Becoming a Punua Pākehā
At Hui 2019, John Catmur was awarded the Lionel Stewart scholarship. He planned to use the scholarship for advanced studies in te reo Māori and to expl…
Culture
The church & racial justice
Jennie Ekigbo explains what she believes the church can learn from the current movement for racial justice. While battling COVID-19 and an overload of…
Becoming anti-racist
Steve Davis reflects on how Pākehā can join together as allies for responding against prejudice and racism in New Zealand. Often from a Western, ‘whit…
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…
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…
Rangiaruaru Hema—“Pursuing Jesus”
In June 2020, the national administrator for the Baptist Churches of New Zealand, Winston Hema, announced he had changed his name. His decision, he exp…
Learning from our history
Bruce Patrick examines a dramatic incident in New Zealand’s colonial mission history and the example it gives of the importance of understanding others…
Breaking down walls
It had been over a decade since Mt Albert Baptist Church had held a church camp when the idea for another such getaway was raised. Amy Williams explain…
Positioned for impact
We’re aware that the church in Aotearoa New Zealand has been in decline for a number of years, but is that the whole story? Steve Davis says there are …
Worship 7:9
At Worship 7:9, held on Saturday 7th September 2019, more than 300 people gathered to celebrate the diversity of cultures and identity that make up the…