Unequally Yoked? My Experience Dating a Non-Christian
An anonymous author shares their experience dating a non-Christian and challenges some of the things they learnt about such relationships growing up.
Zoom Church: The Bad, the Weird, the Great
Stu McGregor reflects on gathering his own community as a minister via Zoom and explores the weird world of virtual reality church.
How Hillsong’s Imperialism is Stifling Our Churches: The Homogenisation of CCM and Worship Music
Josiah Carr explores how the global dominance of neo-Pentecostal churches such as Hillsong shapes and suppresses local and indigenous forms of worship and music.
Is My Phone Changing Me? Digital Discipleship in a Secular Age
Marcus Brooking discusses phone usage and spiritual formation in our modern age.
Disability in Our Ministry: Towards Inclusive Church
Wade Limpus explores how churches can overcome barriers for fellow believers and neighbours with disabilities.
Redeeming Periods: A Spirituality of the Menstrual Cycle
Grace Paddison reflects on different cultural and theological attitudes regarding menstruation and explores better ways of living with and in tune with periods.
My Call to Fatherhood: Reimagining Our Narratives
Matt McKirland shares about his experiences as a primary caregiver and imagining new horizons in our understanding of parenthood.
Can the Church Be Inclusive? My Experience Pastoring Queer Youth
Rosie Fleming reflects on her experiences pastoring Queer youth and shares some of the things she’s learned.
Consumerism is Bad and I Can’t Get Away
Rebecca Hooper reflects on what can sometimes feel like the overwhelming burden of consumerism and how followers of Jesus might think differently about this.
Are Weddings the Patriarchy’s Last Stand?
Jaimee van Gemerden explores some of the hypocrisy and contradictions of egalitarian weddings.
End of Life Choice: A Clash of Irreconcilable Ideologies
Jaimee van Gemerden explains why her decision to vote ‘no’ on the upcoming End of Life Choice Act is more than a merely legislative choice but also an ideological one.
Reflections from a Recovering Banana
Stephanie Chan 陳雪瑩 reflects on the complexities of growing up Chinese-New Zealand.
Should Te Reo Maaori Be Compulsory In Our Schools?
Etienne Wain shares why he believes this is a significant justice issue concerning the election and why te reo Mãori should become compulsory in schools from a legal point of view.
Why I’m Voting ‘Yes’ in the Cannabis Referendum
Youth worker and NGO manager David Gerbault explores how his views on a prohibitionist stance to cannabis have changed and why he will be voting ‘Yes’ in the coming referendum.
Music is Dead Because We’ve Killed It: Punk Rock, Tattoos, and Jesus in the Alternative Music Scene
Chris Dies, front-person of Chasing South, reflects on music, punk, and perceptions of the alternative music scene within Christianity.