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Latest News – Discipleship
One-Anothering This Christmas Season
As we approach Christmas, many of us can get wrapped up in preparing for different church productions or events. These can be helpful of course, not only for building community within the church but also to communicate to our communities the story of Jesus’ birth and its significance. But what would it look like to love another in such a way that those outside the church would see a glimpse of Jesus?
Tis the Season for Summer Mission Trips
As the weather warms up and the days get longer I can’t help but think, ‘tis the season…for summer mission trips! An almost quintessential part of being a Christian youth or young adult, summer missions are often the time and place God uses to burst people’s bubbles, open their eyes and hearts, and prepare them for a lifelong journey of mission.
Online Mentor Brings Pregnant Couple to Christ
The Life Project in Canada uses more than 1,000 online mentors to help people who are hurting or searching for more in life to find a real friend and hope in Christ. “People have issues with health, family, and especially relationships,” says Sheldon Kotyk, director...
One Student’s Journey to Knowing GOD through Jandals
Over the years Student Life has given out thousands of free jandals to university students all over New Zealand. In just Auckland alone, campus team leader Jeremy Carroll estimates that 16,000 pairs have been handed out in the past four years. Mikayla was one of the hundreds of students who Student Life contacted in 2017. She was a first year student, wondering why she was at university and unsure of her purpose………
Those Who have Ears to Hear
Leading one of the Explore groups at the Student Life Conference for the first time, Izzy and I were well prepared going into the week. We would soon learn that we had to scrap and modify our plans on the fly……
Friendship Beyond Facebook
How many times have you checked How many times have you checked Facebook today? How many Facebook friends do you have? I have 1,636 friends: but before you think I’m some sort of legendary socialiser, I actually only know under half of them in real life! This is a...
Embracing Everyday Mission
By Deborah Yoon - August 2018 Raewyn had always known to look for gospel opportunities at the weekly ESOL class she volunteers in at her church. In fact, that was her primary motive for volunteering there in the first place. But as weeks flew by, serving morning tea...
Leaving Ministry to the Experts?
by Elliott Dodge. Olexiy and Olena Travnikov had been working in full-time ministry for 4 years when they were asked to teach a group unlike any they’d worked with before. A fellow missionary asked the Travnikovs to lead a marriage seminar, something they did...
Five Unforgettable Days
Every year Student Life holds student conferences in the middle of the year to train students in evangelism and discipleship, and to develop them in their faith. This time is a highlight for many of the students who attend as they are challenged to trust God in new ways, and often make friendships that last a lifetime. Peter Somervell (pastor at Grace Church in Nelson) attended Student Life’s South Island conference this year as the main speaker giving messages on our identity in Christ. This is what he wrote in response to his time there …
An Evangelism Tool You Already Have: Use your own story to naturally communicate how to become a Christian.
An article written by Sarah Martin. Cheeia Lo loved telling her story. But she wasn't ready to recount it before 300 relatives at a family reunion. "I'm the first generation to go to university, so my dad wanted me to talk about uni life to encourage my cousins and...
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