I have posted a few other times this year in relation to the Lord directing us to join with a group of folks in Rolleston for the purpose of establishing a new church. Church Planting in Rolleston, New Zealand – Our Next Phase in Seeking to Follow the Call of the Gospel Upon Our Lives Rolleston Baptist Church – Online… Read more →

Over the last several years the Lord has laid it on the hearts of a number of folks living in Rolleston who meet in area Christchurch churches, to establish a local church in their own community. In the providence of God, these families have come together and, led by Grace Baptist Church of Christchurch, have called a pastor. They anticipate… Read more →

In recent years I have seen a bit of a trend for Christians to simply refer to themselves as Evangelical. Personally, I don’t find this terribly helpful and as I have ventured toward the adventure of what is called church planting, I have reflected on this a bit more lately. In mentioning reasons why I don’t find it helpful, I… Read more →

I joined the pastoral staff at Howick Baptist Church in December, 2010. At that time they were not having Sunday evening services, so we decided to start them the beginning of 2011. It’s been just over three years but this Sunday will be my last PM service at Howick. Partly due to my family moving to Rolleston, New Zealand for… Read more →

Thanks to some friends Rolleston Baptist Church now has an online presence.   For now this is simply a “Coming Soon” page with a brief introduction and a place where anyone can submit their email address to be included on our update email list. In the coming months more will be added to this site. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rollestonbaptist It’s 2014: how can… Read more →

Mandy & I were married, 8 January 2000, just over 14 years ago. We had no idea even how to begin to imagine what that Lord was going to do in our lives and with us in the future. We should have been clued in a bit though… In an odd and kind of funny way the Lord has seemed… Read more →