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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...
What’s a Baptist Discipleship flat?

What’s a Baptist Discipleship flat?

Two years ago, I moved to live with some extended family members in Rand­wick Park, Manurewa. I hap­pened to land in an inten­tional com­mu­nity. Not long after moving, I was hit with a massive con­cus­sion which can­celled pretty much any social, study or work life...
Vaini Village Report (Tonga Eruption relief)

Vaini Village Report (Tonga Eruption relief)

We imme­di­ately reached out to Tongan com­mu­nity leaders to see how we could support our Tongan whānau. Working with the Pacific Lead­er­ship Forum, we were able to send NZD$8000 to the village of Vaini on the island of Ton­gat­apu. Through your kind...