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THE WAY - WYCamp 2025

In Sympathy - Rev. Jone Kacivi

Around the Country - Summer Celebrations

Taking Flight - Hornblow Memorial Trust

Youth Alpha and Workshop

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Tēnākoe,Maloelelei,Nisabulavinaka,안녕하세요,Fakaalofalahiatu, Kiaorana,你好,Noa‘ia,Kumusta,Hello!

25Years!Weareaquarterofthewaythroughthefirstcenturyofthe newmillennium.Someofusmayrememberthefinaldaysof1999 whenpeoplewereconcernedaboutthemillenniumbugandhowit wouldaffectcomputers.It’samazingtolookbackacrossthoseyears andrealisehowdifferentthingsaretodayandhowstrangeallofthat was. Butmorethanthat.ThisyearisalsotheyearWMCANZcelebrates25 years.Throughoutthisyearwewillbesharingcontributionsfrom thosewhohavebeenapartofthestoryofWMCANZthroughthe years.

Thismonththough,ourfocusisonthenextgenerations.Featuring storiesfromWYCampandupcomingopportunitiesforyouthand leadersaliketocontinuetogrowintheirfaithandrelationships following‘theway’ofJesus.

Inprayer,

DeniseBarrington-Editor

What are these Stones?

Rev. Brett Jones: National Superintendent

AsakidIusedtocollectcolourfulstonesfromthebeach. They fascinatedmewiththeirmineralswirls. Isecretlyhopedtheywere valuableandI’dberich! Iamstillfascinatedbyinterestingstones, althoughIhavelearnednottostuffmypocketswiththem. Notsomy11 yearold,whoseemstohaveinheritedmyfascination!

Joshua4foreshadowsaquestionaboutstonesthatresonateswithour ownseasonofmarking25yearsasamovement: Eachofyouistotakeupastoneonhisshoulder,accordingtothe numberofthetribesoftheIsraelites,6toserveasasignamongyou.In thefuture,whenyourchildrenaskyou,'Whatdothesestonesmean?'7 tellthemthattheflowoftheJordanwascutoffbeforethearkofthe covenantoftheLORD…Thesestonesaretobeamemorialtothepeople ofIsraelforever."

Thesestoneswerenottobesomecoldmemorialorsymbol. These stonesweretobeasign. EvidenceofthecharacterandactivityofGod. ThesestonesweretopointtothefaithfulGodwhosepresenceandlove continuetoeachgeneration. Sowhilethesestoneshelpedthepeople rememberYahweh’sactioninthepast,theywereprimarilyintendedfor thefuture,forthenextgenerationwhowouldbringtheirownquestion: “whatdothesestonesmean?” ThesameGodwhometJoshuaandhis generationatthebankofthefloodedJordanriver,wouldmeetthe generationstocome Theywereasignposttothefuture It’sworthnotingtoothatthestonesweretakenfromthemiddleofthe river.Themostdangerouspart,thedeepestpart,thepartfurthestfrom landifsomethingshouldgowrong.FortheIsraelitestheriver representedafinalimpassableobstacle.Forus,asamovement

marking25years,werememberthatsomeofourdeepestmemoriesof God’sfaithfulnessandprovisioncomeoutofthedeepestwaters,the mostimpassableofcircumstances.Sometimesit’simportantto remember.Werememberwherethestoneshavecomefrom. Finallyweneedtoremembertocomeoutoftheriver.

17SoJoshuacommandedthepriests,"ComeupoutoftheJordan."18 Andthepriestscameupoutoftherivercarryingthearkofthecovenant oftheLORD.Nosoonerhadtheysettheirfeetonthedrygroundthan thewatersoftheJordanreturnedtotheirplaceandranatfloodstageas before.

Thenationwouldbemovingonratherthanlingeringinpastvictories–thepileofstoneswastohelpthemadvance,nottolocktheminthepast. Itwasamemorial,ratherthanaplacetodwell.Theriverattheirback wasastrategicadvantageandgavethemalaunchingpad,butitwas alsoaprettyemphaticwayofsaying,“we’renotgoingback”.Weneedto remembertocomeoutoftheriverandtomoveforwardintowhatGod hasforus.

Aswereflecton25yearsasamovement,wewillmarkmoments.We willcapturethestoriesthathaveshapedus.Wewillsetupourown stones.ButwewillalsomoveforwardknowingtheLordispowerful.We donotreturntotheriver.

