Hey Pastor! The Real Crisis is Capitalism
Andrew Clark-Howard offers a provocative idea: the real crisis facing churches is not decline, or secularism, or young people. It’s capitalism.
When a Church is not a Church
Jaimee van Gemerden argues for a provocative but simple idea: the main problem with megachurches is that they don't really constitute 'church.'
Can Christianity Be Saved from Sexual Abuse? Purity Culture, Gender, and Sex
Jaimee van Gemerden’s powerful kōrero from our most recent event.
Responding as a Christian to the Abuse in Care Final Report
With the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care’s final report published on the 24th of July, Jaimee reflects on the importance of Christian engagement with the findings and advocating for change that need to be made in the church in Aotearoa.
A Conversation on Christian Zionism
Three contributors offer their reflections on this week’s Metanoia Conversation “Can Christianity be Saved from Zionism?”
Does Zionism Affect Us in Aotearoa?
In anticipation of our conversation on Christian Zionism next week, Andrew Clark-Howard reflects: Are we connected to Palestine? How are our struggles for justice related?
On Baldwin’s “Open Letter to the Born Again”
Andrew Clark-Howard reflects on a 1979 essay from James Baldwin on Palestinian liberation and the hypocrisy of Western Christianity.
The Church Needs Feminists
In light of International Women’s Day, Jaimee van Gemerden shows how feminism sharpens the church’s witness rather than distracting it from the gospel.
Lent is Not Self-Help
As more free church Protestants embrace the church calendar, Andrew Clark-Howard argues that Lent is a resistance against the project of the self rather than a tool for spiritual self-help.
Why You Should Delete Your Social Media This Summer
Examining both recent research into technology use and experiences within her own life, Jaimee van Gemerden makes the case for going social media free this summer.
Is Ecclesiastes Really a Book of Hopelessness?
In this adapted sermon, Rebecca Hooper reflects on the riches of the Qoheleth.
Pain and Prayer
Rosie Fleming shares about her experience with an endometriosis diagnosis, prayer, and her body.
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.
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.
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.