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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20241104T193000
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SUMMARY:Methodist Lay Preachers Network AGM
DESCRIPTION:The Methodist Lay Preachers Network AGM will discuss the ministry of lay preachers in Methodist\, union\, and cooperating parishes. All lay preachers\, including those who lead worship in any way\, are warmly encouraged to join us.
URL:https://nzlpa.org.nz/event/methodist-lay-preachers-network-agm/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:Gatherings,Methodist Lay Preachers Network
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ORGANIZER;CN="Methodist Lay Preachers' Network":MAILTO:vwhimster@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20241106T180000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20241106T193000
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SUMMARY:Live More Sustainably
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to \n\n\n\nLive More Sustainably\n\n\n\nCome and Learn from the amazing Sarah Hamilton. \n\n\n\n\nPro tips to reduce waste\n\n\n\nRecycling hacks\n\n\n\nReuse and repurposing tips\n\n\n\nlearn about natural resources\n\n\n\nlearn how to choose Sustainable Products
URL:https://nzlpa.org.nz/event/live-more-sustainably/
LOCATION:Wesley Methodist Church Papatoetoe\, 39 Kolmar Rd\, Papatoetoe\, Auckland\, 2025\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Papatoetoe Methodist Parish,Seminars & Workshops
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ORGANIZER;CN="Papatoetoe Methodist Parish":MAILTO:wesleymeth@xtra.co.nz
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20241108T080000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20241110T170000
DTSTAMP:20260416T163908
CREATED:20240924T031052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240924T031054Z
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SUMMARY:WMCANZ ConneXion24
DESCRIPTION:Wesleyan Methodist Church of Aotearoa NZConneXion 24\n\n\n\nCO|MISSIONED\n\n\n\nBeing and Making Disciples \n\n\n\nThis Conference we will celebrate and prioritise the being and making of disciples (through the lens of our Vision and Mission). \n\n\n\nProgramme\n\n\n\n8.30am – 4.30pm: Friday 8th November – National Conference Missional Discernment SessionsWho can attend? Mainly designed for Ministers and Church Lay Representatives. Others are welcome to observe Conference but are not able to participate in proceedings. \n\n\n\n6pm – 10pm: Friday 8th November – ConneXion Celebration Dinner Testimonies\, Tributes\, Celebrations and FellowshipWho can attend? – Everyone is welcome!  \n\n\n\n​9am – 4pm: Saturday 9th November – Keynote SessionsWho can attend? Everyone is welcome! \n\n\n\n​7pm – 9pm: Saturday 9th November – Ordination and Worship ServiceWho can attend? Everyone is welcome! \n\n\n\nChildren’s Programme @ Connexion\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAn exciting children’s programme is available on Saturday during ConneXion for parents who are attending the keynote sessions.  ​​​​Spaces are limited\, and children MUST be booked in with your registration.  \n\n\n\nConneXion is the annual gathering of the Wesleyan Methodist Church of Aotearoa-New Zealand. Join us for worship\, celebration\, equipping for missional fruitfulness and collective missional discernment. Everyone is welcome.
URL:https://nzlpa.org.nz/event/wmcanz-connexion24/
LOCATION:East City Wesleyan Church\, 219 Burswood Drive\, Botany\, Auckland\, 2013\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Conferences
ORGANIZER;CN="Wesleyan Methodist Church of Aotearoa NZ":MAILTO:info@wesleyan.nz
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20241108T080000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20241113T170000
DTSTAMP:20260416T163908
CREATED:20240924T045017Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240924T045020Z
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SUMMARY:Methodist Conference 2024
DESCRIPTION:Don’t just change\, Transform!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBusiness Sessions are for Delegates\, formal Observers and other authorised persons only. \n\n\n\nSelected sessions are open to the public\, including; \n\n\n\n\n10.00am Fri 8th – Conference Event: Dawn Raids 50th Commemoration Project\n\n\n\n5.30pm Fri 8th – Wesley Historical Society (NZ) AGM\, Dinner and Annual Lecture\n\n\n\n10.30am Sat 9th – Service to Honour Those Who Have Died\n\n\n\n2.30pm Sat 9th – Induction Service for President and Vice President\n\n\n\n4.30pm Sat 9th – Recognition of Retirees\n\n\n\n11.00am Sun 10th – Lay Preachers Meeting & Lunch\n\n\n\n2.30pm Sun 10th – Service of Ordination and Reception into Full Connexion
URL:https://nzlpa.org.nz/event/methodist-conference-2024/
LOCATION:Wesley Methodist Church\, 75 Taranaki Str\, Te Aro\, Wellington\, 6011\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Conferences,The Methodist Church of NZ | Te Hāhi Weteriana o Aotearoa
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Methodist Church of NZ | Te H%C4%81hi Weteriana o Aotearoa":MAILTO:Reception@methodist.org.nz
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20241110T100000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20241110T133000
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CREATED:20241015T235743Z
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SUMMARY:In-Person Brunch Gathering
DESCRIPTION:This in-person gathering is open to Lay Preachers from across denominations\, not just Methodist. Whether you preach or lead worship in other ways\, we’d love to have you join us for brunch after the morning service\, followed by conversations on Lay Preacher issues .
