December 2006

What's in this issue

Spanz December 2006In the December issue, we look at the decisions and aftermath of General Assembly 2006, and Amanda Wells tells the story of Studentsoul - a Presbyterian experiment in Dunedin bridging the gap between youth ministry and church.  Gillian Vine reports on the nine people whose graduation from the School of Ministry was marked on 11 November, and Presbyterian Support Otago celebrates 100 years. Tracey Patterson interviews Rev Martin Baker, the new Assembly Executive Secretary who took up his appointment on 13 November. And there is an article on the Rev Dr Graham Redding who looks set to become one of the best known people in the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand, having not only been selected as Moderator Designate for 2008-2010 but also appointed director of the Centre for Christian Leadership.