Little Revolutions

Nau Mai, Haere Mai

Catch Network Aotearoa brings you the inaugural ‘Little Revolutions’ conference - a conference for leaders, church-planters, and those who still believe the local church can be a force for good in the world. We will gather to learn, collaborate, pray, and worship. This is a national event drawing together a wide coalition of denominations and independent movements that share a common heart for renewal of the local church and the neighbourhoods we serve.

Who is this for?

The Curious

Those interested in moving their lives or the ministries they serve towards planting or renewal, but wondering how.

The Church-Planters

Those already aware of a call to give their lives to the work of renewal by relocating or remaking their current structure.

The Culture Creators

Leaders of movements or large ministries exploring how to renovate their institutions into places that encourage renewal.

Underground Network

Several keynotes and workshops this year will be hosted by Underground Network from Tampa, Florida. While coming from an American context, Jeremy Stephens and his team developed their practice by sitting at the feet of Filipino church-planters in Manila. Their work is passionate, nimble, and embedded in a deep commitment to being the hands and feet of Jesus amidst the urban poor.

Contributors

Bishop Ana Fletcher
Diocese of Wellington

Recently ordained as Assistant Bishop in the Wellington Anglican Diocese, Ana has seen the past five years re-planting St Peter’s Gonville in Whanganui alongside her husband Paul. Ana has been a lawyer, former Intercultural Communities Enabler for NZCMS, and the co-founder and current Executive Assistant for Common Good Coffee.

Aimee Mai
Wilberforce Foundation

Aimee has spent over a decade working on poverty alleviation in Aotearoa through her work at Christians Against Poverty (CAP), where she served as the CEO from 2013 until 2020. Aimee continues to work with CAP clients locally, serving as the Nga Hau Mangere CAP Debt Help Centre Manager. In addition to this she works with the Wilberforce Foundation.

Bree Mills
Microchurch Expert Melbourne Australia

Bree is a passionate pastor, practitioner, coach, and disciple of Jesus. She has spent the past decade leading networks of micro churches, both alongside existing churches and in independent networks. She is passionate about engaging in God's Kingdom work personally and helping others to do the same, whether that's micro churches, church planting, or other Kingdom-focused enterprises.

Clint Ussher
Wesleyan Methodist

Since 2022, Clint has been the Director of Ladilaw’s Centre for Church Leadership. Clint holds degrees from Princeton Theological Seminary (MDiv) where his studies focused primarily on missional theology before continuing doctoral work at Asbury Theological Seminary (DMin). Clint is an ordained minister of the Wesleyan Methodist Church of Aotearoa-New Zealand and has served as the Lead Pastor of The Well Church (Christchurch) since its inception in 2012.

Dale Campbell
Auckland Church Network

Dale is Prayer Leader for Auckland Church Network and his previous roles include Tearfund, The Justice Conference, and Baptist pastoring. As a husband and father, he loves every opportunity he gets to do woodworking, write, ramble, sip good coffee and meet people.

Hana Seddon
Rotorua Salvation Army Corps

Hana Seddon is a Salvation Army officer, leading the church and social services in Rotorua and a proud mum of two adult sons. A social worker by trade, with a passion for education, social justice and public health leadership.Hana is currently studying theology with a focus on theologies from Indigenous perspectives. In between singing and storytelling, Hana is often found facilitating conversations around Tiriti-based leadership in faith communities.

Jeremy Stephens Underground Network, Tampa Florida

Jeremy Stephens is one of the founding leaders of Tampa Underground, a gospel-centered ecclesiological network that’s home to over 100 microchurches (small missional communities) in the Tampa Bay area and 15 city-wide sister movements across the world. Currently, Jeremy is the director of the Underground’s International Department.

Bishop Justin Duckworth
Diocese of Wellington

Justin has been at the cutting edge of mission and ministry in Aotearoa for over 25 years. Prior to his role as Bishop of Wellington Diocese, he co-founded Urban Vision, a contemporary monastic movement with a priority towards the urban poor, and Ngatiawa, a contemporary monastery. Justin’s work has focussed primarily on church renewal and the relationship between centre and edge ministries.

Sam Harvey
24-7 Prayer Aotearoa

Sam is the National Coordinator for 24-7 Prayer in New Zealand and is the lead pastor of Bay Vineyard Church in the Hawkes Bay. He is married to Jen, and they have three very active boys. He graduated from BCNZ (now Laidlaw) in 2003 and has been in full-time ministry ever since. Sam loves good food, good music and good waves!

Scottie Reeve
Catch Network

Scottie is an ordained Anglican Priest, pioneer, and social entrepreneur in Wellington. As the national director the Catch Network, Scottie has a passion for supporting small groups of people with a desire to renew the local church. Scottie is the author of 21 Elephants, co-host of the 21 Elephants Podcast, and contributes regularly to national print media with columns on faith. Currently, he is re-planting the Anglican Parish of Brooklyn alongside his wife Cilla.

Spanky Moore
Nelson Diocese

Joshua “Spanky” Moore is an ordained Anglican priest, and oversees the equipping and encouraging of leaders who feel called to "gather the un-gathered” or want to start something new. In a previous life he was a punk musician, student radio DJ, and is currently the co-host of the 21 Elephants podcast.

Nick & Sarah Field
The Way

Nick & Sarah have recently pioneered The Way, a movement of everyday missionaries in a collectives of house churches. Previous to this, Nick & Sarah were lead pastors at The Street City Church in Wellington.

Register

1-2 JULY
PREFAB HALL
TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA

Little Revolutions will be hosted in downtown Wellington at Prefab Hall. Registrations cover morning tea, lunch, and afternoon tea each day. There will also be a pre-event dinner on Sunday night. You can register below, and we have scholarships available for those with limited resources to attend.

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