NZ Christian Network (Vision Network)

Road trip shared concerns

Freedom of speech survey results

Liberal intolerance

2014 Gospel Bicentenary update

Christian marriages messy, but higher chance of success

The need for virtue

Latest research highlights basis for social breakdown

Quote of the day on secularisation

The challenge of secularisation?

Road trip shared concerns
New Zealand Christian Network has completed a 24-day road trip around the North and South Islands, bringing church leaders up to date with what is happening in three major areas of social concern: secularism, marriage, and sacredness of life.

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Freedom of speech survey results
Following public controversy over a sign posted by Equippers Church in Napier, "Jesus heals cancer", New Zealand Christian Network surveyed Christian leaders around the country on associated issues. National Director Glyn Carpenter says if nothing else, the variety of responses gives some indication of the difficulty of commenting on such issues.

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Liberal intolerance

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2014 Gospel Bicentenary update

December 2014 marks the bicentenary of the Revd Samuel Marsden's arrival, along with the first Church Missionary Society families, at Oihi in the Bay of Islands. 2014 presents a special opportunity for the church to tell again the story of the gospel to the people of Aotearoa New Zealand. Planning is under way for commemorations to mark the occasion.

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Christian marriages messy, but higher chance of success
Latest research into the lifestyles of Christians reveals that they are happier in their marriages and better at staying married than non-Christians. They are also highly likely to accept outside help and advice to keep their marriages healthy.

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The need for virtue
"Democracy and the market are not machines that can run themselves," according to public intellectual, George Weigel, from the Ethics and Public Policy Centre in Washington DC. "It takes a certain kind of people, who are living a certain set of virtues, to make democracy work. As we have seen in Europe recently, a deficit of democratic culture can be as dangerous to the future of societies as fiscal deficits."

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Latest research highlights basis for social breakdown
New Zealand Christian Network is calling for the government to work with church and community groups to strengthen marriage.

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Quote of the day on secularisation
"The irony is that this secular utopianism is based on a belief in an unstoppable human ability to make a better world, while at the same time it believes that we have the right to kill unborn children and surplus old people, and to play games with the humanity of those in between."
Bishop N.T. Wright

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The challenge of secularisation?
For many Christians, secularisation is seen as one of the most significant challenges facing the church today. But Mark McConnell suggests that rather than try to hold on tight to what remains of our former influence, perhaps the church needs a new posture.

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Gather - Build - Speak

John 17
May they be brought to complete
unity that the world will know.

NZ Christian Network (visionnetwork) seeks to promote the unity and mission of the Church and reflect the common views held by the 500,000 evangelical or biblically orthodox Christians in New Zealand.

Gather Christians to share topics of interest & concern
Build networks to bring Christians together,
Speak with and listen to the Church and the wider community throughout New Zealand.