Seeking real communion
A few weeks ago, I went on a weekend trip to a small New Zealand town called Mangakino, located in the North Island. Living in Auckland, with all its …
Discipleship
Why church?
Several weeks of online-only services or meeting in small group ‘bubbles’ may have left some wondering whether returning to in-person church attendance…
My journey into suffering
Just over 10 years ago, Timothy Lee survived a serious mountain bike accident. Now living with tetraplegia, he has learnt a lot about suffering and gri…
Eyes still firmly fixed on Jesus
There is much important discussion happening about COVID-19 and the future of ministry and mission. Charles Hewlett shares why he thinks it would be a …
Life after lockdown
Two earthquakes and then a massacre in Christchurch. An eruption at White Island. And now a pandemic, a nationwide lockdown, and a massive economic rec…
The necessity of seasons
During this lockdown period, I’ve been watching the Netflix documentary series, Our Planet, narrated by David Attenborough. It is an incredible series …
Let’s all celebrate!
Helen Brereton believes celebrations—both the events themselves, and the work associated with celebrating—strengthen communities. They do this, she say…
The heart of celebration is reorientation
Drs Peter Wagner1, Donald McGavran2 and other main teachers and scholars of the church growth movement stressed three contexts of corporate Christian f…
Take them to the cross!
What are the essential places to see or must-do experiences you recommend in New Zealand? I’ve no doubt that at some point, friends have asked you, “Wh…
“That’s just the way we do things!” part 2
In the previous Baptist magazine, Charles Hewlett reflected on some of the things he would like Baptist churches in New Zealand to be marked out by: be…