Life with COVID
It’s not long ago we had never heard of COVID-19; now the lives of most of the world’s population have been affected by it in some way or another. We a…
Global Mission
Alan’s updates
A lot has been happening lately. Alan Jamieson brings us up to date with some of the goings on. Transition of Freeset businesses to a new&nbs…
Overseas communication in a digital age
It’s amazing to think that, not too long ago, some overseas workers packed their belongings into coffins instead of suitcases before waving goodbye to …
“The Perfect Picture”
Susan Barrett reflects on the third theme of Prayer and Self-Denial 2020: ‘The Perfect Picture’. Susan served with Tranzsend in South Asia and is a cur…
2020 NZBMS staff conference
Over New Year 2020, the NZBMS staff conference, held in Hoi An, Vietnam, brought together our NZBMS family for a time of reflection, inspiration and re…
Seeing people grow
It’s been a great joy to see former students step into teaching roles within the school. It’s not an easy road for them as they are still very young an…
Seeing people encouraged
One of last month’s highlights was a weekend away with the ladies who work in the building we live in. Nineteen ladies, their husbands and ch…
Setting up a church missions programme
Last month, NZBMS talked about the six roles of a missions committee. Some churches don’t have a missions committee, or have one that is in need of rev…
“Mending the Mess”
Lynley Capon reflects on the second theme of Prayer and Self-Denial 2020: ‘Mending the Mess’. Lynley and her husband, Peter, previously served with Tra…
Six roles of your church missions committee
There is something powerful about a group of people gathering around a common purpose, but only if that gathering understands its strategy to achieve t…