Kids Friendly have launched their new website. Visit http://kidsfriendly.org.nz/ for Kids Friendly resources, news and events.

Christian World Service (CWS) has launched an appeal for funds to help avert impending disaster in the West Africa’s Sahel. Ten million people are struggling to find food. Support the appeal here.

To mark International Women’s Day, the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) asks for nominations for a prize encouraging women to become leaders in their church. Read more and apply here.

Presbyterian churches are once more encouraged to help put the heart back into local community by supporting Neighbours Day Aotearoa – running over the weekend of 24-25 March 2012.

For more information on how to take part in on Neighbours Day visit www.neighboursday.org.nz.

The Presbyterian Church is marking the theme of Children’s Day 2012, “treasure our children”, with events around the country for children and their families.

The latest issue of Spanz magazine is now online. Our Autumn edition looks at how a growing number of our churches are finding innovative ways to support their youth ministry and profiles some of our young leaders.

Over the 40 day period of Lent, from 22 Feb to 8 April, PresCare invites congregations to focus on our shared concern for the wellbeing of children and families. This week all congregations are being sent Lenten booklets which focus on these themes through a series of reflections.

PSDS are seeking applications for the second of four annual Ministry and Mission Innovation Awards for an innovative ministry and/or mission initiative. Your idea needs to be:

Innovative (applies a new idea to a particular issue or need)
Demonstrating leadership and the involvement of others
Expressive of the mission of the Church
A completely separate initiative - not part of an existing or previous programme
Project based

The Rev Kyoung Gyun, a missionary from the Presbyterian Church of Korea, is our new Asian Ministries coordinator. Kyoung Gyun takes up his role in February and will be based in Auckland. Along with building relationships across our Church he will, over the next three years,  have a special focus on the needs of the younger people whose parents immigrated from one or other of the Asian nations represented in our Church’s life and work.

Knox Centre for Ministry and Leadership invites applications for the Begg-Dickie Post Graduate Scholarship and