Weekly Updates

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 […]

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’

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

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

Kia ora e te whanau Today marks a significant moment in the Doubleday household. Last night our final mortgage payment was processed. The house belongs to us – no longer shared with the bank! While I feel a deep sense of both gratitude and privilege, it also brings with it a measure cognitive dissonance. I

Kia ora e te whanau Andrew Howley is on the job as the UCANZ Executive Officer, and is making significant progress. A couple of notices from him…. New Website address UCANZ is currently developing a new website, which is still a work in progress but can already be accessed at ucanz.online. Please update your bookmarks. We