URL:https://nzlpa.org.nz/event/in-person-brunch-gathering/
LOCATION:Waiwhetu Uniting Church\, 6 Trafalgar Str\, Waiwhetu\, Lower Hutt\, 5010\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Gatherings,Methodist Lay Preachers Network
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ORGANIZER;CN="Methodist Lay Preachers' Network":MAILTO:vwhimster@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Common Grace National Gathering
DESCRIPTION:Do you want to connect with others of Christian faith\, to explore how you can take steps to transform unjust structures?  Our friends at Common Grace Aotearoa are planning a National Gathering for just this purpose – so we encourage you to get your tickets here and join in! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin 70+ people\, from 15 – 17 November at Ngatiawa River Monastery to connect\, be discipled and upskill together in areas of social justice & advocacy. The main themes for the gathering include Climate\, Economic and Te Tiriti Justice\, as well as peace in the Holy Land. There’ll be plenty of time for biblical reflection\, prayer\, worship\, kōrero and kai as well. \n\n\n\nFind out more and get your tickets here today! \n\n\n\nWhat is the Common Grace National Gathering?\n\n\n\nIn November 2023\, we hosted our inaugural National Gathering at Ngatiawa River Monastery. With over 70 of us from all ages together throughout the weekend\, we had many opportunities to learn\, engage\, listen\, kōrero\, pray and eat kai together. \n\n\n\nMembers of our growing community contributed as speakers\, leading workshops\, prayer sessions\, childcare and cooking beautiful food! Common Grace Aotearoa is powered by a whole community of people and this weekend was a great way to build connections across our growing movement. \n\n\n\nWhat to expect?\n\n\n\nAt the 2024 National Gathering you can expect everything you’ve grown to love about the kaupapa of Common Grace Aotearoa! We’ll be having some wonderfully well thought through kōrero (conversation) about Climate\, Economic and Te Tiriti Justice\, as well as peace in Palestine. We really recommend coming for the full weekend if you can! \n\n\n\nOur guest and in-house contributors will be providing seminars\, workshops\, bible studies\, panels\, along with prayer and worship\, all have a depth of expertise and rich perspectives which makes this whole gathering so exciting to be putting on. \n\n\n\nThis year we are hoping the gathering can be bigger and better than last year\, and adjusting capacity to hold more people means most attendees will be tenting festival style!  All meals are provided for as part of your ticket.We can’t wait to see what will bubble up and unfold in this Common Grace kaupapa [with you all] after this National Gathering! \n\n\n\nReady to register? Get your tickets today.
URL:https://nzlpa.org.nz/event/common-grace-national-gathering/
LOCATION:Ngatiawa River Monastery\, 82 Terrace Road\, Akatarawa Valley\, Reikorangi\, 5391\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Common Grace Aotearoa,Conferences,Gatherings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Common Grace Aotearoa":MAILTO:contact@commongrace.nz
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20241121T170000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20241123T170000
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SUMMARY:Pakukore: Poverty\, by Design - Addressing the systemic causes of poverty and options for change.
