Welcome to the Leadership Hub of the
Baptist Churches of New Zealand
If you are involved in leadership within, or on behalf of, a Baptist faith community then you have come to the right place. Whether you are in pastoral leadership, on an eldership board, or working with youth or children, the Leadership Hub has tools for your kete and inspiration for your soul.
Recent Articles
Changes ahead for John Tucker and Carey
Change is ahead for both Dr John Tucker, our college Principal, and Carey Baptist College.
Baptist Polity and a Serious Misconduct Policy
The proposals redefine aspects of local church responsibility, but do not threaten it on any fundamental questions.
Assembly Council Meeting August 2024
Discussing our next ‘bite’: how we find and train our future pastoral leaders, constitutional reviews, extending the Assembly Council term, the new campus for Carey,…
Churches engaging with their Church Life Survey results
How might a church use and learn from this data?
New Dean of Faculty
Our college’s lecturer in systematic theology, Christa McKirland, has been appointed Dean of Faculty.
Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry: Whanaketia
Yesterday, the final Royal Commission of Inquiry report into abuse in state and faith-based care was released…
“Introduction to Christian Leadership” is all go!
Carey’s new course is now NZQA-approved and enrolments open 30 July!
Assembly Council Meeting June 2024
Time for more feedback on proposed changes to the Baptist Union Constitution | Continuing search for new property for key Baptist entities | Relationship with…
Register now for Hui ā Māori 2024: ‘no greater time to be unified’
A call for Baptist Māori to engage with the significant kōrero coming to Hui ā Māori 2024.
Assembly Council Meeting April 2024
Significant reviews shaping how New Zealand Baptists associate together in the coming decades. Opportunities to participate in discussions.
We have been listening and we want to help
Carey’s new course starting in semester two this year* is called "Introduction to Christian Leadership," and brings together Bible, theology, and ministry practice…
Consultation time: serious misconduct and constitution review
Two very significant consultation processes begin today and run for three months. We are inviting people who are part of Baptist churches to engage with…
Recent Media
National hui delegates
Who are they? How should they be chosen? How many can we send? And who gets to vote?
The Beautiful Work of Pastoral Leadership
Welcome to our debut episode of "A Beautiful Work"! In this inaugural conversation, we sit down with Michael Rhodes, biblical scholar and lecturer at Carey…
The proposed serious misconduct process
Karen Warner and Wayne Schache from the Baptist National Support Centre give us the lowdown on the proposed Serious Misconduct Process. This conversation is a…
A Beautiful Work introduction
Embracing the beauty and challenges of pastoral ministry, 'A Beautiful Work' podcast offers a conversation hub for those devoted to shepherding God's church.
Flourishing in leadership and healing, with Anashuya Fletcher
Anashuya shares her experiences of leadership and miraculous healing and how she has been and is being formed by both spaces. Ana invites us to…
The Lowdown introduction
This podcast gives you the lowdown on everything happening at the Baptist National Hui from 6 to 9 November 2024 at Rangiora Baptist Church, New…
We need to change: Abuse in faith-based care, with Jaimee van Gemerden
With the recent release of Whanaketia – Through pain and trauma, from darkness to light, the final report from the Royal Commission of Inquiry into…
Julie Chamberlain: 1 Timothy 6:17-21
Julie Chamberlain, Community Pastor at Oxford Terrace Baptist Church (Christchurch), preaches on 1 Timothy 6:17-21.
Andrew Picard: 1 Timothy 6: 11-16
Coming to the end of his time on staff with Carey Baptist College, Andrew shares what he learned from his callings in leadership and how…
Emma Stokes: 1 Timothy 6: 1-10
Paul continues his instructions to God’s household for the sake of the gospel. He emphasises the radical consequences of living out our identity as sisters…
Geoff New: Isaiah 6
Isaiah 6 has two strong threads running through its mysterious and confronting content: human experience and divine intervention. This sermon considers how Isaiah 6 interweaves…
William HC: 1 Timothy 5:17-25
Are good leaders born or made? Are they found or formed? Culture and context will shape our answer as we guard the gospel of Christ.…
Helen Brereton: 1 Timothy 5:1-16
What attitude should church leaders have towards those they shepherd? And how do you care for those in need with limited resources? In 1 Timothy…
Melissa Wilson: 1 Timothy 4:1-15
Melissa Wilson, Pastor at Beachlands Baptist Church, teaches leaders to be aware of the quiet killers, set up training plans, and find their champions.
Michael Rhodes: 1 Timothy 3:1-16, The household of God
1 Timothy 3 ends with some of the most beautiful, exhilarating God-talk in all of Paul’s letters. However, the passage begins with a teaching about…
Jonny Weir: 1 Timothy 2:8-15
These eight verses have been a lightning rod for Christians and our debates about the role of women and men in the church. Jonny looks…
George Wieland: 1 Timothy 2:1-7
What is the priority for new (and old) churches in their life, learning and worship? According to Paul, “first of all”, they should learn to…
Christa McKirland: 1 Timothy 1:12-20
No matter who you are, your story matters, and it directs your ministry. That for which we are called, we are also empowered to accomplish.
Jonathan Robinson: 1 Timothy 1:1-11
In the first paragraphs of this letter, Paul outlines his purpose in writing to Timothy and the problem they have in Ephesus with false teachers.…
Introduction to an intergenerational conversation
Introducing around the table: an intergenerational conversation
Discipleship in a post-pandemic world
What does it look like to be a disciple after experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic? What does it mean to be the church in light of…
Answering your questions
Some brilliant questions about discipleship have come in! Caleb answers them in this episode.
The strengths-based disciple with Wilson Chan
Caleb chats with Wilson Chan, Strength Finders Coach, about what it means to be a strengths-based disciple.
Strengthening our eldership team (Better Church Elders 6)
Where do we find new elders? What training will make us even better? How can we support our pastor and staff more? Charles Hewlett talks…
If you can’t find what you are looking for, help is only an email or phone call away.
Karen Warner
Leadership Co-ordination Director, Baptist Churches of New Zealand
Ph +64 9 526 7958