Rev Ian Yong Commissioned for NZCMS Role in Auckland

Rev Ian Yong Commissioned for NZCMS Role in Auckland

On the 30th June, Rev Ian Yong was com­mis­sioned by NZCMS in a new role of Inter­cul­tural Min­is­tries Enabler working within the Auck­land Diocese. A man of several hats, Ian also serves as an assist­ant priest at St Paul’s Symonds Street.

God’s Kingdom as a Gift of Eggs

God’s Kingdom as a Gift of Eggs

Mithu phoned to check whether I was going to be home, he had some­thing for me. When he came to my door he unwrapped six eggs. These were the most pre­cious eggs I have ever received. Let me tell you their story.

2022 Annual Report

2022 Annual Report

Down­load the 2022 Annual Report. Where does the phrase “Every­one Sent” come from? What about the birds? What have our Mission Part­ners been up to over the past year? You can find the answers to all these ques­tions and more in this...
The Most Excellent Way

The Most Excellent Way

How do you get from growing up in rural mid-Can­ter­bury to Global mission in the mega­city of Tokyo? Here, NZCMS Mission Partner Luke Sin­clair describes part of his journey of every­day dis­ciple­ship that res­ul­ted in his call to mission. 

Mission – Not for the faint of heart

Mission – Not for the faint of heart

By Anne McCormick, NZCMS Archivist. Whether way back when or more recently, mis­sion­ar­ies face many varied chal­lenges. Ref­er­ences to so-called “one-way mis­sion­ar­ies” abound in his­tor­ical records on mission. Aware of the dangers on the field, these...