NZBMS & biculturalism—a journey just begun
The first Mission Council meeting of 2020 included a historic and poignant moment as we met with Te Kapa Rautaki, (the Māori Baptist Strat Team) to apo…
Imitating Christ, earning influence
Christa McKirland, a lecturer in systematic theology at Carey, offers a personal view of church leadership. My family and I had lived in Aotearoa for…
God + families + outdoors = adventure
One Sunday morning each school term, Eastview Baptist Church does not schedule any Kids’ Club or Sunday School. Instead the children in primary and int…
“Now thank we all our God”
I love hymns. They can shape one’s heart and give voice to distress or joy. I was charmed to find out that A H Reed, publisher and New Zealand’s grand …
My journey into suffering
Just over 10 years ago, Timothy Lee survived a serious mountain bike accident. Now living with tetraplegia, he has learnt a lot about suffering and gri…
Racism—repentance, reversal & repair
Speaking at an ‘hour of prayer’ event on 18th June 2020 to mark an international stand by Baptists against racism, the general secretary of the Baptist…
NZBMS & biculturalism—a journey just begun
The first Mission Council meeting of 2020 included a historic and poignant …
Racism—repentance, reversal & repair
Speaking at an ‘hour of prayer’ event on 18th June 2020 to mark an internat…
Rangiaruaru Hema—“Pursuing Jesus”
In June 2020, the national administrator for the Baptist Churches of New Ze…
Learning from our history
Bruce Patrick examines a dramatic incident in New Zealand’s colonial missio…
God + families + outdoors = adventure
One Sunday morning each school term, Eastview Baptist Church does not sched…
A little child shall lead them
Patsy Way was on the pastoral care team at Windsor Park Baptist Church for …
mainly music—a worthwhile investment
Last year Elke Keeling undertook a research project with mainly music. It w…
We need to talk about porn
The porn landscape has meteorically changed. We cannot ignore it because it…
NZBMS & biculturalism—a journey just begun
The first Mission Council meeting of 2020 included a historic and poignant …
Fighting stigma with kindness
COVID-19 has brought the world many new challenges. Unfortunately, it has a…
Life with COVID
It’s not long ago we had never heard of COVID-19; now the lives of most of …
Alan’s updates
A lot has been happening lately. Alan Jamieson brings us up to date wi…