Articles
Is Big Good? A MEGA question
Mark Day, a Baptist pastor in Hamilton, reckons with our devotion to ‘bigger is better’, and hopes for revival: “the making of a disparate people…
Regional Hui highlights: Otago and Southland
Rachel Murray shares some highlights from the Regional Hui held at the Catlins River Ridge Retreat, 26-28 May 2022.
Regional Hui highlights: Upper South Island
Julie Chamberlain shares some highlights from the Regional Hui held at Glenroy Lodge Baptist Camp, Canterbury 25-26 May 2022.
Assembly Council update
This is the May 2022 update from Assembly Council. These will become regular updates letting you know what we're up to, the things we are…
Red-orange-green light: a pastor, a church and unity in Christ
Tim Palmer, Senior Pastor, Franklin Baptist Church shares his journey in a local church as they seek to navigate the vaccination discussion, as they listen…
Has the time come to act?
In this opinion piece Andrew Clark-Howard continues the dialogue on mandates, vaccinations, protests and theology.
The other half of what we owe each other
Andrew Clark-Howard’s assessment of the anti mandate protest (What we owe each other: freedom, protest, and responsibility) draws upon excellent resources from Bonhoeffer on freedom.
What we owe each other: freedom, protest, and responsibility
We’ve all seen it; the images and videos on our screen of people gathering to protest at parliament with a rather bewildering array of placards…
Re-imagining registration
“Managing change” and “learning to pivot” are phrases we’ve become familiar with over the last year. Probably more than we would actually have liked! While…
The End of Life Choice Act: the practicalities
What actually happens in the process of assisted dying? In this article we hear from GP Rebekah Kilpatrick who unpacks the approximately 40 hours of work…
Podcasts
Anna Jones: Vicarious trauma, Jesus, faith…
In this episode Kathryn Heslop talks with Anna Jones, who is part of Village Baptist Church in Havelock North. Anna shares with us about her…
Cross-shaped community defined
Gain an understanding of cross-shaped community, as Ken Keyte chats with Dr Greg Liston about ideas from his upcoming book Kingdom Come, on how we learn to…
Linda Allen: Career paths for women, NZ education system...
In this episode Kathryn Heslop talks with Linda Allen, Principal of Oratia District School. Linda has been a principal for nearly seven years, four at…
Videos
God: The One who is faithful when we are not
Matthew 1:1-6Christa McKirland, Lecturer in Systematic Theology
Jesus: The Saviour who makes all things new
John 2:1-11John Tucker, Principal, Carey Baptist College
Spirit: The Gift-Giver who enables the impossible
1 Corinthians 12:1-5Mick Duncan, Adjunct Lecturer, Carey Baptist College
Mission: Reimagining the church and mission in a time of disruption
Acts 1:1-12George Weiland, Director of the Carey Centre for Mission Research and Formation