Acts 29 Conference 2021 - Growing Healthy Churches
Event Information
About this event
The Conference theme for this year is "Growing Healthy Churches". Our prayer is that it will be used to encourage the growth of Church-Planting Churches in Aoteraroa, and Healthy Gospel Ministry.
The conference will include main-session speakers, women's panel discussion, interviews and stories of church plants, as well as a time of prayer and praise .
CONFERENCE SPEAKERS 2021
Anthony Campbell - Redeemer Church, Tauranga
Michael Beck - Gracenet, Wellington
Jono Macfarlane - Christ Sanctuary, Palmerston North
Sean Fleming - Redeemer Church, New Plymouth
David Bruner - City Presbyterian, Auckland
EVENT TIMETABLE
Friday:
8:15 - Doors Open/Registration
9:00 - Welcome
9:15 - Session 1
David Bruner - Growth: What Should We Expect?
10:15 - Morning Tea
10:40 - Session 2
Story - Gracenet Wellington
Church Planting in NZ Panel
12:00 - Lunch (not Supplied)
13:30 - Session 3
Story - Alan Collins and WEC - Serving the Church Overseas
Women's Panel
Story - Redeemer Tauranga
15:00 - Afternoon Tea
15:30 - Session 4
Sean Fleming - Serving Christ and the Church with your Hands Full
Q&A on Bivocationalism - Sean Fleming and Anthony Campbell
16:30 - Dinner (Not Supplied)
18:15 - Session 5
Michael Beck - Gospel Commission and the Kingdom in Acts
Prayer and Praise for the Gospel and Church in NZ
20:30 - Close Day 1
Saturday:
9:00 - Session 6Story - Redeemer New Plymouth
Jono Macfarlane - The Church of the Good Shepherd
10:15 - Morning Tea
10:45 - Session 7
Anthony Campbell - Healthy Churches Rejoice with God
Final Q&A and Prayer
Close by 12:30
ABOUT ACTS 29
Acts 29 is a diverse, global community of healthy, multiplying churches characterized by theological clarity, cultural engagement, and missional innovation.
It's 5 Core values are:
-Gospel centrality in all of life
-The sovereignty of God in saving sinners
-The work of the Holy Spirit for life and ministry
-The equality of men and women and the principle of male servant leadership
-The local church as God’s primary mission strategy
HOST INFORMATION
Christ Sanctuary Palmerston North is the host church for this years conference, and is a member church of the Acts 29 Australia, NZ, and Japan region. They are also hosting a pre-conference debate - link to follow so watch this space.
COVID EVENT INFORMATION
Level 1 - The event goes ahead
Level 2 - Limit 100 registrations plus volunteers.
Level 3 or 4 - The event postponed until 2022 or will be cancelled. We will contact you in the event that refunds become necessary.