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What’s happening in Bangladesh

What’s happening in Bangladesh

Kia ora Arotahi whānau, We wanted to give you an update on Arotahi’s rela­tion­ship with, and pres­ence in, Bangladesh. You’ve been part of the journey with us for some time now, which means you know 2 things: We love Bangladesh, and we have for the...
Rosalie’s story

Rosalie’s story

NZBMS was new on the scene, founded in 1885, and nobody had yet been sent over­seas. Its focus was a special need of B—al which they had heard about from both British and Aus­tralian Bap­tists. NZBMS took this so seri­ously that they were seeking only...
Easter Sunday in the megachurch

Easter Sunday in the megachurch

Before I started to pray, I made a silly mistake: I looked at the Stuff news­feed. The fourth head­line down depicted the demise of another megachurch, specif­i­cally the res­ig­na­tion of New Zealand’s Arise church found­ing pastor.  The accom­pa­ny­ing photo...
I think I would’ve liked Uncle Eric

I think I would’ve liked Uncle Eric

Last week, my Dad handed me two letters that had been written by Eric Enright; my great-uncle who was once the pastor of Royal Oak Baptist. Dad received these from a member of his faith com­mu­nity who had ties to people at Royal Oak in the mid-1950’s. I never got to...