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Mark Rusic

Press Service International

Mark Rusic was born in Melbourne and has a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering. He became a missionary to many, suffering hardship and poverty on Madura Island in Indonesia, in 1990 for about four years. He worked as a pastor-life coach with Hope International Ministries from 2002 to May 2023, playing a key role in raising up leaders and elders for the local Melbourne Hope church, which lead today. Mark has also been active in conducting yearly trips to remote Indigenous communities, bringing teams for training and outreach, which he initiated from 2015. He also established a salt and light ministry to empower saints of influence in the marketplace from 2017. 

Mark is also an artist and an author and has written two books which are both a collection of his own paintings, photography, and poetry. These include ‘Iconic Melbourne of Australia’ and ‘Iconic Animals of Australia- With a voice to release your giant potential within,’ which are available now on booktopia.com.au and at leading book retailers. He has been counted among some of Australia’s best authors on several occasions through Dymocks since 2014 and continues to be a motivational speaker in various community groups, organisations, and churches.

He is currently pioneering his itinerant ministry to bless Indigenous people and empower the body of Christ, while working as an artist, author and speaker.

  • You can make a difference Australia!

    What I love about Australia and Australians is that for the most part, we are a people who make a positive difference in the world.  Australia’s prosperity and governance makes it possible people to live peaceably, find opportunities readily and make a difference.

  • Remaining relevant is vital.

    For many reasons, changes are changing society faster than we can blink!

  • Can the church be one and with more fun?

    Wouldn’t it be great if the universal church of God was even more united? Imagine greater friendships, support and possibilities? It’d be more fun to be one rather than a lonely one

  • Transformational Leadership

    Creating a high performance workforce or team is increasingly important in today’s world of uncertainty, turbulence and rapid change. Leaders are challenged to raise staff the go beyond doing their duty per se.  I believe transformational leaders can instinctively achieve this.

  • Miracle Election Win- What does it mean for you and me?

     Scott Morrison came out the victor of what was termed the ‘unlosable election’ for the opposition party. Many watched on live television to see votes tallied, expecting a landslide defeat, which not only polling trends, but even betting agencies had predicted. However, there was bewilderment as Mr. Morrison’s party defied the odds to gain 76 seats to win an outright majority government.

  • Going Well Beyond Blue - Part 5: Come out of your cave!

     Given the mental health crisis, how can Australians ‘go well beyond blue?’ Part of the solution involves recognising when we are in a dark cave of despair, and how do we leave it?

  • Going Well Beyond Blue - Part 4 - The power of Perseverance

     Again I ask: How can Australian’s ‘go well beyond blue?’ In other words, how can we decisively win the battlefield of our minds daily, and even see unprecedented break throughs in areas of mental health?

  • Going Well Beyond Blue - Part 3 - The Force of HOPE.

     Again I ask: How can Australian’s ‘go well beyond blue?’ In other words, how can we decisively win the battlefield of our minds daily and even see unprecedented break throughs in areas of mental health? 

  • Going Well Beyond Blue Part 2 

    Following on from my previous article I ask: How can Australian’s ‘go well beyond blue?’ In other words, how can we decisively win the battlefield of the mind?

  • Going Well Beyond Blue Part 1

    How can Australian’s ‘go well beyond blue?’ In other words, how can we decisively win the battlefield of the mind and even see revolutionary break throughs in areas of mental health?