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Our Criteria for Sending
By Rosie Fyfe, NZCMS National Director Kia ora. As we get closer to Easter Weekend, we prepare to remember the agony of Christ’s death on Friday, the despair and emptiness of Holy Saturday, and Sunday’s joy of Christ’s resurrection. As we re-tell this ancient story, we remember that it is not just…
Introducing Rob Karaka — our Newest Māori Evangelist
By Bruce White NZCMS Personnel Manager How encouraging is it to hear the story of someone hearing God speak, wrestling with the implications of His request and then choosing to obey? God speaking was the start of a 5–6 year journey for Rob and his family to sell up in Australia, leave a…
Introducing new Mission Partners — the Sherlocks
We are delighted to introduce Rev John and Connie Sherlock, along with their daughter Emily, who will be joining the NZCMS family as Mission Partners. The Sherlocks will be attending St Andrews Hall (the CMS missionary training program in Melbourne) from July to November 2025 for their final…
Is God Calling you Overseas?
Gather to Scatter — Shaping Hearts and Minds for Global Mission NZCMS is a rich community of people from many diverse backgrounds, ages and experiences — from young students exploring the big questions to middle-aged couples with young children to returned Mission Partners continuing to serve…
Sending Kiwis to the World — Looking Back as We Go Forward
In this video, our National Director Rosie Fyfe re-affirms NZCMS’ focus to train, send and support Kiwi Mission Partners as they serve in God’s mission. Though we have other important ministries we are committed to supporting, sending Mission Partners will always be the biggest part of who we are…
Renovating for the Gospel – Support a Building Project in South Asia
Our Mission Partner in South Asia will soon start a new chapter in her long mission service, relocating to serve under a different diocese. Returning in March, she has been invited to support the diocese through spiritual formation, mentoring, running retreats, and serving as an education…
New Evangelism Partnership to New Zealand’s Hippie Scene
In 2025, NZCMS is excited to start a new partnership with an evangelism ministry to New Zealand’s new-age hippie scene led by Rev Mark Johnson and his wife Kirsty. Surprised by a Kingdom Vision NZCMS is a community passionate about God’s mission in the world. We are called by God to encourage and…
Are you Seriously Interested in Mission?
Over the course of the last three years NZCMS have been building various small groups for global mission passionate people called “Seriously Interested in Mission”. These groups have been steadily growing and we now have regular meetings across Aotearoa. First planted in Otautahi Christchurch by…
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Gather to Scatter — Shaping Hearts and Minds for Global Mission
Over the past year we’ve been working away quietly in the background, planning ways to invite and send a whole new wave of Mission Partners to serve God. One of the ways we’ve decided to do this is to run an event called “Gather to Scatter”. This is for those who are seriously considering serving…
Seriously Interested in Mission
You might know that you want to serve in global mission one day. But what do you do in the interim? Who can you talk to about it? How do you prepare? In partnership with WEC NZ, we have launched two small groups for those ‘seriously interested in mission’. These groups bring like-minded people…
NZCMS Support Groups & Events
NZCMS holds regular supporter events in Auckland, Nelson, Christchurch, and Dunedin. These are a valuable way to hear about the work of NZCMS from Mission Partners and staff, and to pray together. Everyone is welcome. Please check your location for further details.