The end game & the gospel
Have we become too familiar with our own well-worn version of the gospel? Are we willing to proclaim what we actually believe, instead of waffling with…
Leadership
A New Zealand Baptist vision for church
The Baptist movement’s one great distinctive—and its one great contribution to the wider body of Christ—is its radical vision of the church. Charles He…
On your bike!
Steve Muir has purchased 10 e-bikes over the past year and is loaning them long term to Baptist church leaders. The idea behind the project is that pas…
Effective leadership
Charles Hewlett has been thinking about the effective leaders he has had the opportunity to work alongside. He believes that these leaders make a numbe…
The cuppa of kindness
One wintry morning in 2015 a volunteer leader arrived to set up for Birkenhead Baptist Church’s mainly music. To her surprise she found a man sleeping …
The saturated leader
Charles Hewlett says over the years he has learnt that saturating himself in the love of God is one of the most important things that he can do as a le…
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…
Many hands, one heart
Jesus’ prayer for unity among his disciples has rung out down through the generations. Nigel Irwin believes this prayer remains in effect to this day. …
When the Spirit moves… HE MOVES!
At the 2018 LEAD Conference, Markus Schonberger spoke about making room for the Holy Spirit to move during church services. He said, “At times it gets …
Getting to know the new national leader
On 20th February 2019, the Assembly Council together with the Mission Council nominated Charles Hewlett to the position of national leader of the Bapti…