Community Connections
What we offer
Our Community Relations team works alongside Presbyterian congregations and church schools, supporting them with community engagement.
We provide resources, education and workshops on social issues, eg, family violence prevention, dementia awareness and community wellbeing.
Using community-led development principles we enable communities to flourish.
Two great examples of this are Communities Feeding Communities in Mt Roskill, Auckland and Te Taurahere Whatumanawa (Heart Strings) in Taneatua, Bay of Plenty.
Our team
Downloadable Resources
Podcasts
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Nomad podcast: Real questions and honest conversations, searching for hope in this post-Christendom wilderness.
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Leaving Egypt: Alan Roxburgh and Jenny Sinclair host conversations with guests exploring the vocation of the church in a context of cultural unravelling.
Books and Articles
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Looking for Lydia by Sally Mann, 2018, Book Title Copyright.
Also listen to her interview Encountering the Neighbourhood on Nomad podcast (N298) -
Wayfinding Leadership: Ground-breaking Wisdom for Developing Leaders by Chellie Spiller and Hoturoa Barclay-Kerr, John Panoho, 2015, Huia Publishers
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Wayfinding Leadership: Wisdom for Developing Potential by Chellie Spiller, TedXHastingsSt talk
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Building Kingdom Communities: The Prophetic Role of the Church in Community Engagement by Anna Ruddick and Bethany Eckley
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We Say Yes: Justice in Action Adopted by the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand at its General Assembly 2016
Important community engagement dates
- Pink Shirt Day: 17 May 2024
- National Volunteer Week: 18–24 June 2024
- International Day of Older Persons: 1 October 2024