Recent posts
Why “Reading the Bible Faithfully” matters
There are some things which are basic in our Christian lives - things like prayer, Bible reading, worship, witness. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9e-mA3Msec NZ...
Pew Research – America less religious and religious groups more accepting of homosexuality. What does it mean for us?
Pew Research Center's 2014 Landscape Study on religion in America contains some interesting findings. Among them, and relevant to NZ in the context of ongoing debates...
Contradictions and Women in the Bible
One of the biggest obstacles to the biblical call to unity is the shallow or superficial reading of scripture. There’s still plenty of scope for disagreement even among specialists who are adept at plumbing the depths of a text in the original languages.
What Happens When We Lose Faith in the Transcendent?
In 2011 I spoke at the national interfaith forum on State and Church. Four years on, these comments seem even more relevant today than they were back...
Talking Jesus research (UK) – first of its kind – relevant to NZ
NZ Christian Network’s sister organisation in UK has just published the results of a research project described as the “first of its kind”. The research was conducted by Barna Group on behalf of the EAUK (Evangelical Alliance UK), the Church of England, and HOPE.
Pentecostals and Christian Unity
It was good to read the following report from the Global Christian Forum about a significant gathering of Latin American Pentecostal leaders to discuss the issue of...
Evangelism
Evangelism does not seem to be widely practised in the church today. Perhaps this is because it’s not well understood. Perhaps poor teaching has left a residue of suspicion or even fear. This |Note presents a short overview of evangelism.
Fruitfulness
Ruby Duncan handed out the following notes at a recent workshop she presented, and they looked so useful that we asked if we could share them!
How New Zealand could be
In the spirit of W.E. Sangster… “What would a religious revival do for New Zealand?”
Where is the love?
What began as a comment on Simon Collins’ Facebook page prompted Glyn to raise some points about how Christians can effectively share their faith on social media.
City Church Not a One Trick Pony
Ever since the concept of “city church” was explored as a major theme at the 2008 NZ Christian Network Congress, I have become even more convinced about its importance...
Strengthening the church of Aotearoa
About us
Meet the team
How we work
Giving
Annual reports
History
What we do
Initiatives
Networks
Public policy
Prayer centre
Events
Connect
Contact us
Stay in the loop
Press centre
Advertise with us
Our brands
Jobs
Find a church
Membership
Become a member
Renew your membership
Membership FAQs
Our pledge to our members
Advantages of membership
Your membership account
Our members
New Zealand Christian Network is a registered charity CC23105
Privacy policy | Cookie policy | Sitemap | Accessibility