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Auckland Summit

On Saturday, around 150 leaders from 24 churches gathered for the Auckland Summit at Willow Park Christian Camp....

A vibrant hope

By JC Marais, CCCNZ Operations ManagerHeoi whitikiria nga hope o o koutou hinengaro, kia mataara, tumanako atu, a taea noatia te mutunga, ki te aroha noa e kawea mai ki a koutou a te whakakitenga mai o Ihu Karaiti.O le mea lea, ia mataala ma fa‘autauta. ‘Ia tu‘uina atu ‘ato‘atoa lo ‘outou fa‘amoemoe i le alofa tunoa e ‘aumaia e Iesu Keriso ‘iā te ‘outou pe a fa‘aalia mai o ia.Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to ...

The Orchard Church Holiday Programme

During the first week of the school holidays, The Orchard Church ran a kids' programme with 190 children attending from Monday to Friday, and around 35 volunteers.Children’s Pastor Mikayla Crawford comments:“We had lessons, games, small groups, bouncy castles, dancing and lots more fun! The week ran smoothly, was so much fun and we got the privilege of seeing kids respond to the gospel.”...

Music and fellowship at Lincoln Road Bible Chapel

On Sunday, Lincoln Road Bible Chapel (LRBC) hosted the gold medal-winning Nagaland Madrigal Singers from Northern India who were in New Zealand for the World Choir Games.Several years ago, a woman named Kaisa from Nagaland lived in New Zealand and attended LRBC. She got in touch with friends and made the connection between the choir and Pastor Catherine Perich who was also singing in the games. ...

Being equipped for gospel ministry through theological study

Anyone who attended the recent Otago/Southland Regional Summit last month will recognise Simon Sim as he opened God's Word for us by preaching on Philippians chapter two to start off the day. Simon works with Tertiary Students Christian Fellowship (TSCF) as Otago team leader, helping university students learn more about the Bible and grow in faith, and he is part of Cornerstone International Bible Church in Dunedin, along with his wife Rosie, and daughters...

Bible Conference at Christchurch Korean Church

Christchurch Korean Church hosted a Bible Conference from 12 - 14 July. The keynote speaker was Kyung Sik Jun from Los Angeles, who is currently studying for a Ministry in Biblical Counselling PhD at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.Elder Scott Choi said they usually send out open invitations to the Korean community by advertising the conferences in the Korean newspaper. Scott writes,“We, therefore, had several visitors who came interested in hearing God...

Kids Camp

Leaders from a range of churches, including Mt Wellington Community Church, Tāmaki Community Church and Auckland Bible Church came together to support the Willow Park Kids Camp held last week. ...

A family baptism at Crossroads Church (Palmerston North)

Crossroads Church Discipleship Pastor Isaac Pettersen writes:“As we continue to explore 'What is your next step?' in 2024, we've witnessed an incredible surge of faith in action. Over the past three weeks, we've been blessed to celebrate the baptism of eight individuals, including a remarkable family of four who took this transformative step together.”...

Manawarū Bible Chapel Kids' Programme

Manawarū Bible Chapel partnered with Word of Life to run a kids' programme from Monday to Wednesday this week. Pastor Justin Thompson says they had the joy of seeing over 60 kids have fun for three days and get to hear the gospel....

The uniqueness and supremacy of Jesus Christ

By Mark van Wijk, CCCNZ PastorLink Enabler'He maha nga wahi, he maha nga huarahi i korero ai te Atua i mua, ara nga poropiti, ki nga matua, I enei ra whakamutunga na tana Tama ana korero ki a tatou, ko tana hoki tera i mea ai mana nga mea katoa, ko tana kaihanga hoki tera o nga ao''E tele auala ‘ese‘ese na fetalai mai ai le Atua i o tatou tamā anamua e ala i perofeta; a ‘ua fetalai mai ‘iā te i tatou i nei aso e gata ai e ala mai i le Alo, o lē ‘ua tofia e ia e fai ma ona tofi mea u...

Kingston Community Church Holiday Programme

Kingston Community Church (KCC) also held a holiday programme last week, with 65 children in attendance, most of them from the community.Ministry Pastor Joel Birkin commented that seeing 16 youth leaders in action was awesome as they built relationships with and served these kids. ...

CHARGE Holiday Programme

Onslow Community Church held their annual holiday programme on Thursday and Friday last week. The original inspiration for the programme came a few years ago after hearing The Anchor Church share about theirs at the CCCNZ National Summit. Pastor Pete Rhodes-Robinson said they sensed a holiday programme could help them engage with the community by meeting a practical need and at the same time, provide real opportunities to share the gospel and serve alongside each ot...

