Shaping Hearts and Minds for Global Mission
We meet many people who are captured by the call Christ gives to “Go into all the world and make disciples”. At the same time these same people struggle with questions like:
“Where do I go?”
“What will I do?”
“How do I get there?”
“What’s the first step?”
Well, we want you to know that you are not alone! We at NZCMS have been there and done that.
Our goal is to gather you and other like minded people together to strengthen, teach and inspire you into God’s calling so that God can scatter you into the world with the Gospel.
Serving in global mission is unique in the sense that you live and serve with an overseas community that understand and interact with the world and faith in radically different ways than you.
Serving in global mission involves bringing yourself, mind sould and spirit, into a context not your own. At Gather to Scatter, our prayer and purpose is to is that the Holy Spirit will fuel and form the spark of calling stirring within you into an inextinguishable fire.
This event will shape your heart and mind with the humility, passion and knowledge needed to serve God well in the calling He is inviting you into.
Who is this event for?
Gather to Scatter is for those who are seriously considering serving God in global mission at some point, whether that is next month or next decade. You might be considering leading or participating in a short term team or serving God long term overseas.
It’s for those asking God “So, what’s the next step for me now?”. Gather to Scatter is that next step!
We do not have a specific ‘age group’ we’re targeting but usually those discerning this calling are anywhere from their 20’s to early 50’s, and this event will welcome you wherever you fit on this scale.
Whether you are a young person or empty nester, we want you!
What Will You Get?
NZCMS are experts in training, sending and supporting Global Mission Partners. We’ve been doing it since the first NZCMS missionary Marie Pasley was sent to Japan in 1892. It is our driving passion and our sharply honed skill set.
Gather to Scatter will be all about participation. If you’re expecting to sit in a chair and take notes the whole time you will be disappointed! We will help you see your blind spots and recognise your God given strengths.
You will be surprised. You may feel a little uncomfortable and stretched (but don’t worry everything will be safe). You could even become frustrated or annoyed. All these things will be part of the life of those who serve in global missions.
Through it all, we promise, we will have lots of fun!
A more detailed program with the content and topics covered will be sent to you when you register.
The Details
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- When? May 9 — 10 (Friday night to Saturday night)
- Where? St Timothy’s Anglican Church, Burnside Christchurch
- How much? $20 (Supper and Saturday lunch provided)
- How many? We expect to gather around 20 — 40 people.
Sign Up Form
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Are you ready to enquire more about this program? Fill in the form below and someone from NZCMS will be in touch with you soon.
Who Willl Run it?
Bruce White — NZCMS Personnel Manager
Bruce partners with Carolyn to look after our Mission Partners. Together they support, equip and encourage our people serving overseas. Bruce pastored at a Baptist church for ten years before he and his wife Karen served with the New Zealand Baptist Missionary Society in south asia for seven years.
They then returned to New Zealand to pastor again for another seven years before God opened the door for Bruce to join our team.
Jairus Robb — NZCMS Communications Officer
Jairus is responsible for NZCMS Communications. Having lived in Papua New Guinea as a toddler, and in Cambodia as a teenager, Jairus has had many experiences living in global missions. He has also participated in and led multiple short term overseas.
Before joining NZCMS in 2017, he was a youth worker for 8 years and received a Bachelor of Ministries from Laidlaw Bible College. He is married to Jasmine, serves the young adults’ ministry at their church Riccarton Community Church and is on the Missions Board there.
Rosie Fyfe — NZCMS National Director
Rosie’s term as National Director of NZCMS began in 2019.
Previously, she served as an NZCMS Mission Partner in Egypt for five years before completing a Master’s degree in Church History and Theology at Trinity School for Ministry in Ambridge, Pennsylvania. She currently lives in Christchurch.