Safeguarding is all about ensuring that children, young people and vulnerable adults are protected from abuse and neglect. If there are...

Five Strategic Questions Regarding Welcoming 1. If someone walked into our church for the first time, what would they experience in the...

Hospitality - Creating Communities of Belonging I want you to think of the last time you visited a different church. Would you return?...

Do not be afraid   “Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell your possessions...

"Contribute to the needs of the saints; extend hospitality to strangers." – Romans 12:13 Genuine hospitality is a week-long practice. It...

Barn Guy Gets it Wrong Someone in the crowd said to [Jesus], “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me.” But he...

Lord, teach us to pray.     [Jesus] was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord,...

Hospitality as Holy Welcome "Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without...

Now as they went on their way, [Jesus] entered a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him. She had a sister named Mary,...

Written by Rev'd John and Rev'd Sue Matthews Kia ora koutou/Greetings everyone It’s good to be able to share with you some of the joys of...

On Sunday, 29 June the Church of All Saints in the Parish of Taradale celebrate 150 years since its consecration on St Peter's Day, 1875....

Praying for Our Neighbourhoods "But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf,...

The Good Samaritan An expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to...

Praying as a Community "Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labour in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the...

The Kingdom of God has come near After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him in pairs to every town...

Safeguarding Training has been running again in a number of centres – Diocesan Office, Tauranga, Gisborne, Hawkes Bay, and Whakatane and...

Karakia/Prayer: The Starting Point of Renewal In seasons of challenge and opportunity, prayer remains the most powerful act a parish can...

Peter – flawed and faithful   Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that...

Te Pouhere Sunday Then Peter began to speak to them: “I truly understand that God shows no partiality, but in every people anyone who...

“I seek our situations where I gain new experiences without getting in my own or other people’s way” (VIA Institute on Character)....