Kia ora e te whanau To reprise the beginning from last week……… ‘Our Future Together’ – Our Kings Birthday Forum is looming larger. You have Questions? Parishes may well have questions that they wish to put to partner leaders. Please send them to me, and we can then sort them and pass them […]

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Kia ora e te whanau Of late I’ve found myself getting increasingly agitated that the direction our own country, and the world order in general, seem to be taking. Feeling unable to do anything to change what I see happening, I find myself in sometimes tense and contentious dispute with […]

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Kia ora e te whanau FORUM 2025 – Kings Birthday Weekend, in Auckland – Expressions of Interest The expressions of interest have been trickling it. I’m delighted that it’s from a broad spectrum across our base.  We’d like to hear from more of you. The Standing Committee has agreed that […]

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Kia ora e te whanau Only 23 shopping days to go as we prepare to celebrate the birth of our Saviour….. Leadership and Personal Development 1.     The Surprising Benefits of Talking Out Loud to Yourself I loved this one! This article outlines some of the real benefits of talking to ourselves […]

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Kia ora e te whanau The Nelson/Marlborough/West Coast Regional Synod of the Methodist Church is mostly CVs. We met together this weekend past in Greymouth. To crib the title of E.F Schumacher’s book ‘Small is Beautiful’. There’s something rich about the intimacy of a small group of 14 leaders who […]

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Kia ora e te whanau This coming weekend sees me in Greymouth, inputting to a leaders gathering, and preaching at the Uniting Church on the Sunday morning. Looking forward to it! At the end of October, I noted that Jannet Mudavanhu’s life had been tragically cut short by a brain aneurysm. […]

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