Month: October 2021

First published on Christian Converser It’s very plain and has been for many years that churches in New Zealand are theologically influenced by viewpoints that originate from the USA. Whilst these ideas may be mainstream with the overall culture of society in America, they begin to look rather odd when imported into another country where… Continue reading Christian Converser: US Theological Influences On NZ Churches [1]

First published on Christian Converser We all have heard the arguments against the Coronavirus response worldwide, including vaccines. Much of the opposition to this is coming from within churches, from particular groups of Christians, almost all of whom follow obscure and rather extreme theological viewpoints, generally ones which, like many of the anti-arguments, have been… Continue reading Christian Converser: Anti-vaxxers Polarise NZ Christian Community

First published on Christian Converser Right now a lot is coming out of this blog. It’s a time when a lot of productive output is coming back into our ministry and the fruit is being seen in various different ways. Today we want to write the introduction to a new series about church governance and… Continue reading Christian Converser: Church Structure & Governance [1]: Intro

First published on Christian Converser Between 2016 and 2020, the US presidency of Donald Trump divided the Church like no president ever before. Trump proved to be more willing to step over an unconscionable line than any of his wiser Republican predecessors, all of whom (as well as all Democrats) professed at least a nominal… Continue reading Christian Converser: Conservativism vs Humanitarianism In Church Theology [3] : Compromise vs Courage