Joe Fleener
Lover of Christ & His Gospel, Husband to Mandy, Father to three wonderful children, & Servant to the Local Church. Joe earned a Master of Divinity degree from Calvary Baptist Theological Seminary in 2003, completed his Masters of Theology courses in 2005 and moved to New Zealand with his family in 2006. Joe has served as a Bible College lecturer and “lay preacher” (churches, camps, conferences, etc.) in the US and New Zealand. In addition, Joe has taught courses for Bible Colleges in South Africa, Romania, Ukraine, and Australia. From 2010 to 2014, Joe served as the Associate Pastor at Howick Baptist Church in Auckland. Since August 2014, he has been privileged to serve as Pastor of Rolleston Baptist Church. Joe also serves in the following ministry roles here in New Zealand: Steering Committee, Stand for the Gospel | Coordinator, TIM Training Course | Board Member, Gospel Training Trust | Adjunct Lecturer, Grace Theological College. Finally I serve as a trainer for BibleWorks. Infrequently, Joe blogs on his personal blog where you can learn a lot more about him and his family over the years.
FRBCNZ – Roving Classroom – Ethics – Rolleston – A Great Day!
Yesterday (Saturday, 18 June 2016) we had the privilege to host a one-day course on Ethics. We had nearly 70 people attend and spent nearly 7 hours thinking carefully about God’s Word and how it applies to our lives and our culture today. I am especially grateful for all those from Rolleston Baptist Church (and others) who served in a… Read more →
Deuteronomy – Intensely Practical
A helpful summary, giving expression to why I am thankful for the opportunity to preach through Deuteronomy at this time. It is an immensely practical book, speaking loudly into our age. “The ‘framework’ of this book [Deuteronomy] (chapters 1-11 and 27-34) makes it plain that there is an important dynamic element in living as the people of God. Walking… Read more →
FRBCNZ – Roving Classroom – Ethics – Rolleston – 18 June 2016
The Fellowship of Reformed Baptist Churches holds a “Roving Classroom” three to four times per year hosted in various locations across New Zealand on a Saturday covering a variety of topics. You can download an A5 brochure which can be distributed either electronically and/or in print to those who may be interested in the course to be hosted by Rolleston Baptist… Read more →
Deuteronomy Sermon Series – Introduction
(Image Credit: Katrina Sinclair) This Sunday we will begin a new series through the book of Deuteronomy. Perhaps it has been awhile since you have read Deuteronomy or thought much about the details of the Old Testament. Even if that is not the case, everyone would find these three short videos helpful and, I think, fun. Firstly, a helpful overview… Read more →
Christianity Explored – February 2016
Should I Join a Church? or Is Church Membership Biblical?
Why join a church? I saw a friend recently tweet something like, “Trying to convince someone to enter into membership at church is like trying to convince a man he should kiss his wife. Why wouldn’t you?” I think he was trying to communicate that church membership for him is “just obvious” – of course you should become a member.… Read more →
Rolleston Fireworks – Saturday, 8 November 2015
We’d love to meet you this Saturday at the Rolleston Fireworks. Stop by our stall and say, “Hello”! 🙂 We’ll have free glow sticks and other items for the children! https://www.selwyn.govt.nz/services/events/events-calendar Read more →
Has ‘Grace Alone’ made you gracious?
This is the continuation of a series on the ‘solas’ of the Reformation. We have already looked at ‘Semper Reformanda’ (always reforming), ‘Sola Scriptura’(Scripture alone), and ‘Solus Christus’ (in Christ alone). We are now going to consider ‘Sola Gratia’ (by grace alone). Essentially, Sola Gratia simply means we are saved by grace alone. We are saved by grace and grace alone. In other words, our salvation is not the… Read more →