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 they 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! Our team at NZCMS have been there and done that.
Our goal is to gather like-minded people together to strengthen, teach and inspire you into God’s calling so that He can scatter you into the world with the Gospel.
Serving in global mission involves bringing yourself into a context not your own. Gather to Scatter will shape your heart and mind with the humility, passion and knowledge needed to serve God well.
Who is this event for?
Gather to Scatter is for those who are seriously considering serving God overseas, whether that is next month or next decade.
Typically speaking, we’ve found those seriously considering global mission are between early 20’s to late 40’s so you can expect to find most participants fitting within this age group.
Whatever your season of life Gather to Scatter is for those discerning a call overseas and asking: “What is the next step for me?”.
If you’re still a bit unsure if this event is for you or if you slip outside the expected demographic, get in touch! NZCMS partners with those in all seasons of life and we’d love to connect with you and answer any questions you might have.
What will you get out of it?
The key question for this event is:
“Do you really need to take that?”
The truth is we all have assumptions and blind spots about global mission. At this event NZCMS will help us ask the right questions and identify the gaps so that you can take the right mindsets and heart attitudes overseas.
This event is not a conference or seminar. It is high participation, deeply relational and filled with lots of activities. You will encounter many things overseas (most of which don’t involve sitting in seated rows with a notebook!) and by getting a taste of these things at Gather to Scatter, you will see the areas where you need to grow.
We will be with you every step of the way and will be there with you with lots of food, fun and friendship!
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? Limiting to 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 Cambodia as a teenager, Jairus has had many global experiences. He has also participated in and led multiple global mission teams.
Jairus passion is to see Kiwi disciples encounter the radical love of God be formed into agents of Gospel renewal here and around the world. He is married to Jasmine, serves the young adults’ ministry at their church Riccarton Community Church and is on the Missions Board there.
Alice Kinyua — Intercultural Ministries Enabler
Over seven years ago, Alice and her family moved from Nairobi, Kenya to Whanganui with her husband Kinyua Kathuri and her children Kara and Kega.
They now live in Nelson where Alice’s husband is the Vicar at St. Stephens Community Church, Tahunanui and Alice works for NZCMS and disciples Kiwi Christians into lifestyles of mission.