWN: CHRISTLIKENESS & THE ART OF BECOMING YOU
LOCATION: Encounter Byron – 1 Acacia St, Byron Bay Arts Industrial Estate (on the street Parking)
In this workshop, Stephen will share key insights and spiritual practices to root our lives within the Presence of God. He will discuss how the daily habit of chronicling our history with God leads to personal transformation and reveals the art God created us to be.
– cultivate a deeper devotional life
– organise thoughts and prayers
– keep a record of encounters, fulfillments and promises
– effective methods of journaling and daily writing habits
SATURDAY WORKSHOP 1
2 – 3:30pm
S1.1 | JOEL WISEMAN
SONG WRITING – WHY WRITERS BLOCK IS A MYTH: THE HEALTHY CREATIVE PROCESS
LOCATION: Mullumbimby Civic Hall – 55 Dalley St, Mullumbimby – Main Auditorium
We will explore the elements of a healthy creative process and then get our hands dirty, try the process on together and bust the myth of writers block.
S1.2 | ANNA MCGAHAN
PARTNERING CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY WITH CREATIVE INDUSTRY
LOCATION: Mullumbimby Civic Hall – 55 Dalley St, Mullumbimby – Front Room
A discussion and Q & A about fully embodying both creative identity and submitted faith.
A space for us to discuss missional creative community, and the tensions (and miracles) of serving and sharing Jesus in the Arts and entertainment industries.
S1.3 | STEPHEN ROACH
ARCHITECTS OF HOPE: A COUNTER-CULTURAL APPROACH TO MAKING ART.
LOCATION: Mullumbimby Neighbourhood Centre – 55 Dalley St, Mullumbimby (Next to Civic Hall)
As artists of faith, we have the unique privilege of offering hope where there was none. In this workshop, we will learn to establish daily rhythms and habits of heart to infuse our creative processes with life-giving perspectives.
Learn to:
– search for the good in all things
– move in a counter-cultural response to the crises of our day
– leave room for heaven’s perspective within our creative works
– utilise boredom and the mundane as catalysts for inspiration
SATURDAY WORKSHOP 2
4 – 5:30pm
S2.1 | INEKE HOPGOOD
ART FOR JUSTICE
LOCATION: Mullumbimby Civic Hall – 55 Dalley St, Mullumbimby – Front Room
We will work together to paint prophetic pictures that will bring Hope and Light to a world that cries out for Justice. No need to be an artist for this workshop, just come along and celebrate your prophetic gift! “The Spirit of the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the afflicted, and to set the captives free”
*Limited Spaces
S2.2 | JOEL MCKERROW
WRITING & PERFORMANCE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
LOCATION: Mullumbimby Neighbourhood Centre – 55 Dalley St, Mullumbimby (Next to Civic Hall)
Explore the intersection of creativity and justice through a hands-on poetic process that will develop both your skill and enlarge your heart.
S2.3|MELISSA MITCHELL
DO JUSTICE: UTILIZE YOUR GIFTS
LOCATION: Mullumbimby Civic Hall – 55 Dalley St, Mullumbimby – Main Auditorium
Engage the crisis by learning how to use your creative writing talent to design meaningful content for social media campaigns, blogposts and more! We will work together as a group and gain valuable personal experience in communicating messages that give voice to the broken.
WILDFIRE LIVE | Sat 23rd | 7pm onwards
LOCATION: Mullumbimby Civic Hall – 55 Dalley St, Mullumbimby
WILDFIRE LIVE is a night of live music, poetry and drama, featuring world class musicians, poets and performers Joel Wiseman, Stephen Roach, Joel McKerrow and Anna McGahan. The night includes a presentation of the drama production “The People of the Sun”.
MEET THE ARTIST BRUNCH | Sun 24th | 10:30am-12:30pm
LOCATION: Mullumbimby Civic Hall – 55 Dalley St, Mullumbimby
Come join us for brunch along with artists Joel Mckerrow, Stephen Roach, Anna McGahan and Ineke Hopgood on Sunday morning. This is an opportunity to ask questions and connect with other creatives while enjoying a delicious brunch, catered by The Byron Bay Wellness Kitchen.
Wildfire Speakers
Maria Mason
Maria is a cultural architect with a strong prophetic and justice voice and great love for the arts. Among many other things she oversees and runs Tribes worship department and prophetic school. Ree is passionate about freedom, community, beauty and the glory of God.
Melissa Mitchell
is the founder and CEO of Walk With Me, a non-profit organization that partners with NGOs around the world to feed, heal, teach and sustain refugees in crisis. A woman of deep faith, she pioneers humanitarian projects in some of the most difficult countries in the world, fighting injustice and standing in the gap for those without a voice.
PHIL MASON
Together with his wife Maria Phil is the spiritual directors of Tribe Byron Bay. Phil has a huge father heart and is passionate about seeing heaven invade earth and for followers of Jesus to come into significant heart encounters with God.
STEPHEN ROACH
is a multi-instrumentalist, poet, songwriter and author. He has written and recorded four CDs and has contributed to the works of numerous recording artists. Alongside of his musical pursuits, Stephen travels internationally and teaches on creativity and the pursuit of God. He has also self published a collection of poems. and a children’s book.
Anna McGahan
is an Australian actor and writer, who is passionate about spiritual revival and restoration within the performing arts industries. She founded the Christian artists collective ‘The Fireplace’ in 2015 and co-wrote the spoken-word theatre piece ‘The People of the Sun’ with Joel McKerrow, which recently toured Melbourne and Sydney.
Joel McKerrow
is an internationally touring performance poet, writer, speaker, educator and community arts worker based out of Melbourne, Australia. He is the Artist Ambassador for the aid and development organisation ‘TEAR Australia’ and was the co-founder of community arts organisation, ‘The Centre for Poetics and Justice’
Joel Wiseman
is a father, worship leader, songwriter, songwriting educator and Worship Director at DaySpring Church. He exists to see people come to know God more through the arts. Because as we come to know Him more, the more we want to worship Him. He is just that good!
Ineke Hopgood
is a powerful prophetic artist who has a passion to see a convergence of prophetic art and healing into the Body of Christ. To bring prophetic art into the churches and into the streets. Visual art is a powerful tool.
“Let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream.”
Amos 5:24
“The kingdom of heaven coming to earth,
is the justice we are looking for”
– Stephen Roach