YWAM Bus Accident In Tanzania
February 28, 2024
You may have heard of the terrible bus accident in Tanzania on Feb 24th that took the lives of eleven key YWAM leaders who had gathered to participate in a University of the Nations Executive Masters in Pioneering course. Facilitators, candidates, and local staff were on a f...
Running with Endurance
April 21, 2023
Last week I had the privilege of attending the centenary celebrations for Laidlaw College. You may know Laidlaw College as New Zealand Bible Training Institute (NZBTI - 1922-1972) or Bible College of New Zealand (BCNZ - 1972-2008). Over the years many of our mission partners...
Without Easter...
April 6, 2023
Without Easter, there is no mission, because without Easter, there is no Good News, there is no Resurrection. The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the most pivotal event in all of history. At Easter, we remember the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It rep...
Discipleship: deepening the roots of our faith
July 15, 2022
Go and make disciples is Christ’s final command to the Church.
Christians face the twin challenges of making disciples of ourselves and making disciples of others. Discipleship with its twin priorities is perhaps the most pressing challenge that faces the Church.
Disciples...
The Changing Face Of Mission
May 27, 2022
Christian mission has passed through several stages:First millennium: During the first millennium, Christians evangelized all the tribes of Europe and Eastern Christians took the gospel across Asia as far as China. Catholic missionary orders: As Eastern Christianity was...
Loving God
May 6, 2022
Recently I was in conversation with a young man who was lamenting the struggle that he felt in loving God. His understanding and appreciation of what God had done for him through the acts of grace was clear. Equally his appreciation of the power and sovereignty of God was an...
Christmas Our Reset For Missions
December 10, 2021
The choice is ours. Will we be participants in a secular view of the Christmas season, or will we allow Christmas to be an opportunity for mission reset?
Perhaps unlike any other period of western history, the message of Christmas has almost disappeared into the desperate pu...
An Important Announcement
December 9, 2021
9th December, 2021Public Release
Over the last two years, the GC3 Board has been working through a process to ensure the organisation not only has a clear direction for the future but is appropriately resourced and staffed so that it can continue to serve New Zealand church...
“Lament” - God’s Provision in a Pandemic!
August 27, 2021
A definition of lament is “Appealing to God for aid and overcoming present calamity.”
With the impact of Covid-19 I have been saddened by little evidence of society or Christian communities calling on God the healer, protector and sustainer of life!
Never in recent hist...
Whose prisoner are you?
July 16, 2021
Christian perspective has become a prime target for liberal society and media. As a result, attacks on Bible content and Christian ethics have gained momentum as the sanctity of life is challenged and God’s moral boundaries abandoned.
Sadly selective scripture application...
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