National Consultation on New Zealand Baptists in World Mission

Over the next five months, Neil Perry and Peter Mihaere will be travelling throughout New Zealand to hold consultation meetings about what we do as Baptists in respect to World Mission.

What is our purpose?

“As the leadership of tranzsend we call the denomination to discern with us what God is doing in the world of mission today and how, as New Zealand Baptists, we continue with a collective response to world mission.”

Who is this for?

We want to consult with as many people who attend local Baptist Churches as possible. For that reason we are committed to travelling extensively throughout New Zealand to meet with you.

What will we be seeking to do?

Our desire is to have as many face to face and group meetings as physically possible so as to give every person attending an opportunity to input into this process. We have a number of questions we would like to ask including:

· What are the things your local church is doing in world mission?

· How is God calling us, as New Zealand Baptists, to join Him in world mission today?

· Should we, as New Zealand Baptists, have a collective response to world mission?

· If so, how can we be more effective in that collective response?

· What could a collective response look like in the future?

Is this just tranzsend wanting more money?

This is a very fair question as tranzsend’s financial situation has precipitated this discussion. The answer is simply no.

tranzsend is probably the most extensive collective activity we do as New Zealand Baptists and we want to hear your voice on how we advance into the future. The world has and is continually changing and we need to make sure we are delivering what our key stakeholders believe is the right thing for us to be doing. There are many questions on people’s minds about World Mission. This consultation provides a platform for people to ask those questions.

It is tranzsend‘s intention to be in listening mode during this consultation and we would value your input.

To ensure you keep fully up to date and when meetings are happening in your town or city please visit the tranzsend website (www.tranzsend.org.nz) and click on “the future” tab. Here we will provide the latest information. Keep an eye on our new blog as we feature news throughout the consultation period which runs from September to February 2010.