“Some of these races can literally last for days!” says Levi. “My friends think I'm crazy for undertaking such an enduring race, I think I can use this race to grow closer to God and get a higher understanding of myself.”
Our hosts for the next week would overwhelm us with joyful hospitality and gratitude for being on their small place in a very big ocean.
We are invited to join God in his work of restoration, living with purpose and participating in his mission in the world – and a major part of that mission calls us to remember, to reflect and to share who God is and what he has done.
The Planted to Flourish Intergenerate workshop day earlier this month had over 30 participants and was a rich gathering in every way.
I have been challenged to reappraise how I view touch in both my personal and ministry life.
"I thought I’d be the vicar of parishes until the day I could no longer. But long story short, in 2019 I ended up here as funeral director and assistant embalmer."
There’s no singular reason we can point to the change in culture. But there’s been some good research done to help us understand the current climate of faith in our country.
"I know that there is power in the Word of God, and children should have the opportunity to experience that for themselves. And yet where can they have that unless their parents have a faith?"
Sheena Pearson’s preserves have helped fund countless camp attendees, mission trips and church interns. Her latest project is called “Bottled Sunshine”, made to support Bishopdale College.
Motueka Parish is three but one – we have churches in Motueka, Ngātīmoti and Riwaka. Distinct but together. Yet not many know each other. So Emily and I wondered: how do we get them to hang out together without organising a service?
The Sharing Shed op shop not only contributes to parish finances, but serves the community of Cobden. I had a chat with Nicki Mora, who joined the around five years ago and has been a part of breathing new life into the faithful establishment.
What if God's call on your life is less about "going", but about "doing"? The same spirit that fell at Pentecost is with you in the school pickup line. In the office. In the cafe.
“In all three gatherings I found it validating and rather exciting to hear fresh stories of Jesus meeting people and some radical transformations. It really is a new day!”
For the third and fourth terms this year I invite you to pray for children and families ministries, leaders and volunteers in another parish. Each parish has been “matched” with one or two other parishes in an encouragement to pray for each other.
Every time a chant is sung or the organ is played, in a historic building like our cathedral, the ambience instantly changes direction, from secular to divine, from outward to inward.
Having run 100 kilometres alongside Rev Matt Watts in May, the bishop is beckoning others to join the mission in a crowdfunding-style campaign.
A group of youth leaders from our diocese travelled to Living Springs in Canterbury for The Abbey 2026. With the theme "Breathe", the weekend invited leaders to slow down, reconnect with God, and be equipped for sustainable ministry.
Surely as a provider of a community food service we would want more. More people coming along, a bigger presence, maybe a nice new shiny building heralding the importance of the work we do?
"We’re seeing people come to faith, new leaders emerge, and communities transformed. Ultimately, you can only point back to the fact that people have been faithfully praying."
The Emmaus training day on Saturday saw around 60 people from all across the Māwhera deanery gather to inspire each other in faith and ministry.
I've invited three of our clergy to talk about what they love about the Anglican tradition, and the unique ministry and missional opportunities it offers.
What should be our Christian response to Matariki? Should we see it as a pagan festival to be resisted, or is it something else – something maybe to be celebrated and taken on board?
A chat with a Motueka community pastor on the art of saying no, looking for God wherever you are, and how life is like a bike wheel.
You hear them preach. You take communion from them. You admire their funky-looking collar. But what exactly is a vicar, and what do they get up to after Sunday?
How pausing to study at Bishopdale College informed Sophie's faith, work and parenting for years to come.
