Watch this Video and Read How You Can Make a Difference in this Pandemic

Here in NZ the COVID Pandemic has had its challenges, but our communities have made sure everyone is housed, and everyone has something to eat. Creekside Baptist Church, Iloilo in the Philippines is a church in an informal housing settlement. Due to the COVID pandemic, people are locked in, can't work, have no financial reserves, are running … [Continue Reading]

NZ Christian Trend, “Native” Mission Challenges and Ponderings

This post is the continuation of my message on the "local mission" that I delivered on 6th September at Wilson Street Baptist Church. The church is celebrating missions month. Let me share with you what the late Rev. Charles Crisp Brown (C.C. Brown), former pastor of the Timaru Baptist Church (1885-1895) said of the NZ Baptist Union's decision … [Continue Reading]

NZ Baptist Mission – Local vs. Foreign Missions

This post is the continuation of my message on the "local mission" that I delivered on 6th September at Wilson Street Baptist Church. The church is celebrating missions month. In the previous post, I shared some history snippets on the NZ Local Mission. Let us have a brief look at the Baptist Mission in New Zealand in this post. NZ … [Continue Reading]

NZ Local Mission – History Snippets and Reflection

On 6th September, I spoke about "local mission" at Wilson Street Baptist Church. The church is celebrating missions month. The church was founded in 1914 as Timaru Baptist Church. We have been members of the Wilson Street Baptist Church since we came to Timaru in 2012. We started the Multicultural Response ministry with the church in 2013. … [Continue Reading]

Trials Might Render You Bare But Not Barren

"Bare but not Barren" is my title for this photo I took on a winter's dusk, 16 June 2018. I took the photo at the car park between the Timaru Herald and the Royal Arcade buildings. What probably makes this photo more significant now is that that the bigger tree with bare branches is now a barren stump. Yes, it's not there anymore, except the … [Continue Reading]

NZ Baptist Multicultural Inclusion Ministry Toolbox adds the MAP Toolkit

The NZ Baptist Multicultural Inclusion Ministries (NZBMIM) has added the MAP Toolkit (Ministry Appreciation and Participation Toolkit) in their multicultural ministry toolbox. The Multicultural Inclusion Ministries is one of the national ministries of the Baptist Churches of NZ. Steve Davies is the national team leader, and Lindsay Jones of the … [Continue Reading]