This panel brings together four experienced church planters from diverse traditions, each carrying hard-won wisdom from the front lines of mission. Together, they’ll reflect honestly on the tensions, failures, and breakthroughs that come with forming new gospel communities—and offer grounded insight for those discerning a call to plant, pioneer, or multiply.

Wellington - Pīwakawaka

Mark Barnard and Irene Farnham

How might our ministry be shaped if we attended deeply to ‘place’? Rev. Mark Barnard will consider how the story of St James Māngere Bridge has been formed by the whenua.

Wellington - Ngāke

This panel brings together leaders who have wrestled with disappointment and emerged into constructive, hopeful, Spirit-led ways of planting new gospel communities.

Christchurch - Lounge

Nathan Hughes

Many have tried to realign existing churches away from comfort and toward mission, but too often the change doesn’t last. Nathan draws on research with Aotearoa pastors who have led healthy, lasting transformation to uncover the leadership patterns that make the difference.

Christchurch - Foyer

Justin Duckworth

What if our systems are working against us—built more for stability than mission, and unintentionally stifling the life we long to see?

Christchurch - Auditorium

Alan Hirsch

This workshop introduces 5Q (APEST)—a framework drawn from Ephesians 4 that helps the church rediscover the full spectrum of Christ's leadership through apostles, prophets, evangelists, shepherds, and teachers.

Christchurch - Auditorium

Whether you're tired, wired, or inspired, this is a space to bring the subtle invitations of the Holy Spirit into prayer with others. A team will be available to listen with you, pray with you, and help discern what God might be saying—and what your next steps could be.

Christchurch - Outdoor Room

Jenny and Simon Gill

Change and disruption can create an opportunity to rethink everything — and for The Street, a large Wellington church gathering in Mt Victoria and the Eastern suburbs, COVID-19 in 2020 did exactly that.

Wellington - Ngāke

Chris Clarke

One year ago, CMS UK's Quiet Revival Report suggested a significant shift in spiritual hunger across the Western world.

Christchurch - Lounge

James and Viv Anson

This case study will explore how these communities prioritise discipleship, shared leadership, and mission in everyday life, while remaining intentionally small and reproducible.

Wellington - Whātaitai