Story by ROD EDWARDS PAST APA CHAIR, MASSEY COMMUNITY CHURCH
Movies use flashbacks, a cinematic dip into the past to explain the context of the story. In life there is always a back story—one of God at work. However, awareness of these stories can pass us by; even age does not guarantee insight. Service, love, and generosity can...
What comes next is dependent on what comes first
May 4, 2020
Mark Grace on What Comes Next: Leadership
It’s 539 BC. The great Babylonian Empire rules the known world; power unmatched, authority unchecked. Until Cyrus and the Persians crush, confuse, and kill the Babylonians.
The result: A year later in 538 BC Cyrus decrees the people of God can return to their ...
Youth pastors: Things you can do to make the most of term four
October 7, 2019
By CCCNZ Youth Enabler Murray BrownI've always enjoyed the fourth term. Sure, there is still the tiredness one feels from a busy year and programming can be a little disjointed as exam pressure hits and young people's attendance decreases while stress levels increase, yet fo...
Helping young leaders realise their God-given gifts
July 25, 2019
We've had a great time hosting young people and their leaders from around the country at our FIRST Training events.
FIRST Training is a leadership event for 16-18 year olds and their youth leaders.
One of the best parts about FIRST Training has been see...
REGOS CLOSING SOON: book in now for FIRST Training
June 20, 2019
Developing leaders and planning for succession
May 23, 2019
By Jeremy Suisted
Over the past six months, I’ve noticed that almost all of the churches across our movement—big and small, urban and rural—are struggling with the same issue.
Leadership development and succession planning.
We can tend to focus on develop...
Three things to help engage young adults
March 8, 2019
By Coaching Coordinator Jeremy Suisted
In 1964, Bob Dylan crooned that “the times they are a-changing.” In a world of nuclear missiles, television, jet-travel and a growing consumer market, Dylan recognised that the world he was part of was wildly different to the enviro...
Where is God calling your church in 2019?
December 30, 2018
Haggai was not a book of the Bible that got much air-time in my teenage years. I knew the stories of the Pentateuch, delighted in the daring narratives of Joshua, Judges and Ruth, and was well-formed by a healthy dose of the gospels through Sunday School.
But in the middle o...
How a Gap Year might change your life
November 12, 2018
Taking a gap year: it’s a Kiwi rite of passage that might seem indulgent or wasteful. But can a gap year be redeemed? Or is it all about selfish exploration and the refusal to grow up? Headspace is a gap year programme run by GC3 and provides young adults with an opportuni...
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