How do we serve one another in a diverse global Church?
World mission needs partnership - across national boundaries, between different cultures, and between rich and poor. How do we work together effectively in ways that respect our differences? How do we partner so the rich and powerful don't overwhelm the weak? How do we partner to give honor to God through loving "family" relations? Tim Stafford talks with Valdir Steuernagel, a Brazilian pastor and theologian whose role in World Vision gives him wide exposure to the global church.

"Every time a disaster happens anywhere in the world some within the Christian community tell us it's the judgment of God being poured out on sinful people," writes Bishop Gerald "Gerry" Seale, DD, General Secretary and CEO, Evangelical Association of the Caribbean. "It has become increasingly difficult for me to think in those terms."

visionnetwork, New Zealand Christian Network, is urging Kiwis to respond generously to the disaster in Haiti, which is reeling from the largest earthquake to hit the Caribbean in 200 years. The initial estimated number of 50,000 dead is now considered to be very conservative and there are countless injured.

The Lausanne Movement is extending an invitation to evangelicals throughout the world to engage together over some of the most critical issues of our time bearing on world evangelisation. So that as many people as possible can benefit from the 3rd Lausanne Conference on world evangelisation taking place in October 2010, once each month Lausanne will publish an article a month on topics that relate to the Congressconference. visionnetwork is a partner with Lausanne through its membership in the WEA.

The vision of A Rocha Aotearoa NZ was given a new injection of energy and enthusiasm on Labour Weekend. ARANZ's vision of "ecosystems restored and communities across New Zealand caring for the earth" came a step closer as 26 leaders from around the country met at Kodesh Community in Avondale, Auckland.

During this time of economic hardship the issue of both public and personal finance has become a hot topic - a constant headliner in newspapers and current affairs programs. Huge government deficits and national unemployment statistics are widely reported upon, while on a personal level it seems there has never been so much information on money issues such as saving, budgeting and loan repayments. Blogs, independent organisations and government bodies are all striving to make this information readily accessible for people in need. But as a nation, is New Zealand listening?