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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Bruce Patrick examines a dramatic incident in New Zealand’s colonial mission history and the example it gives of the importance of understanding others…
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…
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 …
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…