Whatarethesestones?Theyareawaytorecallwhoweare,whoGodis, andwhatweshoulddoandbeasGod’speople.Thestonesbecomea beaconthatshinesfarbeyondthebanksoftheJordan,farbeyondthe timeofJoshua,andtelloffarmorethanpartingwaters.

Theyareasignpostfromthepasttothefuture.Theyareamarkerby whichtheycanstandintheirpresent,looktothepast,andthendrawa straightlineintoanunknownfuture.Theyareawaytodefinethe present,andthefuture,bymeansofthepast.

Wecannotknowwheretogountilweknowwheretheyare.Andwe cannotknowwhereweareuntilweknowwherewehavebeen.MayGod grantustheblessingofmemoryfromthepast,hispresenceinthe presentandthehopeofavisionthatcallsusintothefuture

THE WAY- WYCAMP 2025

By Rev. Ashan Rodrigo

“WHICH WAY?” calls out the MC Iene ‘Junior’ Ratusau of Streams Community Church, Auckland. Everyone would point upwards and shout, “THAT WAY!” If we gathered to worship, sit down for a meal, or prepare for a game, Iene reminded us of ‘The Way’ to the Father.

TheTheme

We asked, “What would youth need to know about being a true disciple of Christ?” Early Christians were simply known as “The Way.” It’s because they lived according to the way Jesus taught. They were known for “the way ” they practised generosity, scripture reading, serving, rest, and evangelism.

WYCAMP ‘25 was designed to help learn and be challenged in two practices that shaped early Christians–prayer and community. These practices are crucial to a resilient faith and relationship with Christ. TheOutcome.

WYCAMP has spurred a sense of connectedness. A month after WYCAMP, the high still lives among the youth who made it to CYC, Ngaruawahia in January 2025. The emerging generation of Wesleyans seeks an ever-deeper desire for Christ, Prayer, Scripture, and Community.

Youth Pastor Francis Nofoa of City Cross Link leads ‘Youth Revival,’ an evening of worship, prayer, and scripture. Now at least five youth groups from Auckland are joining ‘Youth Revival’ to keep the fire going.

On Waitangi Day, many leaders and youth spontaneously gathered, drawn to a sense of belonging and connection to one another–Soni Taufa, a youth leader for Joyful News, came from his night shift directly to Narrow Neck beach, Auckland to man the BBQ saying he “had to” because “ we miss everyone. ”

At WYCAMP, youth gathered during “free time” for Bible Study. Now older youth are making it a point to form accountability groups and are determined to meet for bible study with one another.

Two weeks after WYCAMP, as many gathered to mourn the loss of Rev. Jone Kacivi, Pastor for Living Waters Napier and former pastor for New Life Henderson, Wesleyan youth were among those grieving. Between the formalities and emotions, youth were recalling moments at WYCAMP for strength: “Which way? That Way.”

You will be surprised at the faith of the next generation. They have discovered a life lived as Christ taught is indeed possible through regular prayer and fellowship with one another. They only need encouragement and persistent prayer as often as you can spare it. Which way? That Way ��

Dr Ravi David was born and raised in Bangalore, India. He has served in various leadership positions with the Union of Evangelical students of India (UESI) at the local, national and regional levels. He served as the IFES South Asia Regional Secretary for 8 years travelling extensively in this region from Myanmar to Iran

Ravi also served as the South Asia director for the Scripture Gift Mission (now Life Words) He also served as the Secretary of the Bible society of India

Ravi has a PhD in Practical Theology from the University of Auckland, New Zealand He is also trained in Counselling, Trauma Healing, Debriefing, Chaplaincy and Spiritual Direction.

As an adjunct professor, he teaches at seminaries in India (SAIACS) and is currently the Program Director (Practical Theology department) at the Asia Graduate School of Theology, Nepal for the MTh program. He also provides training in cross cultural mission and pastoral care for missionaries in various places in Asia, Africa and Latin America. He represents India on the board of the Global member care network.

Ravi has a passion to network missional leaders and prioritises pastoral care for them. He has facilitated networks among leaders from Africa, Asia and Latin America (a la carte) and now facilitates the Across Alliance - a relational network of sending and receiving mission agencies for mission across the street and across the globe.

