This 4-module course has been produced by the Baptist Leadership Hub to help you grow in your understanding of being a Christian within the Baptist denomination.
The course covers four areas that we believe are markers of being Baptist and is suitable for anyone in leadership in a church, faith community or associated entity. The objective of the series is to answer these three questions:
- What are the core beliefs of Baptists?
- How do Baptists differ from other Christian groups and denominations?
- Why do Baptists refer to themselves as a Union?
In this four-part video series, Charles Hewlett (Baptist National Leader 2019-2025) interviews John Tucker (Carey Baptist College lecturer in Church History and Homiletics), and Wayne Schache (Operations and Finance Director at the Baptist National Support Centre) to explore these questions and more. The videos are intended for leadership, eldership, or team meetings, but they can also be enjoyed for personal interest.Engaging with the discussion questions below at the end of each video will enhance understanding and encourage meaningful discussion:
Discussion Questions
- Discuss one or two key insights or observations that resonated with you, and/or surprised you?
- How could these insights influence your approach to leadership?
- What implications might these insights have for your church?
Modules
Baptist distinctives
This is episode one of a four-part video series designed to help you grow in your understanding of being a Christian within the Baptist denomination…
Baptists and their priorities
This is episode two of a four-part video series designed to help you grow in your understanding of being a Christian within the Baptist denomination…
The Baptist approach to leadership
This is episode three of a four-part video series designed to help you grow in your understanding of being a Christian within the Baptist denomination…
The Baptist Union of New Zealand as a legal entity
This is episode four of a four-part video series designed to help you grow in your understanding of being a Christian within the Baptist denomination…
More training
Better Church Elders video training
Click here to access Better Church Elders…
You might also find helpful this New Zealand made online training resource for Eldership groups and church boards, now freely available thanks to our Centre for Lifelong Learning.
This is a series of teaching videos (15-20 minutes each) about Eldership. The video content is provided in an interview format led by Charles Hewlett (New Zealand Baptist National Leader) with experienced practitioners: viewers have the opportunity to hear from multiple voices adding to this topic of forming healthy eldership and church board teams.