Gospel, Māori and Pentecost 5th - 6th December, 2014
This year is the bicentennial of the first recorded sermon preached in New Zealand by Samuel Marsden on Christmas day 1814. Marsden came from Parramatta on the upper reaches of the Sydney harbour and his vision was to bring the gospel to the Māori people of New Zealand. Today 200 years later, Alphacrucis has campuses in both Parramatta and Auckland. It is appropriate to look back and reflect on 200 years of the gospel, Māori and mission in New Zealand, and the connection with the church in Australia. As a Pentecostal college we are in a unique position to reflect on the experience and work of the Holy Spirit among the Māori people as the gospel embraced this new context.
Gospel, Māori and Pentecost. 5th - 6th December 2014 Conference details TO REGISTER conf2014@ acnz.ac.nz
7:00pm - 9:00pm Friday 5th December, 2014 (Keynote address) 9:00am - 4:00pm Saturday 6th December, 2014 (Presentation of papers) Registration: NZ$50, which includes lunch on Saturday. Venue: ACNZ Campus, 60 Rockfield Road, Penrose, Auckland City Auckland, New Zealand. Keynote Speaker: Keith Newman
Keynote Speaker
Keith Newman is a journalist, writer, poet and occasional radio producer with 40-years’ experience in mainstream and trade media. He has a passion for restoring the foundational stories of early missionary and Māori heroes of the faith as stepping stones for the partners in the Treaty of Waitangi to work together in creating a better vision for the future.
He has written two books on the Māori prophet T.W. Ratana, and in 2010 Penguin released Bible & Treaty – Missionaries Among the Māori. His latest offering is Beyond Betrayal – Trouble in the Promised Land – Restoring the mission to Māori (Penguin, September 2013). He and his wife, artist Paula Novak, moved from Auckland five years ago to make their home in Haumoana Hawke’s Bay.