From a different perspective
We asked two of Tranzsend’s overseas workers to share a few words on how NZBMS’s bicultural journey has helped shape their work overseas. For some yea…
Global Mission
7 habits of highly effective church overseas mission teams
Here are seven habits of highly effective church overseas mission teams—check out how well your team is doing. They promote vision and purpose. Thos…
School life
We love sharing the different ways God is transforming the communities we are a part of. Here we feature two reports. School life Here in South Asia, m…
NZBMS & biculturalism—a journey just begun
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…
Fighting stigma with kindness
COVID-19 has brought the world many new challenges. Unfortunately, it has also reminded us of very old challenges, ones that Jesus addressed and that h…
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…
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…