Case Study: The Street City Church
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
Revisiting the Quiet Revival
Chris Clarke
One year ago, CMS UK's Quiet Revival Report suggested a significant shift in spiritual hunger across the Western world.
Christchurch - Lounge
Case Study: The House Church Network
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
Rediscovering Missional DNA
Alan Hirsch
Alan Hirsch explores mDNA—the core elements that have consistently fueled Jesus movements across history. This session invites leaders to recover the church's "native genius": a simple but powerful pattern embedded within the gospel itself.
Christchurch - Auditorium
Case Study: MBC & UNOH in Manurewa
Monique Lee and Dave Tims
This case study follows an unlikely friendship between a passionate community organiser (Dave) and a devoted church leader (Monique).
Wellington - Ngāke
Wayfinding for Neighbourhoods
Col Salisbury
Navigators cross vast oceans by reading the stars, currents, and winds—attentive to context and environment.
Christchurch - Main Hall
Prayer on Mission
Sam Harvey and Hannah Frauenstein
Father George Elsbett wrote: “First and foremost, being a missionary Church means being a praying Church.”
Christchurch - Lounge