Ngā Pou Amorangi
Ngā Pou Amorangi (NPA) is a community of learners at Carey who are supporting each other to to serve humbly and competently within Māori and bicultural…
We’re in this together
Six roles of your church missions committee There is something powerful about a group of people gathering around a common purpose, but only if that ga…
Two reports from Asia
We love sharing the different ways God is transforming the communities Tranzsend is a part of. Here we feature two reports from Asia. Birthday We lik…
“Woven Together”
Mission Council member, Lyn Davis, reflects on 'Woven Together', one of the themes surrounding Prayer and Self-Denial 2020. Recently I visited my …
Christian Savings
This year Christian Savings (previously Baptist Savings and Development Society) is celebrating 58 years of partnering with churches. It has been in…
Come and see
In our weekly chapel services at Carey, we’ve been focusing on the invitation in Scripture to ‘come and see’. Often in Scripture we’re invited to “Come…
Round the Table
At the end of 2018, Windsor Park Baptist Church gathered our Young Adults (YAs) together to pick their brains about what it is that they wanted as a co…
Orewa Baptist celebrates new facilities
On 19th to 20th October 2019, Orewa Baptist Church held its ‘Dedication and Celebration Weekend’ at their renovated facilities located at 2-8 Loop Rd, …
Meet… Heather Roberts—Just Kai
Heather Roberts and her husband Martin attend Avondale Baptist Church. Together with friends Anna Seccombe and Sarah Woodfield, they formed Just Kai, a…
2018 Census data
The 2018 Census confirmed we now live in a country where less than half the population consider themselves to be Christian. Lynne Taylor says we can ra…
A cord of three strands
Sometimes small churches get overlooked, as if the number of people in a church is the all‑important measure. But even small churches’ reach and impact…
Transform20
The inspiring story of the collaboration between Glen Eden Baptist Church and the community organisation it birthed, VisionWest Community Trust, was to…
“That’s just the way we do things!”
What do we want Baptist churches in New Zealand to be known for? If you had to describe the culture of the faith community you are part of, what would …
In the face of bush fire
Former Carey student Rev Jude Benton shares what it has been like ministering in the midst of the horrific bush fires burning through much of southern …
Hui 2019 – Kia Tupu Whakaritorito
The 137th Assembly of the Baptist Union of New Zealand and the 134th Assembly of the New Zealand Baptist Missionary Society (NZBMS) were held 7th to 9t…
Introducing Alan Jamieson—General Director of NZBMS
At the 2019 Hui, the Baptist Churches of New Zealand inducted Alan Jamieson as the new general director of the New Zealand Baptist Missionary Society. …
What is Christmas Angel?
Over Christmas each year, NZBMS holds the Christmas Angel Appeal to promote the work that we, as New Zealand Baptist churches, are involved in amongst …
Carey SENDing 2019
SENDing is a highlight on the Carey Baptist College calendar, as students and staff are celebrated. For the past two years I have been an observer, ima…
65, not out
1954 left New Zealand reeling. The year started with a royal visit, then in May two teenagers murdered one of their mothers, and in September the Mazen…
Investments bring significant ministry returns
Three Northland projects that received grants from the Baptist Foundation have demonstrated the principle of wise investment and the big difference it …