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Check out our list of church-related happenings around the country.
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- Knox Centre for Ministry and Leadership upcoming events
Faithful Global Citizenship
Sat 5 July 08
Carey Baptist College, 473 Great South Rd
Penrose, Auckland
How can the Christian community and the government work together to ensure better outcomes for: the environment, world peace, the poor, refugees, and international aid workers?
Some of the MPs that we are expecting at the conference
- Sue Moroney: Labour MP Hon. Maryan Street: Minister of Housing
- Hon. David Cunliffe: Minister of Health
- Hon. Phil Goff: Minister of Trade
- Hon Luamanuvao Winnie-Laban:
- Minister of Pacific Island Affairs
- Metiria Turei: Green MP
- Sue Bradford: Green MP
- Keith Locke: Green MP
Click here for more information or visit the website.
The Gift conference
Friday August 8 and Saturday August 9, St Columba Presbyterian Church, Botany Downs, Auckland
Rich Melheim founder of Faith Inkubators will enthral and equip us as he shares his philosophies, experience, talents and resources for sharing our faith with children and youth in creative and life changing ways. This is a conference for key ministry leaders (not just children’s ministry) [More]
Ministry as white water rafting: Rethinking ministry and leadership when the only constant is change
A ministry intensive for those over 50
Lead by Kevin Ward, Knox Centre for Ministry and Leadership.
A minister in this age category commented recently that he and most of his peers were ill-equipped for the kind of ministry required today: “In many ways ministers of my ilk were taught to map read on well marked roads, not navigate on stormy seas. Changes are significant and irreversible – while tomorrow continues to arrive ahead of schedule, yesterday can never be revisited.” Kevin is in this age group himself and often find this a theme among his peers. As one person put it bluntly, “The way I have done ministry successfully for the last 25 years no longer works.”
The objective is to provide material which will open up new ways of thinking about church, ministry and society today. It is an opportunity for experienced ministry practitioners to reflect on their ministry in conversation with others who are grappling with similar issues.
The Seminar will be held in Wellington, from midday Monday 11 August to midday Friday 15 August.
If you would like further information email Kevin at kward(at)knoxcollege.ac.nz
Media Prayer Day
31 August 2008 is “Media Prayer Day” throughout New Zealand.
Churches of all denominations nationwide will join together in prayer for the spread of the Christian Gospel through NZ’s mass media.
Media Prayer Day has the endorsement and support of every mainstream Christian denomination. Last time, in 2006, more than 850 churches participated in Media Prayer Day. It is expected that more than 1000 will be involved this year.
The mass media has become our mission field in ways never dreamed of a few years ago. On Sunday 31 August, all NZ Christians have a unique opportunity to join together in prayer for their fellow-Christians working in television, radio, film, electronic and advertising media and print.
In short, we’re asking the churches of New Zealand to take a few minutes of their Sunday service on 31 August to pray :
- for Christian working within all forms of mass media.
- for those who have great influence within NZ’s mass media – high profile presenters and those who hold the power behind the scenes.
- For media gate keepers – those who can keep the Christian message out, or make a way for God’s message be communicated clearly.
We encourage churches to let us know of their participation by phoning 0800 PRAYER – or by emailing us at info(at)mediaprayerday.org.nz
We also have a website www.mediaprayerday.org.nz with resources, downloads, contact details and ideas for incorporating a creative ‘media focus’ in to their church service on that day.
What: Media Prayer Day
When: Sunday 31 August 2008
Phone: 0800 PRAYER
Email: info(at)mediaprayerday.org.nz
Web: www.mediaprayerday.org.nz
For more info, contact:
Erin Carpenter
09 525 2730
021 374 662
erin(at)cba.org.nz
Clevedon 150 year celebration
Celebrating 150 years
1858 - 2008
For more information visit www.clevedonpresy.co.nz
or contact us on 09 292 8061
email: office(at)clevedonpresy.co.nz
PO Box 89, Main Road, Clevedon
South Island Regional Association of Presbyterian Women Conference
5th - 7th September 2008 at St Andrew's Presbyterian Church Ashburton. The conference will begin on Friday evening with a service of worship and will conclude after Sunday lunch.
Theme - "Many Branches, One Burning Bush"
Key Note speakers - the Very Reverend Michael Thawley and Reverend Doctor Graham Redding
The Conference will be a time of fun, fellowship, food, singing, a study and interactive workshops from some of the cultures that make up our communities. The Saturday evening conference dinner will begin with an Address to the Haggis and Scottish danicng celebrating our proud Scottish heritage. We will be entertained by members of the Cook Island Community.
Registrations will be out in June. For more information contact the convenor. Dellwyn Moylan - dgmoylan(at)clear.net.nz or ph (03) 3086598.
Hornby Presbyterian Community Church Centennial Celebration
Labour Weekend - October 24-26 2008
Come along and enjoy a weekend with past and present friends and members while we look back and celebrate together the past 100 years and the many more to come!
For enquires or a registration form contact: admin@hornby.org.nzorg.nz
Hilary McDowell to visit New Zealand
We have received notice that Hilary McDowell from Northern Ireland plans to visit New Zealand later this year.
Disabled from birth, Hilary McDowell is a Belfast-based dramatist, journalist, performance-poet, counsellor, deaconess, evangelist and psychologist, she exercises a ministry of outreach and reconciliation through drama, art and music.
Adrian Plass says in his foreword to one of her books, "Her writing and her performances touch people on a very deep level...."
Hilary has been the representative from Northern Ireland on the European Community in the areas of arts and disability and she has travelled internationally as a speaker.
If you would be interested in Hilary visiting your parish to talk about her remarkable ministry, her work of reconciliation within North Ireland and her support of the disabled then please contact her directly at: alistair(at)jaob.co.u