I don't know who reads this blog but I want to get something off my chest. To me BCNZ has as responsibility to the NZ church. It is to lead the way in the equipping of leaders for ministry in the church, mission and society. I love Mark Strom's desire to see us connect more with society. I agree with him wholeheartedly; that we need to prepare people to take Christ into all dimensions of society with the big vision of the tranformation of the whole world into its created intention. All I can say is, yay, thanks God for bringing this. I am thrilled that BCNZ still equips students for overseas mission and pray that we continue to do so and do it better and better. I love the way that Merv Coates and Stuart Lange and others train people for pastoral ministry and leadership. More! I praise God for Dave Wells who is a legend and who is doing a brilliant job of equipping people for youth ministry... more! But there are holes in what we do; big ones. Most of us who are getting a bit l...
The blog of Mark Keown, New Testament lecturer at Laidlaw College, Auckland, New Zealand. It involves comments on theology, life, sport and whatever comes into Mark's random mind.