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Te Awamutu Bible Chapel's Women's Retreat

Te Awamutu Bible Chapel held a Women’s Retreat on 9-10 August. Women of all ages spent time worshipping, fellowshipping, studying Psalm 107 together and considering what it looks like to ‘cry out to the Lord’ and ‘give thanks for his unfailing love’ in all circumstances. Women’s Discipleship Coordinator Carey Ireland said she was very encouraged to see so many women invest time and resources into attending the retreat and engaging in everything it offered....

Wellington PastorLink Regional Gathering

On Thursday Pete Rhodes-Robinson (pastor at Onslow Community Church) hosted a gathering with CCCNZ PastorLink Enabler Mark van Wijk and pastors from the Wellington region, including Heretaunga Community Church (Upper Hutt), LifeSwitch and The Anchor Church....

Movement of the Word: Bay of Plenty

Friday night and Saturday saw the first “Dig & Discover” course held in the Bay of Plenty, at Lifezone Church in Tauranga.Sixteen people from Paengaroa Bible Chapel, Lakes Church Rotorua, and Lifezone Church came together to learn principles for digging deeper into God’s Word....

Every nation, every tribe

By Tim Hodge, CCCNZ South Island Regional EnablerI loved watching the 2024 Olympics that were recently held in Paris—the drama of top-level sport, the surprises of who won and who didn’t, the “what are the rules of this sport” conversations, our collective marvelling over Dame Lisa Carrington, and hearing our national anthem several times over. But the aspect I loved the most was the sheer number of nations present. In all their brilliance, the Olympic games are but a shadow of...

New creation

By Julie McKinnon, CCCNZ Children and Family Ministries EnablerKua kakahuria nei te tangata hou, e whakahoutia nei i runga i te matauranga kia rite ki te ahua o tona kaihanga.A ‘ua ‘outou ‘o‘ofu i le tagata fou, o lē ‘ua fa‘afouina i le iloa, e fa‘atatau ‘ia foliga i lē na faia o ia.You have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.Colossians 3:10Have you ever looked at a child and immediately seen a resemblance to their parents? T...

Movement of the Word—Waikato

From Wednesday to Friday this week, a group of nine people from Northgate Community Church, Chapel Hill Community Church, Raleigh Street Christian Centre, Hillcrest Chapel and Lifezone Church joined together to learn how to train people for Christian ministry with the Bible. Led by Philip Wheeler and Todd Kelly, they worked on the “Dig & Discover” Bible study principles course....

Kingston Community Church's women's retreat

Last Saturday, Kingston Community Church held a women’s retreat at Highland Home Christian Camp. The theme "Joy in the Seasons" highlighted that although seasons change, God’s character doesn’t....

PastorLink Retreat

Last week pastors and their spouses from churches across the movement gathered for the annual PastorLink Retreat at MiCamp Taupō. For nearly 30 years this week has been a significant and much-loved fixture, and 2024 was no different....

Churches working together through NZ Rally in the Manawatū

Nine rallies recently participated in the 2024 Manawatū District Rallies Winter Tournament, including Bunnythorpe Family Church, Crossroads Church, Feilding Bible Chapel, Marton Bible Chapel, Queen St Chapel, Rongotea Bible Chapel, York St Chapel, Church on Vogel, and Brunswick Rally, with over 120 children and 50 youth and adults attending.Rebekah Mudford (Bunnythorpe Family Church) highlighted that this event reflects unity in Christ since “...

The light of the world

By Julie McKinnon, CCCNZ Children and Family Ministries EnablerKo koutou te whakamarama o te ao.O ‘outou o le malamalama o le lalolagi.You are the light of the world.Matthew 5:14When my daughter was little, she hated her room being dark at night. We tried many different versions of night lights throughout her younger years in an effort to get the balance of light and darkness right. Even a small light in a dark room attracts our eye. Light comforts us. We seek it out, longing for it to il...

Working together to develop the next generation of preachers

The need to develop local preachers led Justin Thompson from Manawarū Bible Chapel to start preaching development for seven younger people in the church.Then three people from Hukanui Bible Church joined them. Blending a mix of theory sessions and practical exercises, they have been developing their ability to bring God’s Word to his people. ...

How a parenting course helped shape church prayer life

Rach Dixon is Hillcrest Chapel's Children and Families Pastor and she recently ran a Parenting For Faith Course for their church.Parents and caregivers appreciated the opportunity to learn some new tools to equip them in being intentional about building faith in their children.One parent said: “the course helped create connection with the other participants... It encouraged me in my own faith and gave me confidence to try things with my kids.”Another parent commented: “I realise ...

Hope bears fruit

By JC Marais, CCCNZ Operations ManagerNo matou ka rongo nei ki to koutou whakapono ki a Karaiti Ihu, ki to koutou aroha hoki ki te hunga tapu katoa; Mo te mea e taria atu nei, e takoto mai nei ma koutou i te rangi, ko ta koutou i rongo ai i mua ki te kupu o te pono o te rongopai,Auā ‘ua ma fa‘alogo i le tala i lo ‘outou fa‘atuatua ‘iā Keriso Iesu, ma lo ‘outou alofa i le au pa‘ia uma; ‘ona o le fa‘amoemoe ‘ua teuina mo ‘outou i le lagi. O le fa‘amoemoe lea na ‘outou f...

Missions Sunday at New Plymouth Community Church

New Plymouth Community Church invited Māori Postal Aotearoa (MPA) to speak at their Missions Sunday held last weekend.The MPA National Directors Malachi and Char Williams, and Norm and Liz Silcock shared the growing work of MPA and gave a challenge: that one of the marks of a Christian is their partnership in the sharing of the gospel in some form....

Baptisms at Rosedale Bible Chapel

Last Sunday, two young men were baptised by their dads at Rosedale Bible Chapel.Benjamin Winder and Ezra MacNaughton (pictured below) are leaders at Boy’s Rally and lead a local Scripture Union SUPAkidz Camp. ...

A visit to Nelson-Tasman and Marlborough regions

Last week, CCCNZ South Island Enabler Tim Hodge visited the Nelson-Tasman and Marlborough regions. He came back very encouraged and shared these snapshots:Grace Church in Richmond is a larger church and has a key role, through their Headingly Centre, in engaging with the wider community. Headingly Centre is a building in use with many groups throughout the week, including Grace Church services and ministries. ...

Auckland Summit

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

Churches working together through Rally in Otago-Southland

Last Saturday, the NZ Rally staff team ran the Southland and Otago Regional Training Day kindly hosted by Rosedale Bible Chapel. Participants shared ideas and learnt new games and how to use puppets to engage kids in Bible stories....

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.”...

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...

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...

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. ...

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. ...

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 ...

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...