Have you heard about the new Baptist NZ app? It’s a hub for churches across New Zealand to connect, encourage and resource one another through the sharing of stories, articles, podcasts and news throughout the week. The app replaces the printed Baptist magazine that ended in 2021, creating more opportunities for our whānau throughout the […] The post New Baptist NZ app replaces Baptist magazine appeared first on The Baptist Magazine of New Zealand ..read more

Visionwest Community Housing addresses the issue of homeless in New Zealand by providing safe, warm, and quality, rental accommodation for low-income families who cannot access Government-supplied accommodation and cannot afford a private rental. At the foundation of this work is the belief that all people have a right to have a warm and safe place […] The post Glen Eden and Visionwest Waka Whakakitenga appeared first on The Baptist Magazine of New Zealand ..read more

A recent article from the Evangelical Alliance in Britain explored how churches might respond to a lifting of government imposed COVID-19 rules.1 This included considering if restrictions should be lifted from church services and events, and how to continue to build relationship with those who have started engaging with the church through online formats. Similarly, […] The post What’s next? Church on the other side of Omicron appeared first on The Baptist Magazine of New Zealand ..read more

“Imagine a gender equal world. A world free of bias, stereotypes and discrimination. A world that’s diverse, equitable, and inclusive. A world where difference is valued and celebrated. Together we can forge women’s equality. Collectively we can all #BreakTheBias.” These are the words casting a wonderful vision that are found on the International Women’s Day website. […] The post Imagining a gender equal world: our experience of Women’s History Sunday appeared first on The Baptist Magazine of New Zealand ..read more

In this opinion piece Andrew Clark-Howard continues the dialogue on mandates, vaccinations, protests and theology. A week on from my previous post (“What we owe each other: freedom, protest, and responsibility”) the protests continued and omicron had begun to surge in ways we as a nation had never faced before. Amidst this, polarisation as a community as […] The post Has the time come to act? appeared first on The Baptist Magazine of New Zealand ..read more

Andrew Clark-Howard’s assessment of the anti mandate protest (What we owe each other: freedom, protest, and responsibility) draws upon excellent resources from Bonhoeffer on freedom. But his application of that definition only tells half the story. In this rejoinder I wish to shed light on the impetus behind the protest, and suggest a wider perspective is […] The post The other half of what we owe each other appeared first on The Baptist Magazine of New Zealand ..read more

Recently, John Tucker, Principal of our theological college (Carey Baptist College) received an email from one of the leaders in our movement of churches, asking if some of the teaching staff at Carey would reflect on the question of how churches might respond to vaccine mandates. The email talked about churches that are running in-person […] The post Biblical principles for churches wrestling with vaccine mandates appeared first on The Baptist Magazine of New Zealand ..read more

Featuring two remarkable New Zealand Women: Elinor Thornton and Merrilyn Withers Elinor Thornton, who ran evangelistic missions in timber camps in about 1898, and Merrilyn Withers, who loved young people into God’s Kingdom 100 years later, will be highlighted for our Women’s History Sunday this year. Elinor, engaged to teach 40 children in a sole-charge school, […] The post Women’s History Sunday, 6th March 2022 appeared first on The Baptist Magazine of New Zealand ..read more

We’ve all seen it; the images and videos of protest gathering on our screen of people gathering at parliament with a rather bewildering array of placards and political messages, supported or lampooned by various Facebook friends and Twitter users. Inspired by the trucker convoy (I think) that occurred recently in Canada, and protesting the current […] The post What we owe each other: freedom, protest, and responsibility appeared first on The Baptist Magazine of New Zealand ..read more

“Managing change” and “learning to pivot” are phrases we’ve become familiar with over the last year. Probably more than we would actually have liked! While change is not always easy, it can at times be necessary. I discovered this reality coming into the role of Leadership Co-ordination Director at the end of 2020. Top of […] The post Re-imagining registration appeared first on The Baptist Magazine of New Zealand ..read more