Caleb Tangaroa Haurua 6/10/22 Caleb Tangaroa Haurua 6/10/22

The Covid Fatigued Church: Have We Missed the Moment?

Caleb Tangaroa Haurua offers an urgent, pastoral word to churches as we recover from the ongoing pandemic: who are we as a church, and how might God be leading us to change and grow?

Andrew Clark-Howard 29/09/22 Andrew Clark-Howard 29/09/22

Why I Want Religion Over Relationship

Andrew Clark-Howard reflects on the ways in which Christian ritual and religion might not be as problematic as he was taught to believe.

Graeme Chamberlain 22/09/22 Graeme Chamberlain 22/09/22

‘Welcome to Hospice’: Working as a Chaplain at the End of Life

Graeme Chamberlain shares his experiences working as a chaplain within a hospice centre.

Editoral Team 15/09/22 Editoral Team 15/09/22

It’s Survey Time! Help Us by Providing Your Feedback

Complete the Metanoia survey now and go in the draw to win one of two $20 grocery vouchers.

Stephanie Chan 陈雪莹 8/09/22 Stephanie Chan 陈雪莹 8/09/22

Names

In a series of fragmented notes and memories, Stephanie Chan 陈雪莹 reflects on having two names as a Chinese New Zealander.

Shannon Mawdsley 1/09/22 Shannon Mawdsley 1/09/22

Poetry: Held

A poem reflecting on the Song of Songs.

Mitchell Youngs 25/08/22 Mitchell Youngs 25/08/22

Are we Singing “Just” Songs, or Just Songs?

Mitchell Youngs reflects on the theme of justice within Old Testament worship to ask the question: why do we rarely sing of God’s justice in the way the Bible demonstrates?

Jaimee van Gemerden 18/08/22 Jaimee van Gemerden 18/08/22

The Report on Arise: 92 Theses for the Church of Aotearoa

Jaimee van Gemerden reflects on the leaked Pathfinding report on Arise and what lessons it holds for all churches and church leaders in Aotearoa.

Shalomy Sathiyaraj 11/08/22 Shalomy Sathiyaraj 11/08/22

How Megachurches Further Political Agendas

Drawing off insights from political theory, Shalomy Sathiyaraj examines how megachurch culture both forms and shapes a politics of control and hegemony.

Grace Paddison 4/08/22 Grace Paddison 4/08/22

Liturgising My Little Life

Grace Paddison reflects on her recent practice of composing short, everyday liturgies to help ground and centre herself in the midst of the worries, boredom, or joys life often brings.

Jacqui Fisher 28/07/22 Jacqui Fisher 28/07/22

Prayer: God’s Story (Our Story)

Jacqui Fisher shares an interactive prayer on the story of the Scripture to be used individually or communally.

Timote Naulivou 21/07/22 Timote Naulivou 21/07/22

Hopsin, Questioning God, and the Psalms

Timote Naulivou explores how the raw lyrics of hip hop invite Christians to express emotion and frustration to God in ways demonstrated by the Psalms.

Rebecca Hooper 14/07/22 Rebecca Hooper 14/07/22

Inviting Emotions: Making Peace with These Strange Acquaintances

A gorgeous creative reflection from Rebecca Hooper on coming to peace with the many, varied emotions of the human experience.

Amanda Pilbrow 7/07/22 Amanda Pilbrow 7/07/22

Welcome to the Stoning: An Invitation into Otherness

Amanda Pilbrow reflects on her own story grappling with fears and faith in encountering the Queer ‘other.’

Michael Frost 30/06/22 Michael Frost 30/06/22

Why We’re Destroying the Church By Trying to Defend It

Michael Frost reflects how defensive Christian responses to abuses of power within church communities hinder the church’s public witness rather than help it.