http://www.cccnz.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.cccnz.nz en-us Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:15:40 +1200 Rocketspark http://www.cccnz.nz/blog/post/163284/understanding-the-easter-story-together/ Pony rides, a donkey to pat, colouring palm branches, sharing hot cross buns around a table, and families washing one another’s feet — these were all part of the Easter Trail that started at The Anchor Church on Good Friday.The event was run in partnership with the local Anglican Church and Baptist Church, with around 200 people taking part. Families moved through a series of interactive stations that helped bring the Easter story to life, beginning the journey at The Anchor and continuing t... Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:15:35 +1200 http://www.cccnz.nz/blog/#post163284 http://www.cccnz.nz/blog/post/163282/a-king-humble-servant-saviour-risen-lord/ Around 100 young people and leaders gathered at Kaitoke for the CCCNZ Lower North Island Easter Camp.Youth groups from The Anchor (Porirua), Kingston Community Church (Palmerston North), Church on Vogel (Palmerston North), Feilding Bible Chapel, and Onslow Community Church (Wellington) came together for a weekend of fun and faith.... Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:27:07 +1200 http://www.cccnz.nz/blog/#post163282 http://www.cccnz.nz/blog/post/163279/friendship-fun--faith-at-totara-springs-one-way-easter-camp/ Youth groups from Northcross Church (Auckland), Orewa Community Church (Auckland), and Te Awamutu Bible Chapel (Waikato) came together for the Tōtara Springs One Way Easter Camp 2026.Orewa Community Church Youth Pastor Jermaine Martin says it was a great weekend of friendship, fun, and faith:“First off, God bless everyone who was part of planning this Easter Camp, I'm not an admin guy and I know that was a big job. Tōtara Springs Easter Camp was an amazing, full-on, blessed time with all in ... Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:14:16 +1200 http://www.cccnz.nz/blog/#post163279 http://www.cccnz.nz/blog/post/163278/combined-church-assemblies-of-ngaati-hauaa-easter-conference/ The annual Easter Conference of the Combined Church Assemblies of Ngaati Hauaa was held at Raungaiti Marae, Waharoa over Easter weekend. Liz Silcock (Māori Postal Aotearoa, MPA) reports that despite the increase in petrol prices it was well attended, with visitors from as far away as Wellington and Auckland.“A great time of fellowship was enjoyed, and MPA materials we took over were very popular, particularly the adult lessons and the new Ara Ki Te Ora children's tract which ha... Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:33:33 +1200 http://www.cccnz.nz/blog/#post163278 http://www.cccnz.nz/blog/post/163276/say-cheese-making-toasties-for-teens-this-easter/ The Toastie Shack is a Southern Easter Camp institution. What began as one youth group bringing along a single toastie machine to help provide warm food grew into a makeshift restaurant selling thousands of toasties, set up from scratch each year.Southern Easter Camp brings together 3500+ young people from over 90 different youth groups across the South Island for five days at Spencer Beach TOP 10 Holiday Park in Canterbury. Youth groups from the CCCNZ movement are part of the mix, including Gra... Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:59:01 +1200 http://www.cccnz.nz/blog/#post163276 http://www.cccnz.nz/blog/post/163109/the-thing-about-easter/ On Friday and Saturday evening (27–28 March), Tītahi Bay Community Church presented The Thing About Easter—a collaborative production weaving together spoken word, choral and solo singing, and theatre to tell the Easter story.Ken Edgecombe, one of the Titahi Bay elders, wrote the script with the wider community in mind: “For many years our church has done something special at Easter—an art gallery, or a musical event, Bible and poetry readings... and people in the community around ... Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:53:48 +1300 http://www.cccnz.nz/blog/#post163109 http://www.cccnz.nz/blog/post/162617/willow-park-90th-birthday-celebrations/ Willow Park Christian Camp at Eastern Beach in Auckland recently celebrated 90 years of camping ministry with a carnival and afternoon tea.  Willow Park Camp Manager Michelle Willis says the carnival was promoted to their local neighbourhood, and they were joined by some students from nearby Macleans College who helped them run the carnival. “It was a lot of fun, and we were able to offer everything for free—rock climbing, bouncy castles, ice cream, coffee, sausage sizzle, and more.”L... Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:34:46 +1300 http://www.cccnz.nz/blog/#post162617 http://www.cccnz.nz/blog/post/162615/regional-nz-rally-camp/ 110 children and 50 leaders from across six Rallies were at Tōtara Springs 20-22 March for the Bay Of Plenty/Waikato Combined Rally Camp.Rallies from Opotiki, Paengaroa, Fenton Park, The Orchard, Raleigh Street Christian Centre (Cambridge), and Te Awamutu came together with the purpose of connecting Rallies across the region, encouraging local leaders and providing an opportunity for children to come together to meet new people and hear the Gospel.Key organiser Nikki McBride says, “We were bl... Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:17:34 +1300 http://www.cccnz.nz/blog/#post162615 http://www.cccnz.nz/blog/post/162613/gods-power-at-work-through-camping/ Speaker and evangelist Graham Ashby reflects on the power of God at work through camping ministry.A few days back, I met a man in Oamaru. We’ve crossed paths off and on over the years, but this encounter felt different—more meaningful.In our conversation, he shared his testimony with me.At just six years old, in 1969, his mother took him to hear Dr. Billy Graham speak at a Crusade held in the old Carisbrook Park in Dunedin. Even at that young age, he said he felt the pull of God on his life.... Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:03:54 +1300 http://www.cccnz.nz/blog/#post162613 http://www.cccnz.nz/blog/post/162265/discipleship-is-a-team-effort/ At Grace Church in Nelson, developing spiritually healthy young adults hasn’t been built around a single programme or personality. It has come through years of people working together—discipling, encouraging, and walking alongside young people as they grow.For Sean Young, who has been involved in youth ministry since 2014 as a volunteer, youth pastor, and now as a parent, that commitment is personal.“For me, I was never really discipled when I came to faith in my 20s,” he says. “So whe... 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