Waihi intergenerational home group
In February 2019 Waihi Baptist Church began an intergenerational whānau home group on a Sunday evening. It started with 14 people but now 40-50 people …
Discipleship
Church: grace celebrated
Lucy Talsma reflects on her experience of ‘doing life’ with a family-centred intergenerational home group and what it has taught her about church and g…
Jesus and my leadership
Charles Hewlett invites us all to examine our relationship with Jesus, especially those who are in leadership roles in the church. How do you take c…
Life is worship
“It’s great to worship together,” I say, innocently. “And what do you mean by worship?” The loaded question. The trap. “I mean singing.” “Ah, …
All thy works shall praise thy name
Psalm 29:1-2 defines worship as giving God the honour he deserves. Rick Warren says: “Anything you do that brings pleasure to God is an act of worship.…
Worship—A beautiful Expression!
“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord.” How do you respond to these six words? Alan Burnett reflects on our response to the beauty of God. “Holy, holy, holy…
We all need a Logan
Recently, a grandfather-like figure in my life passed away. I first met Logan four years ago when I began pastoring at my current church. One Sunda…
Faith over feelings
We’ve probably all heard the advice to “follow your heart”. Whilst this advice is well‑intentioned, Matthew Thornton explains why he doesn’t think it i…
Re-envisioning discipleship
Many of our Baptist churches are experiencing a declining number of attendees at Sunday services, and a significant reduction in the number of people b…
Fear: a deviation from trust in God
Long before there were cell phones I rarely knew where my wonderful, carefree, free-spirited husband was. Time did not matter to him, people did. He al…