Baptisms at Northcross Church and Willow Park Christian Camp

It’s so encouraging to hear of more and more people taking big steps in their faith journey and being baptised across New Zealand. On Sunday, June 30, two women were baptised at Northcross Church. Associate Pastor Mark Wallace writes: “It was really exciting for our church to celebrate and mark a significant moment in the lives of two women at Northcross Church who made the decision to be baptised.”...

The gift of salvation

By Mark van Wijk, CCCNZ PastorLink EnablerNa te aroha noa hoki koutou i whakaorangia ai i runga i te whakapono; ehara ano hoki tenei i te mea no koutou: he mea homai noa na te Atua: Ehara i nga mahi, kei whakamanamana te tangata.Auā o le alofa tunoa ‘ua fa‘aolaina ai ‘outou i le fa‘atuatua; e lē o se mea lea na ‘outou faia, a o le meaalofa a le Atua; e lē ‘ona o galuega, ‘ina ne‘i mitamita se tagata.For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from y...

Combined Youth event

Last Saturday, Youth groups from 5 churches (Whitiora Bible Church, Northgate Community Church, Chapel Hill Community Church, Agora Church and Hillcrest Chapel) had a combined event at Karakariki Christian Camp....

Baptisms at Eden Community Church

It was a joy to hear that three adults and one young person (pictured below giving their testimonies) were baptised at Eden Community Church last Sunday. ...

Theology Workshop: Gospel & Culture

On Friday, 36 participants from 15 CCCNZ churches gathered at Willow Park Christian Camp for the CCCNZ Pastoral Theologians Fellowship theology workshop. The theme was ‘Gospel & Culture’, and the day began with an outstanding presentation by international speaker Dr Darrell Bock (Dallas Theological Seminary) in which he developed a ‘theology of cultural engagement’ fit for our pluralistic context....

Knowing God through theological study

Ashleigh Trebilco teaching an elective session at Refresh, a young adults camp held at Tōtara Springs Christian Camp over Matariki weekend. You may have seen Ashleigh Trebilco’s name at the bottom of the Wrap—Ashleigh is part of the team that works to put this email together every week. We’re pleased to properly introduce Ashleigh to you as we hear more about why she’s pursuing theological education.   “I was baptised at 15 after realising how much I trul...

God communicates

By Sophia Sinclair, CCCNZ Communications Manager'I te timatanga te Kupu...' — Hoani 1:1'Sa i le amataga le Upu...' — Ioane 1:1'In the beginning was the Word...' — John 1:1I vividly remember a time when I heard John chapter 1 read aloud with dramatic clarity. The boldness of the Apostle John’s claims about Jesus seemed to jump off the page and straight into my heart. Immediately, we hear a connection with the very first words of the Bible, ‘In the beginning...’ and...

Teaching the Bible to Kids

On Saturday June 22, a team from Rutland Street Church in Christchurch attended a training day hosted by the Tim Course. The course was designed to help equip people further as they teach the Bible to children.  ...

God, the Creator of the universe

By Sophia Sinclair, CCCNZ Communications Manager'Ko koe, ina, ko koe anake a Ihowa; nau i hanga te rangi, te rangi o nga rangi, me o reira tini mea...'Neemia 9:6 'O oe, na o oe lava o le ALI'I; na e faia le lagi o le lagi o lagi, ma 'au uma o i ai o le lalolagi ma mea uma o i ai.''You alone are the Lord. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host...' Nehemiah 9:6 Towards the end of Ezra-Nehemiah we find a community of God's people gathered ...

Reaching the community through camping

Kingston Community Church (KCC) hosted 19 leaders from the Manawatū region for a delicious breakfast and kōrero about how churches can be working together with local campsites to reach our local communities. Leaders came from KCC, Feilding Bible Chapel, Highland Home Christian Camp, Crossroads Church and Church on Vogel (some of us are pictured together below). ...

Growing together in prayer

On Saturday, Rutland Street Church (RSC) hosted a Prayer Workshop for their church community, organised by Warren and Maree Frost and led by CCCNZ Prayer Enabler Jackie Millar. RSC extended the invitation to churches in the area, and people from Bryndwr Chapel, Westchurch and Wairakei Road Bible Church joined in too....

Winter Bible School

Last weekend, The Orchard Church hosted the 2024 Winter Bible School with more than 20 churches participating, either in person or online. This year the guest speakers were Darrell Bock, Greg Burgess, and Nelson Schonfeldt....

Outreach Event at Hillcrest Chapel

On Saturday, Hillcrest Chapel ran an event called ‘Shine’, with nearly 100 people attending, more than half of them coming from community families.The evening started with kai, and then they shared about how the Matariki (Pleiades) constellation is mentioned in the Bible and talked about how amazing God, the Creator of the stars, is....