In September I attended the Second South Pacific Membercare Conference. A conference for all those involved in missionary care in Australia, New Zealand and across the pacific. I have spent a lot of time over the last 8 years reflecting on member care, particularly thinking about its foundations and definition. For New Zealand to lead… Read More six conversations about missionary care in New Zealand – four
This is the third post in a series considering what we need to talk about as missionary care steps up, upskills and develops as a profession. I believe New Zealand can lead the way in increasing the professionalism of membercare. This time I want to start a conversation about understanding what it means to be… Read More six conversations about missionary care in New Zealand – Three
Last month I attended the Second South Pacific Membercare Conference. A conference for all those involved in missionary care in Australia, New Zealand and across the pacific. I have spent a lot of time over the last 7 years reflecting on member care and I was somewhat disappointed at the level of conversation and engagement… Read More six conversations about missionary care in New Zealand – two
I have been waiting. On Monday I was waiting – silence. On Tuesday I was waiting – silence. Today the silence has become deafening. I don’t feel like I should be the one to raise this after all, I am one of the fortunate ones who can say #notme. But perhaps that makes it easier… Read More silence speaks
I recently returned from the Second South Pacific Membercare Conference, for all those involved in missionary care in Australia, New Zealand and across the Pacific. I have spent a lot of time over the last 7 years reflecting on member care and I was somewhat disappointed at the level of conversation and engagement at the… Read More six conversations about missionary care in New Zealand
Let’s talk about discontent. You know all about discontent right? I know you feel it too. I know that you have that feeling of restless dissatisfaction, that sense of burning grievance. Perhaps like me you have that feeling every time you read an article that finds another way to silence women. Another article that encourages… Read More listen to your discontent: the Holy Spirit’s prompt for every woman.
Today’s blog post is the start of a new series, introducing you to the female leaders in New Zealand’s mission, ministry and Christian Not-for-Profit Sector. The first of my guests is Rachel Murray. Rachel has been the General Director of the New Zealand Baptist Missionary Society, for three years. NZBMS is the mission organisation of… Read More women in leadership – Rachel Murray
On the first Monday of each month, I offer some reflections on a book I have been reading. These are not book reviews, but a reflection on how the book interacts with my story and the questions that I currently have. I share where the book takes me with my questions, whether it conjures up new ideas or questions, whether it helps me frame my experiences and gives me things to ponder.
Sometimes we can get stuck in certain ways of thinking. We might be tired, and busy and it is easy to fall back into familiar paradigms. A familiar paradigm might be that orchestras play classical music. To an extent, this is true orchestras do play classical music and have done for centuries in the western… Read More does your orchestra play rock music?
I have always disliked introducing myself at social events because the first thing you are asked is so “what do you do?” The answer for me has never been simple. I envy those people who could say “I am a primary school teacher or a nurse or a vet” and people immediately understand what they… Read More face outward
