What if we were to engage more wisely and pro-actively as united churches around FAMILY / PARENTING / MARRIAGE? This is one of our strengths - and a gateway for the hope we carry. To...
With a vision to engage more widely in the community, Ps Keith Harrington of Invercargill Central Baptist proposed a day given to serving the community in practical hands-on ways - on a Sunday. Now engaged...
If we are concerned as Christians, the challenge isn't merely policy. It is worldview. WHAT is the actual challenge - and HOW might we engage. Read to hear three unexpected courses of action I propose...
Our democratic freedoms and wider societal well-being only exist because of the Christian faith. But if we don't understand this we won't protect and history evidences that we will then lose it! So here's...
This is about a systemic problem in which church leaders with POSITION meet, while leaders fulfilling the FUNCTION are not in the room. The key stakeholders aren't heard. But what if God called them to...
My sensing from global news is that we're reaching a tipping point in public culture in the West. Mistrust in power - and a reawakening of spiritual interest, are all part of it. Here's 12...
A 'gap' in NZ outreach currently is connection around supporting marriages and parenting. How could we change this? What is needed? Here's an approach any church could apply....
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...
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...
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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!...
'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)...
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....