LYQ farewells Executive Director Darren Pope

LYQ farewells Executive Director Darren Pope

It is with sadness that the LYQ Council announces the resignation of Darren Pope as Executive Director of Lutheran Youth of Queensland. We are extremely excited however that Darren will continue to serve through his new national role as Head of Mission Engagement for LLL Australia – the Lutheran Laypeople’s League that serves our Church through its wonderful financial acumen. As LLL Australia Head of Mission Engagement, Darren will serve nationally to strengthen LLL’s connection to its gospel-centred mission by actively engaging with Lutheran and broader Christian communities to co-design impact initiatives and facilitate meaningful outcomes. His service will support the transformational impact that mission-aligned partnerships, faithful stewardship, and collaborative leadership can have across congregations, schools, church agencies, and the wider community.

We know Darren is a gifted communicator and has a heart to holistically support all community members throughout the Lutheran Church and beyond. Though he will be missed greatly by LYQ he leaves the organisation in a sound financial position and with a clear and transparent vision for the future missional work and programs we will provide. His business skills, faith sharing, outstanding people management abilities and servant heart have been a true blessing to all involved in LYQ. We will miss his warm greetings and heartfelt prayers for each of us – individually and as a collective. Here is a short excerpt from Darren’s resignation letter:

I wish to extend my deepest and heartfelt thanks to LYQ Council for their diligence in prosecuting good governance and for ongoing prayer support throughout my service of the Council, our team and all the young people we serve together. It has been my great joy and privilege to grow connected, hope-filled people in partnership with you. I pray God’s rich blessings over all involved with and in LYQ ministries and hold each one of you in my prayers throughout the coming recruitment and time of transition for the role.

The Council will now work with the District to seek out and appoint an appropriate candidate to steer LYQ through the next phase of our work for the wider Church. If you or your community know someone with the skills and desire to lead our next phase of growth for, please encourage them to apply. A position description is available here.