The Te Reo Pulpit Challenge
We believe Te Reo Maori is a language to be treasured, and that the speaking of a little is to be encouraged, with our bicultural heritage as a backdrop. While most will never speak fluently,...
16 January, 2019
Leadership Tag
A vision of our bicultural future
As part two of my Waitangi day reflection I share about three areas of cultural change in relation to our nations uncomfortable bicultural identity. Some may find this hard to digest - but the implications...
19 December, 2017
Te Tiriti o Waitangi – how to overcome cultural mistrust
This Waitangi day reflection is the result of a few years of reflection. I have divided it into two separate thoughts. The is about the leadership role the Church could play in our nations restorative...
19 December, 2017
Pastors’ groups – Home visitation idea
To get different results in our nation our churches need to think differently. In our 2017 travels we shared about 6 areas with pastors' groups - showing them how they could restore the pubic visibility...
12 December, 2017
The call to influence culture
Be challenged by this a 45min presentation by Dave Mann on cultural changes within New Zealand that are affecting the Church, along with a suggested direction for new response. ...
11 December, 2017
United? A strategic question for NZ pastors’ groups
What if we worked together? What if we could unite in 3 national media efforts? What might the communication structure this created then enable? What if pastors' groups could learn from each other - and...
01 December, 2017
Outreach leaders affirm the importance of sitting together for coffee
Did you know Church leaders...
17 October, 2017
When churches work together
What if churches worked together in a greater way in our nation's cities and towns? This video reveals an amazing example of coordinated united effort happening right now in Florida!...
16 October, 2017
If culture is being changed why can we change it too?
Culture doesn't just change by itself. It is often changed. Read on to hear about what others are doing for their causes - and then to consider what we could do. We are not powerless...
10 August, 2017
Asleep at the wheel?
While some great things are happening, the Christian Church is continuing to lose ground in New Zealand. But we are not powerless. I believe a respectful Christian voice needed in the public square, but what...
10 August, 2017
To turn the tide help youth reach youth
About 90% of those who come to faith do so before the age of 20 - while youth ministry attendance in NZ is at about 1/3 to 1/4 of what it was 25 years ago....
04 July, 2017
Easter reflection: Without Jesus Western culture is but a cut flower
Each Easter the disrespect given toward the Christian population, and our heritage and identity as a nation, is increasing. But on what basis do we have a right to have a voice? (Read on)...
14 April, 2017
Community surveys – an opportunity any church could take
Being new to Tauranga, Norman decided to go visit a few homes around the local church he and his wife joined, to get to know their community. Is this kind of approach to outreach really...
13 April, 2017
How to position ourselves in the moral debates of our society?
How can we get past the differences between our denominations and churches - which often do hinder us from working together? This is a truly excellent article - posted here with credits....
06 March, 2017
A reason to celebrate Waitangi
Views of the Treaty of Waitangi range in NZ from negative to neutral to positive. However, as Christians we should celebrate (not just commemorate) Waitangi. Here are two simple reasons....
24 January, 2017
Would you be an ‘evangelist’ at a show?
It’s not something I’d put my hand up for either – but it’s where I found myself this past weekend! With a decade of intentional focus on developing my conversational skills, would this set me...
27 September, 2016
Pastor2Pastor – Alistairs story – evangelism no longer a weakness
...but there is more to Alistair's story than is in this video. There is back-story, because they worked out how to built an outreaching culture in which this gospel equipping would work - and there...
01 August, 2016
The Four Fields – Part VII (The importance of the dream)
No church leader dreams to have the same size church in ten years. No denomination aspires to maintain the line for the next decade. No passionate leader gives their lifeblood for no growth. Multiplication is...
09 May, 2016
Show them how and they will be moved
When I came back to NZ give years ago many people said that the NZ Church had lost its heart for the gospel. Yet my experiences have led me to disagree. There is a heart...
09 May, 2016
To fuel your fire #11/11: The need for a pattern – Part II
Over four years ago I travelled to meet with 70 ministers’ associations around the nation. I explained the Hope Project vision – but qualified the presentation by clarifying that this project was still like a...
15 April, 2016