Andrew and Alicia Meek

The 2011 Christchurch earthquake was a heartbreaking and unsettling moment in the life of Oxford Terrace Baptist Church. And yet, in its wake, it opened a space to reimagine not just buildings, but purpose.

Dale Campbell

Jesus' sermon on the mountain overlooking the Sea of Galilee remains as resonant, provocative, and challenging as ever. In a cultural moment—both in the world and the church—drawn toward power, spectacle, endless pleasure, and status, what might it look like to form communities shaped instead by meekness, peacemaking, and lament?

Kevin Hapi and Zenn Rarere

Pa Whakaoranga Aranui is a reimagined Presbyterian community in one of Christchurch’s most challenged neighbourhoods, shaped by a kaupapa of healing, restoration, and deep local presence.

Maja Whittaker

Moments like the Asbury revival suggest a different kind of renewal—less marked by spectacle, and more by a quiet, contemplative return to the presence of God.

Mark & Kirsty Johnson

Tākaka is known for its strong counter-cultural and alternative spiritual community. Mark and Kirsty and their team have embraced this context, seeing it as a mission field rather than a barrier. After years building relationships, they have seen many people come to faith from new-age communities. They have shaped the parish into a missionary base—welcoming spiritual seekers, discipling new believers, and continuing to meet people where they are.

Christchurch - Main Hall

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

Col Salisbury

Navigators cross vast oceans by reading the stars, currents, and winds—attentive to context and environment.

Christchurch - Main Hall