I caught up with Steve and Matt to find out why this "Go the Distance" campaign is so important, and to check in on how their training is going.
After 31 years of service, Jenny Allnutt has retired from church leadership in the parish of Wakefield & Districts.
Last week, Revs Andrew and Emily Spence were welcomed into Motueka Parish to serve as co-vicars.
Thoughts, reflections, news and stories from across the diocese emailed to you every week.
"I’ve never done anything like this before."
How nursing and forestry prepared Jenny for involvement in church leadership.
Motueka welcomes married ministers Emily and Andrew Spence.
"If we want well-formed leaders for the future, we need to invest now in good training."
There is an innate part of us that aspires to what we were originally created for.
When God is present, emptiness never has the final say.
Love so amazing, so divine.
Reflections on "an absolute ray of sunshine" on Washington Road.
The big changes in my life have grown out of small, ordinary moments – not grand gestures.
We are called to be ambassadors of reconciliation.
"People in our community are already asking questions about meaning and spirituality."
We lead out of who we are more than what we say.
