Looking Back Over 2024

This year has been a year that has positioned us for growth in 2025. It has been a year of reaching out, making disciple, investing into leadership, learning to persevere, gathering to encourage each other, going on missions, celebrating growth, …

What Has God Been Doing This Year?

Dean Smyth Do you notice how God is always moving—how He used the pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night to lead Moses and the nation of Israel towards the Promised Land? Late last year, …

Reading the Bible with our Non-Believing Friends

A Workshop by Ben Reichert and Prakash Primulapathi Reading the Bible with someone who knows nothing about Jesus, or the Bible, might be daunting, but it’s easier than you think. The Bible is the living word of God, which can …

What is the Good News?

A workshop by Brian Wachter and Ben Burnell Attendees at our workshop expressed the same question: How do we communicate the hope and love of Jesus to our friends and family in a way that truly resonates? Bad news is …

Persevering in My Faith Through Cancer

Philippa Brocklehurst Three and a half years ago, when I began treatment for lymphoma (a very treatable but incurable form of blood cancer) God encouraged me with Rembrandt’s Red Chalk drawing of a child holding his Caregivers’ hands, learning to …

Listening Prayer

A Workshop Presented by Jin Rood On the opening night of the conference, Jin shared a slide-show presentation of famous artwork. She encouraged attendees to use the visuals, accompanied by piano music played by Theo Simpson, to meditate on an …

The Legacy Of The Navigators Flat

Sarah Campbell The Navigators student flat is foundational to the UC Navigators ministry. The students and staff that have rotated in and out of the flat have brought community, hospitality, fun and love. It’s often a revolving door of people …

Developing leaders in Asia-Pacific

For the past seven years, I have helped support and develop leaders in Asia-Pacific, and I connect individually with national directors around Asia-Pacific. My purpose is to help them as they face the challenges of leading in their countries. I …

Developing the next generation of leaders

Our Asia Pacific Emerging Leaders development initiative in 2024 (APEL24) involves over 150 young leaders from across Asia Pacific, including ten Kiwis. The overall theme of APEL24 is Navigating Our Times. We live in complex, fast-paced, uncertain times. The Gospel …