A new direction
The Baptist magazine is the official publication of the Baptist Churches of New Zealand. Late last year, the Baptist National Centre advised subscriber…
Sizzling sausages for Jesus
While some spent the last hours of 2020 winding down, Paihia Baptist Church volunteers were busy cooking 18kgs of onions and buttering 25 loaves o…
Stories worth celebrating
A chance to celebrate past women leaders will come in March 2021. Historians recognise that often women’s history was not written or recognised, so thi…
Partnering with the Chinese Christian community
For 21 years Carey has delivered in Mandarin an NZQA‑accredited diploma in theology. That diploma programme will conclude in 2021. As a result, Frances…
New Lionel Stewart scholar
Denise Tims is the Lionel Stewart scholar for 2021. Denise is of Māori, Scottish, Irish and English descent and has been serving for 10 years in Randw…
“You will be my witnesses”
Charles Hewlett and Chris Chamberlain reflect on why, from a leadership and a governance perspective, we are re-examining the way we communicate as a m…
Our global future
NZBMS General Director Alan Jamieson shares his thoughts on the context we, as a missional Baptist movement, may soon find ourselves in. “He moana puke…
Following Jesus into the future
Our world is a profoundly different place from what we imagined it would be 12 short months ago. In the midst of this context of change, Jonathan Edmea…
SENDing 2020
Amidst a year of lockdowns and cancelled events it was an extra special occasion for Carey students and staff to celebrate our Ministry Training gradua…
Recognising long service
Anne MacCarthy: Women’s Board Anne MacCarthy has recently stepped down from the Baptist Women’s Board after a significant time of service to…
Getting COVID creative
Many churches hold Light Parties or other Halloween alternative events on or around the 31st October. In Auckland, with memories of a second lockdown s…
Visionwest’s 30 years of service
Visionwest Community Trust recently celebrated 30 years of community service with a VIP morning tea and book launch, held in the Glen Eden Baptist Chur…
Redemptive Family
Howard Webb, founder of the ministry Love Your Neighbour and co-leader of church@onetwosix, a Baptist church plant in Pt Chevalier, recently launched h…
Local Gatherings 2020—Kanohi ki te kanohi
In what has been an incredibly challenging year for us all, it has been a pleasure for our leaders to visit regions around the country to connect and s…
The Word made flesh
Christmas means different things to different people. Wendy Joyes explores how artwork has variously portrayed Jesus and his coming as a baby, and what…
Have yourself a very mission Christmas
It’s easy to think of mission as only overseas or ‘out there somewhere’. But mission can be done wherever you are, right now—in your neighbourhood, at …
Christmas Angel 2020
Giving thanks—Tuku whakawhetai ki te Atua “I will praise God’s name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving” Psalm 69:30 (NIV). What is Christmas Ang…
7 ways to get the best out of a mission interview
This column provides information and encouragement to help church mission committees promote mission within our churches. So, you’re taking advantage…
The challenge to do something
The current economic climate presents churches, particularly those with active community trusts, with amazing opportunities to speak into the social co…
Kingdom come
Each time we say the Lord’s Prayer, we ask for God’s Kingdom to come. This is not just a prayer of hope for the future, however, but a bold request for…