We get it! Prayer is important! And yet intentional prayer also seems to be one of the hardest things for most of us to engage with – both personally, and as church communities.
I work with both churches and other faith-based organisations, serve in spaces where there is gender-imbalance and a need for intergenerational, cross cultural leadership, and amongst the voiceless and vulnerable, for social and ecological justice.
“Some of these races can literally last for days!” says Levi. “My friends think I'm crazy for undertaking such an enduring race, I think I can use this race to grow closer to God and get a higher understanding of myself.”
Thoughts, reflections, news and stories from across the diocese emailed to you every week.
It’s exciting to see a number of our parishes intentionally pushing into prayer.
Bishopdale transformed my way of thinking as a servant leader and follower of Jesus.
"My friends think I'm crazy."
On the 67th General Synod Te Hīnota Whānui.
"What do these stones mean?"
Why we should care, and how we can respond.
What if God says “stay”?
The great Mozart was moved to write: “The organ will always be the king of instruments”.
I invite you to pray for children and families ministries in another parish.
The big changes in my life have grown out of small, ordinary moments – not grand gestures.
"Every body matters. Everybody matters."
"People in our community are already asking questions about meaning and spirituality."
