Hosts and guests in the mission of God
Practising hospitality is a basic of Christian life. In Hebrews we are urged to “extend hospitality to strangers”. We get that. But what if there is an…
Culture
Finding my tūrangawaewae
Kevin Robertson writes of his ‘bicultural journey with a twist’ and how he has found his tūrangawaewae. Most of my life I have struggled with a prob…
A prophecy in paint
Elesha Gordon tells us how a Baptist woman’s prophetic painting made waves at Waitangi Day commemorations this year and why it was taken on a tour arou…
Let the salmon swim!
Second-generation youth and young adults who have grown up within migrant churches often struggle to find where they belong. Is it with their parents’ …
The impossible God
In 2010 Akang Ko and his wife Xiaoou Tang settled in Palmerston North to make a fresh start. Today he is an associate pastor at Palmerston North Centra…
A fervour for justice
During World War II, the New Zealand Government appropriated land in Te Kōpua, Raglan, to build an aerodrome. When no longer required for military purp…
The multitude from every nation
Steve Davis looks at the advantages and disadvantages of a migrant church constituting as a stand-alone church community, especially in our New Zealand…
He mihi mai he ngākau iti
Adrienne Thompson shares her journey of learning te reo Māori. E tū ana au i te pūtake o Whārangi, i te tahataha o Waipahihi, i te rohe o Te Atiawa. N…
Listen up!
Matilda Poasa is a New Zealand-born Samoan, has a Bachelor of Māori Development in Māori Media, and recently completed an internship with the Native Am…
He iwi tahi tātou
Paul Askin was the recipient of the Lionel Stewart Scholarship in 2017. The scholarship seeks to encourage New Zealand Baptist pastors to further the w…