http://www.cccnz.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.cccnz.nz en-us Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:57:01 +1200 Rocketspark http://www.cccnz.nz/blog/post/167397/register-now-for-auckland-summit-connect/ We've renamed this 'Summit Connect' because it captures what is at the heart of this annual event: connection, conversation and growing together. Summit Connect is a gathering of a wide range of people from CCCNZ churches across the Auckland and Northland regions to build relationships and encourage gospel partnership. Sermons, shared worship and topical breakout sessions spark conversation through quality biblical content.Bring your eldership team, leaders and people you're developing... Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.cccnz.nz/blog/#post167397 http://www.cccnz.nz/blog/post/167669/encouraging-prayer/ Helping children and young people grow as disciples means helping them develop a real and personal prayer life. Across CCCNZ churches, leaders are intentionally creating spaces where children and young people can explore and practise prayer and participate in the prayer life of the church.The children’s ministry team at Northcross Church has been building a prayer focus into the small-group time of their Sunday morning programme this year.Annelli Morla, Children’s Ministry Coordinator, descr... Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:06:15 +1200 http://www.cccnz.nz/blog/#post167669 http://www.cccnz.nz/blog/post/167665/i-just-pray-because-god-knows/ Eleven-year-old Evie Mills from Hillcrest Chapel is serving her church through a ministry of prayer.Earlier this year, before the church’s annual week of prayer, God gave Evie an idea. At the end of the week, during an open time of sharing in church, she stood up and explained it. She had made a prayer box and invited people to write down their prayer requests and place them in it. Each week, Evie takes the box home and prays through every request.“I like to make people happy,” Evie says. ... Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:23:41 +1200 http://www.cccnz.nz/blog/#post167665 http://www.cccnz.nz/blog/post/167130/cccnz-leaders-gather-for-darrell-bock-seminar/ Leaders from CCCNZ churches across Canterbury gathered together on Saturday 27 June at Rutland Street Church in Christchurch for the last of three seminars run by Dr Darrell Bock.Darrell Bock is one of the world’s most preeminent New Testament scholars, an author of over 40 books and podcast host of The Table: exploring the intersection of theology, culture and everyday life. During the month of June CCCNZ hosted a number of seminars for leaders across the country, ‘12 things to conside... Fri, 03 Jul 2026 14:08:43 +1200 http://www.cccnz.nz/blog/#post167130 http://www.cccnz.nz/blog/post/167129/a-ministry-of-the-local-church-how-nz-rally-is-supporting-churches-to-reach-kids/ Across New Zealand, local churches are partnering with NZ Rally to reach primary and intermediate-aged children in their churches and communities through biblical resources, support, and connection.Onslow Community Church (OCC) in Wellington has been running Power Up, a weekly ministry for intermediate-aged kids, for the past 25 years. When OCC reached out to NZ Rally CEO Tony Foster last year, they began to talk about what it might look like to run Power Up as a Rally. “Our main reason f... Fri, 03 Jul 2026 13:58:29 +1200 http://www.cccnz.nz/blog/#post167129 http://www.cccnz.nz/blog/post/166736/from-the-lips-of-children-and-infants-you-lord-have-called-forth-your-praise/ Northcross Church’s Jo Warner was raised in a non-Christian home in a post-World War II environment. She shares how she learnt more about God’s grace and love in her retirement years—through the example, faith and love of people of all ages and sizes. The household I grew up in was established during WWII—before I was born. Times were tough and work, money, and food were scarce. Many of those who had lived through the war had been born during WWI (that’s two world wars in 21 years... Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:09:46 +1200 http://www.cccnz.nz/blog/#post166736 http://www.cccnz.nz/blog/post/166734/engaging-well-with-culture/ During the week two Wellington churches had the privilege of hosting Dr Darrell L Bock as part of a nationwide tour.At LifeSwitch Church in Upper Hutt and The Street Church in downtown Wellington, Darrell shared on how to engage well with the world around us on matters of faith. Each presentation was followed by a Q&A time, which proved popular with a good portion of each evening being taken up with these questions.... Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:52:53 +1200 http://www.cccnz.nz/blog/#post166734 http://www.cccnz.nz/blog/post/166701/navigating-polarisation-with-gospel-grace/ ‘That was so helpful!’ It’s a simple, but profound, summary of what it means to attend a seminar for church leaders run by Dr Darrell Bock.  Darrell Bock is one of the world’s most preeminent New Testament scholars, an author of over 40 books and podcast host of The Table: exploring the intersection of theology, culture and everyday life.During the month of June CCCNZ is hosting a number of seminars for leaders across the country, ‘12 things to consider to get out of the polarisat... Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:04:58 +1200 http://www.cccnz.nz/blog/#post166701 http://www.cccnz.nz/blog/post/166676/creating-space-for-young-leaders-to-grow-at-first-training/ Young people from churches across the Lower North Island recently gathered at Highland Home in Manawatū for First Training, a weekend-long leadership training retreat designed to equip and encourage 16–18-year-olds as they grow in their faith.Local youth leaders from The Anchor (Whitby), Feilding Bible Chapel, Church on Ingestre (Whanganui), and Onslow Community Church (Wellington) took the time to identify young people in their churches who would benefit from leadership training and invited ... Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:56:08 +1200 http://www.cccnz.nz/blog/#post166676 http://www.cccnz.nz/blog/post/166529/coming-together-ranui-henderson/ It’s encouraging to read about Ranui Open Brethren Church Au Uso Kerisiano and Au Uso Kerisiano Henderson coming together regularly this year for combined worship services.With two combined services held so far this year (one in May, one in June) they have plans to continue.They see this an opportunity to mutually encourage one another in the Lord, celebrating how God is at work.... Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:22:08 +1200 http://www.cccnz.nz/blog/#post166529