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NZers join liturgists in Paris

Aotearoa New Zealand Anglicans Rev Bosco Peters, Helen Peters and Ven Dr Michael Wallace joined more than 300 liturgists from churches around the world to dig deep into the value and best use of worship space at the Societas Liturgica(SL) Congress in Paris this July.

Christchurch Cathedral plans reopen

The Diocese of Christchurch synod has welcomed a new plan from Christ Church Cathedral Reinstatement Ltd (CCRL) that could see Christ Church Cathedral's shortfall halved and the nave reopened in five years' time.
• Watch the 'Re:Opening' video

The Abbey centres mental health

The Abbey 2025 Tikanga Pākehā youth ministry training event has gathered experts in mental health to support youth leaders with practical skills at four well-attended workshops in Waikanae this August.

Abbey '25 trains 300 youth leaders

The Abbey has wrapped up for 2025 after three days of intensive youth ministry training for 300+ youth leaders, young people and youth ministry supporters, resourced through this year's theme of "God restoring a broken world." 

Anglicans support Māori wards

Three Anglican leaders have joined in an ecumenical call for Aotearoa New Zealand Christians to support Māori communities' voice in local Governments – with a faithful, positive response on Māori wards.
• From the pulpit: 100 churches unite to support Māori wards

+Justin dives deep on Palestine

Archbishop Justin Duckworth has launched a three-part video series featuring his conversations with Palestinian Christian Dr Salim J. Munayer and his work in "Musalaha", a ministry for reconciliation between the peoples of the Holy Land.

How Jesus met jaded 20s-30s

Rev Andy Dickson reviews a new book from Rev Spanky Moore, punk musician turned Anglican priest, as he reflects on the thrills and disappointments of a 2020s radical ministry season with de-churched young adults in Ōtautahi-Christchurch.
• Vocatio: A Discipleship Journey with Young Adults

APTUS connects arts & faith

Young Anglicans gathering in Christchurch this July have brought their passion for the dramatic arts to the first ever "APTUS" camp, a newly minted national youth project that's connecting Anglican youth with each other and their faith through performing arts.


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