Haircuts and holy moments: my barber the pastor
How do you pastor a pastor? I have tried many ways to answer this question in my short time in ministry. Supervision and counselling, networking with f…
Our Stories
PYDT wins fundraising award
In July 2020 Papanui Youth Development Trust (PYDT) won third place in software company Blackbaud’s #SpiritofFundraising Good News Stories competition.…
Lisa Woolley receives an ONZM
In the 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours, Lisa Woolley, CEO of the VisionWest Community Trust, became an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) f…
Naomi Cowan receives an MNZM
Naomi Cowan was awarded an MNZM (Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit) in the 2020 New Year’s Honours, for her services to the community and mental…
Luka’s Little Kitchen
During lockdown, a five-year-old Bay of Plenty boy made a name for himself by creating his own YouTube cooking show, Luka’s Little Kitchen. Luka McNic…
Contagious generosity
When domestic travel restrictions ended, New Zealanders were encouraged to ‘back their backyard’ by supporting local tourism and hospitality businesses…
Loving local
At Manurewa Baptist Church we are constantly looking to see how and what God might be up to, with a careful eye for the place he has called us to live …
The compassionate confidante
A hallmark of chaplaincy is trust and privilege—privilege to go from complete stranger to trusted confidante of another’s story. In hospice ministry es…
Meet Elesha Gordon—media chaplain
Elesha Gordon attends Hills Church (Hillsborough Baptist). A former journalist, Elesha now manages Media Chaplaincy New Zealand, an organisation that s…
Rangiaruaru Hema—“Pursuing Jesus”
In June 2020, the national administrator for the Baptist Churches of New Zealand, Winston Hema, announced he had changed his name. His decision, he exp…