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9th NZ Christian Leaders’ Congress

Bringing Christians together

to strengthen the church of Aotearoa New Zealand

NZCN News

is an excellent way to keep up with articles about key issues facing society and the church in New Zealand

Te Rongopai

Dr Stuart Lange presents a five part series documenting the story of the Gospel in New Zealand from Samuel Marsden forwards

Gospel Bicentenary Statement

A living statement, a perspective from a vantage point of two centuries of complex history, a contribution to the ongoing conversation on the relationship between ngā iwi Māori and Christian faith and life in its varying expressions

Pray As One NZ

Join us 8-9 pm Mondays on Zoom as we have speakers from around the nation join us to share a message and to unite in prayer

From united work comes fulfillment

What is the

New Zealand Christian Network?

 

We are a network of Christian churches, organisations, and individuals, established in 2002 (but with a whakapapa that goes way back before that, to the World Evangelical Alliance (1846 –), the  Evangelical Alliance (NZ), the Evangelical Fellowship of NZ, and Vision NZ) to help the church in New Zealand be more united and effective, and to present a reasoned, well-researched Christian voice on public issues to media and government.

Our mission is helping Christians work together, build the Church, and positively influence society.

Our board of reference includes national leaders from all the main denominations.

We are committed to an orthodox Christian faith, uphold an evangelical Statement of Faith, and are affiliated with the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA). There are at least 500,000 biblically orthodox/evangelical Christians in New Zealand.

In response to Jesus’ prayer “may they be one that the world will know” (John 17), we long to see greater unity in the Church, and for Christ’s influence to flourish in Aotearoa New Zealand.

We network, develop relationships, identify issues where the Church can be more effective by working together, and help provide leadership for change. We facilitate conversations, run focus groups and forums, hold national congresses, and represent a biblical position in such contexts as inter-faith consultations. We communicate to the church, issue media statements, speak on media, and make submissions to parliamentary select committees.

Recent articles and posts

Celebrating God at Matariki

Last year’s inauguration of Matariki as a new public holiday naturally raises questions for all Christians in New Zealand whether we may celebrate this festival without compromising the first of the ten commandments: “You shall have no other gods before me” (Exodus 20:3). So this year we invited Brad Haami (Ngāti Awa), a Māori Christian leader, author, and lecturer (at Laidlaw College) to give us some guidance…

What is wrong with New Zealand?

Well, certainly not everything. There is still so much about this country to appreciate and enjoy, including God’s beautiful creation, our mix of cultures, and our traditionally down–to-earth ways. And much else.

Great data about your church at your fingertips

Do you know that in New Zealand we have a nationwide survey of church attenders? The Church Life Survey NZ (CLS) takes place every 5 years, in Census years. Has your church significantly changed since the pandemic? The CLS is an opportunity to find out who is part of...

Some Christian reflections on transgenderism

Until very recently, all human cultures believed – and many still do – that, apart from very rare cases of physical intersexuality, all humanity is comprised of two biological sexes or genders, male and female, and that it is not possible to move from one to the other.

Upholding a free and open society

In a free and open society, being offensive in the eyes of those who hold different views is not sufficient grounds for having your freedoms of opinion and expression denied.

What is the

New Zealand Christian Network?

 

We are a network of Christian churches, organisations, and individuals, established in 2002 (but with a whakapapa that goes way back before that, to the World Evangelical Alliance (1846 –), the Evangelical Alliance (NZ), the Evangelical Fellowship of NZ, and Vision NZ) to help the church in New Zealand be more united and effective, and to present a reasoned, well-researched Christian voice on public issues to media and government.

Our mission is helping Christians work together, build the Church, and positively influence society.

Our board of reference includes national leaders from all the main denominations.

We are committed to an orthodox Christian faith, uphold an evangelical Statement of Faith, and are affiliated with the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA). There are at least 500,000 biblically orthodox/evangelical Christians in New Zealand.

In response to Jesus’ prayer “may they be one that the world will know” (John 17), we long to see greater unity in the Church, and for Christ influence to flourish in Aotearoa New Zealand.

We network, develop relationships, identify issues where the Church can be more effective by working together, and help provide leadership for change. We facilitate conversations, run focus groups and forums, hold national congresses, and represent a biblical position in such contexts as inter-faith consultations. We communicate to the church, issue media statements, speak on media, and make submissions to parliamentary select committees.

Featured content

Celebrating God at Matariki

Last year’s inauguration of Matariki as a new public holiday naturally raises questions for all Christians in New Zealand whether we may celebrate this festival without compromising the first of the ten commandments: “You shall have no other gods before me” (Exodus 20:3). So this year we invited Brad Haami (Ngāti Awa), a Māori Christian leader, author, and lecturer (at Laidlaw College) to give us some guidance…

What is wrong with New Zealand?

Well, certainly not everything. There is still so much about this country to appreciate and enjoy, including God’s beautiful creation, our mix of cultures, and our traditionally down–to-earth ways. And much else.

Great data about your church at your fingertips

Do you know that in New Zealand we have a nationwide survey of church attenders? The Church Life Survey NZ (CLS) takes place every 5 years, in Census years. Has your church significantly changed since the pandemic? The CLS is an opportunity to find out who is part of...

Some Christian reflections on transgenderism

Until very recently, all human cultures believed – and many still do – that, apart from very rare cases of physical intersexuality, all humanity is comprised of two biological sexes or genders, male and female, and that it is not possible to move from one to the other.

Upholding a free and open society

In a free and open society, being offensive in the eyes of those who hold different views is not sufficient grounds for having your freedoms of opinion and expression denied.

The floods: what is the Christian church doing?

A collection of stories and reports from individuals and churches around the country in response to the January and February storms that battered much of the North Island

An interesting question: is God punishing New Zealand?

Most Christians would hesitate to name specific natural disasters as God’s punishment. Can we be certain we definitely know God’s mind in this?

God …and storms, earthquakes, Gen Z, and ‘hate speech’ law

Dr Stuart Lange offers insights and highlights some prayer needs on recent events in both NZ and overseas.

Lest we forget: it’s a Covenant!

Many Māori see the Treaty in spiritual and Christian terms as is seen in one of their names for the Treaty: ‘Te Kawenata o Waitangi’ (‘the Covenant of Waitangi’). Covenant is a very appropriate word to use. The word itself is of Latin origin (con venire), meaning a coming together.

The Spirit of Waitangi

What is the “spirit” of the Treaty of Waitangi? Often discussion of this question is focussed exclusively on the text of the Treaty itself. But it is also helpful to consider the wider ceremonial context in which the Treaty was first enacted.

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