DESCRIPTION:This conference addresses poverty in Aotearoa New Zealand. It analyses the economic\, governmental\, legal and institutional systems that have created poverty\, and which continue to lock too many whānau in its grip.  It asks whether a developed nation should continue to tolerate poverty and inequality. It invites speakers who work at the front lines in the fight against poverty to tell us of the lasting and severe harms it inflicts on people’s lives. The programme will be ordered around the systems that have played\, and continue to play\, key roles in underpinning and maintaining the crisis of poverty: economic management\, the housing\, health\, welfare and education systems\, the courts and corrections\, and short-term political thinking. The conference will also look at where hope lies\, and how we can choose to re-design Aotearoa to eradicate poverty and heal those who suffer its harms. \n\n\n\nSpeakers from research backgrounds and the front lines will provide evidence\, present joined-up thinking and examine where hope lies for eradicating poverty and assisting those who suffer its harms. \n\n\n\nThe conference will include sessions covering: The cost of poverty – Welfare and Inequality – State Violence and Legacies of Poverty – Housing and Homelessness – Health and (In)equality – The outcomes of Education – The Politics of Poverty – Lines of Hope. \n\n\n\nPoster-Poverty-by-Design-WebDownload
URL:https://nzlpa.org.nz/event/pakukore-poverty-by-design-addressing-the-systemic-causes-of-poverty-and-options-for-change/
LOCATION:Rutherford House\, 33 Bunny Str\, Pipitea\, Wellington\, 6011\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Conferences,Stout Research Centre for NZ Studies
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ORGANIZER;CN="Stout Research Centre for New Zealand Studies":MAILTO:stout-centre@vuw.ac.nz
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20241130T093000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20241130T123000
DTSTAMP:20260416T163908
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SUMMARY:Shaping Worship Across Generations
DESCRIPTION:AELP Gathering\n\n\n\nTheme: Intergenerational Worship: Shaping Worship Across Generations\n\n\n\nWe are delighted to invite you to the AELP Zoom Gathering\, a unique opportunity to join a wider audience from across the country. Whether you’re familiar with Zoom or new to the platform\, we’ve made sure this session will be engaging and interactive. Plus\, it will be recorded for later viewing on the NZLPA website\, so you won’t miss a moment! \n\n\n\nAbout the Session\n\n\n\nThis year’s theme\, “Intergenerational Worship: Shaping Worship Across Generations\,” will explore the significance of designing worship experiences that speak to people of all ages. Rev. Michael Lemanu\, Regional Enabler for Te Whānau Weteriana o Taranaki\, will lead a thought-provoking discussion on why intergenerational worship matters – even for congregations that may not have a large youth presence. \n\n\n\nHe will offer practical insights on how lay preachers and worship leaders can create services that are mindful of diverse generations\, contexts\, and backgrounds\, and how to make worship more inclusive for everyone. \n\n\n\nCo-Facilitators\n\n\n\nThe session will be co-facilitated by So’otaga Misikei\, the incoming Young Adults Leadership Development Coordinator for the Lower North Island Synod. So’otaga brings experience as a ministry student within the Taranaki District  of the Methodist Church and will contribute his perspective on young adult leadership in worship. \n\n\n\nWhat to Expect\n\n\n\nThis session will follow a Talanoa (conversational) format\, allowing participants to share their experiences and insights. Alongside rich discussion\, we will explore the practical “mechanics” of worship\, including music\, liturgy\, inclusive language\, and creativity. Whether you’re a seasoned worship leader or a lay preacher\, you’ll leave with new ideas and inspiration for your ministry. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nClick here for Post Event Resources
URL:https://nzlpa.org.nz/event/shaping-worship-across-generations/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:AELP,Gatherings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Auckland Ecumenical Lay Preachers' Gathering (AELP)":MAILTO:judy.mcfall@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20241130T100000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20241130T140000
DTSTAMP:20260416T163908
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SUMMARY:Introduction to the Gospel of Luke.
DESCRIPTION:It’s nearly Christmas butWaikato-Waiariki Synod is helping get you ready for 2025! \n\n\n\nSynod Education Day:\n\n\n\nIntroduction to the Gospel of Luke.\n\n\n\nwith \n\n\n\nRev Dr. Lynne Wall\, New Testament scholar.   \n\n\n\nLuke is the lectionary gospel for next year.Get a head start for the services you are leading in 2025 and learn some of the background to Luke’s gospel. \n\n\n\nWhen: Saturday November 30th\,10.00am – 2.00pm \n\n\n\nWhere: Hamilton East Parish20 Wellington St\, Hamilton East. \n\n\n\nWhat do I bring?\n\n\n\n\n$10 contribution\,\n\n\n\nyour lunch\,\n\n\n\na plate for morning tea to share (one per car)\,\n\n\n\na notebook to write in.\n\n\n\n\nAll welcome\, especially Lay Preachers. \n\n\n\nPlease let us know if you are interested in coming – reply to: Jan Fogg\, janmfogg@gmail.com
URL:https://nzlpa.org.nz/event/introduction-to-the-gospel-of-luke/
LOCATION:St Johns Methodist Church\, 20 Wellington Str\, Hamilton East\, Hamilton\, 3216\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Seminars & Workshops,Waikato-Waiariki Synod
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