Kia ora e te whanau We’re on the cusp of Christmas. I guess that, like me, you’re busy squeezing in all the undone things that need to happen before the shutdown. I’m faced with offering two services – 10pm on Christmas Eve, and 9.30am on Christmas Day. It’s been 5 years since my last Christmas […]
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Kia ora e te whanau I’ve been watching YouTube videos over the last week on the state of the ‘modern’ Church – especially in the USA. Being confronted with the apparent demise of the Mega Church phenomenon (with many such churches really struggling since covid), the collapse of the primary sources of the ‘Worship’ music
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Kia ora e te whanau Monday 1st. I’ve just returned to Auckland, having completed a whistle-stop tour of Northland. I’ve enjoyed wonderful hospitality from all those I met. I hope I was able to offer something in return. While on the whole our CVs in the north are small, yet there are signs of hope,
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Kia ora e te whanau I’m writing from a motel in Whangārei. What a beautiful party of the motu, with warm and generous people! I’ve been re-discovering the richness and diversity of CVs. Saturday, sitting with a small yet highly engaged group at Maungaturoto. On Sunday, I had the joy of sharing worship with the
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Kia ora e te whanau The Methodist Conference has come and gone. It concluded on Saturday. Biennial conferences are ‘in-person’. Each alternate year is on-line – this was such a year. As I claimed beforehand, the Methodist Church has mastered the on-line art – it was very well run, and well lead by the Presidential
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Kia ora e te whanau With the conclusion of the Presbyterian Assembly, the next ‘biggy’ is the Methodist Conference. It is set to run Tuesday through to Saturday next week (11th to 15th of November) I’m now in the middle of more detailed planning for a Northland tour – 22nd of November through to 1st of December. Lynne will
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Kia ora e te whanau The Methodist Conference is about to begin. It concludes on Saturday. Biennial conferences are ‘in-person’. Each alternate year is on-line. This is such a year. The Methodist Church has mastered the art – these events are very well run. Leadership & Personal Development Resources How embracing the ‘Empty Boat Theory’
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Kia ora e te whanau PCANZ General Assembly, in Christchurch, has come and gone. For the most part, a joyous affair to be part of. Or, more accurately, to witness. The Assembly was hosted by St Paul’s Trinity Pacific. The people of the parish were AMAZING – their hospitality, their leading in worship, their facilities
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Kia ora e te whanau This comes out a little early as PCANZ General Assembly, here in Christchurch, starts tomorrow. So, while that’s in front of us, a reminder about: Gathering of the Scoundrels / Commissioning of Executive Officer On the first night of Assembly (tonight), Monday 20th October, there will be a gathering for all
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Kia ora e te whanau Covid, with all its awfulness, did produce some clouds with silver linings. One of them was Zoom. I’m the eldest of five. My siblings and I meet weekly of an evening. A couple of years ago we took a trip with partners around the Far North. This year, we’re doing
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