It may not be your preferred genre, and it is certainly not Congregational, yet the folks at Lamp Mode Recordings have done us a favour by providing some solid teaching on the church in this album. The Church: Called and Collected Words from Thabiti Anyabwile on this album [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKD4_3PIUTA&w=560&h=315]   [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DZydYuElzg&w=560&h=315]   [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwR_L5pzX70&w=560&h=315]   [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c5isrXz82k&w=560&h=315] Read more →

The Lord has been very kind to me in that He has given me a life lived within the church. For this, I am very thankful. It is not that any particular local church I have been a part of was perfect or even close. It isn’t that I have always been a Christian as part of these churches. Neither is… Read more →

Although we have been meeting now for two months, we have scheduled the 23rd of November as our “Official Opening Service”. We would love to have you join us for this special occasion. This is especially true if you are local to Rolleston and curious about a new church, but also if you are an out of town friend of… Read more →

In God’s kindness we formally “constituted” as a church this past Sunday (02 November 2014). What, on earth, does it mean to “constitute” as a church? If you grab your concordance or your electronic, searchable Bible you will search in vain to find the term “constitute” in your New Testament! To constitute as a church is not a Biblical mandate.… Read more →

It will be no surprise to anyone who knows me, I love hymns. I can’t sing in tune and I can’t read music, but I love the rich historical truths communicated in great hymns and I love the historical connection hymns make for us with Christians of the past. (I know, in some circles this is now cool. I’m not… Read more →

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 →