If Māori outcomes are below non-Māori, is honouring Te Tiriti the solution - or something else? What if race has nothing to do with it - because it's about values? How can we help -...
If we're losing young adults for a lack of 'reasons' given for faith, a one-time programme won't fix the problem. Leadership HABITS are needed. So, what HABITS might be 'fit for purpose'?...
Why the caution? Why the offence? Are we fearful of discouraging someone? Or might an admission of our guilt and weakness be the necessary path to a different future? This is profoundly important! ...
In this 'comedy with a point' I tell about how amazing I am as a husband and father, as the the spiritual leader of our house! But this parable has offended some. Please laugh (then...
Large united gospel efforts are challenging - but many have discovered via Hope Project in recent years that, IF CERTAIN CONDITIONS ARE IN PLACE, large city-wide efforts can actually be easy! What are the conditions?...
It is very easy when we become overly familiar with something good - to overlook and neglect it. Here's how to sustain it - while keeping it simple! Hope Project is unique - globally,...
Christian communication needs to be compelling! What makes for a COMPELLING communication? Conviction needs an engine room. Eternal life and death exist. Our Creator can be known. Times might be short. Here's some 'fuel for...
Are we in ‘the quiet before the storm’? From a prophetic point of view, this could be significant. What are we wise to see? What should a Christian (church, or pastor) do when they...
When the flood hit, it needed people who were READY to respond quickly - to care for others. This is a call that is upon God's people - to look not only to their own...
There is a flaw in human character that affects how unity 'works out', and I'm wondering, if we could admit it more openly (like alcoholics their alcoholism at AA), if this might help us get...
Is the Christian Church in NZ capable of unity to respond quickly when it matters? You bet it is! Hear this report on what the Napier-Hasting-Havelock Churches did in just their first two weeks of...
Our nation recently experienced floods. How is your 'light to shine' if those who control the public narratives choose to keep you out of the public view - so yet no credit (except where negative)?...
Would you like your outreaching efforts and focused challenged or provoked - to grow? Check out our 2022 'Outreach Today' magazine....
HeLP Project is requesting information from churches (and associated trusts) on your help on offer. Is it worth the effort? Here are 6 clear reasons why it definitely is!...
This past decade churches from Kaitaia to Invercargill came to a new understanding on the relationship between Te Tiriti, the gospel and our churches - but this could now be undermined. What can we do?...
'Unity' is (more than) often reduced to relationships and a few gatherings. As good as these are, I suggest a different way of thinking is needed, based around an understanding of (1) communication lines, (2)...
The logic is undeniable and unavoidable: Beliefs lead to thinking; which leads to feeling and behaviour. A 'good' or 'bad' society is therefore, unavoidably, the product of its core religious and spiritual beliefs. So, how...
Asked to give my SWOT analysis on current NZ Church outreach, I was immediately intrigued because what I'd say today is quite different to just 3 years ago. A lot has changed in NZ in that time....
While it's known that about 2/3 of our youth leave the faith in the 18 to 22yo age bracket, its also known many do so because they lack sufficient reasons to KNOW their faith is...
The key age people leave church is age 18 to 22. Without an experience of God, knowledge of reasons to believe the faith - and a supportive community, what hope do they have in this...