Ravi and his wife Mercy have been married for 42 years and have lived cross culturally for 22 years. They have four adult children and six grand children.

In Sympathy

RevJoneKaciviwaslicensedasaMinister on20/10/2016andordainedon16/11/2019 atthenationalconferenceheldatEastCity WesleyanChurchinAuckland.

Thefollowingyear–on6/11/2020hewas electedtoourNationalCouncilwhich providesgovernanceleadershiptothe denomination.Hewaselectedtoservea thirdtermatthe2024NationalConference thispastNovember.

Jonewasaquietbuteffectivevoiceon Councilandhiswisdomwillbemissed.As I’msurehewillbebytheFijianForumfor whichhewasitssecretary.

Rev.JoneKaciviwaspartoftheSaioni WesleyanChurchbeforehelpingtoplant NewLifeWesleyanChurchin2011wherehis abilitiesandleadershipskillswere recognisedandvalued.Itwasthe congregationwhoaskedhimtobetheir

Pastorin2016

Since2022,JonehasservedastheMinister toLivingWatersWesleyan.Jone demonstratedhisfaithandbeliefthatGod hadhisbackrighttotheend.

YOUTH WORKSHOP

Thetimetableofthedayincludesthreesessionsof90minworkshopsEach sessionhasthreestreamsdependingonyourleadershipexperiences.

Stream1-isforthenewleadersorthosewhohaveonlybeenleadingfor1-2years.

Stream2-isfortheleaderswithabitmoreexperienceandhavebeenleading3-4years

Stream3-isforthesenioryouthleadersandyouthpastorsandthosewithexperienceleading for5+years

Thisisnotastrictrulewhereyouareonlyallowedtogotoworkshops relatedtoyourlevelofexperience,butratherarecommendationforcontent thatyouwillfindmostusefulandcontextual.

SESSION1:

WORKShoPs

Stream1:Leadership101-Thebasicsofbeingaleaderandtipsandtrickstohelpyou!

Stream2:Āpōpō-Introductiontoourmentalhealthsuicideprogramdesignedforusein youthministriesandschools.

Stream3:YouthLeadership:howtorecognise,nurture,resourceandsupport.

SESSION2:

Stream1:SmallGroups-Lookingatdifferentmethodsandtechniquesthatcanempoweryour smallgroupsandhelpyouryouthtogrow.

Stream2:WorkingwithNeurodivergentYouth-HowtoworkwithNeurodivergentyouthina YouthMinistryContext.

Stream3:IntegratedYouthMinistry-Whatifyouthministrycouldbedoneinawaythatmakes youthanintegralrespectedgroupwithinthechurch?Hearhowitcanbe

SESSION3:

Stream1:TellingStories-Knowingandtellingyourownstory.

Stream2:TeTiritiandYouthMinistry-WhatdoesyouthministrythathonorsTeTiritilooklike?

Stream3:GroupDynamics-HowtodealwiththedifferentDynamicswithinyouryouth ministry.

Around the Coun summer celeb

Papakura Wesleyan - on the evening of Friday 20th December we hosted ‘Carols at the Bread Table’. The event had a great turnout, and everyone joined in the singing. We showed 'The Shepherd' by The Chosen. As a direct result of this event, at least one person has started attending services at PWC. Praise God!

Stream Gathering Wesleyan Church - is actively taking part in festival of cultures here in lower North Island

8th February- Wellington festival of cultures

22nd February- Palmerston North festival of cultures

1st March- Levin festival of cultures

The Well Church hosted 415 people from our church and local community at two Christmas Eve Services We sang Christmas carols with our very own Christmas Choir, shared a gospel message, and celebrated the birth of Jesus with the lighting of the Christ candle

Hey Everyone

We, at Youth Revival, were inspired by the Wesleyan Tongan Forum to begin our own Alpha Course this year for our youth and young adults who are willing to strengthen our relationships with God We are doing the new Alpha Youth Series that just came out last October, targeting questions that youth should become more comfortable speaking about.

We are opening this up to any youth or young adult who is able to commit to every Tuesday evening for 8 weeks from the 25th of February to the 15th of April & one Saturday for a little retreat (29th of March). This is a totally free event with food included, but we will need you to complete a free registration by scanning the QRcode below or by visiting our instagram page @youth revival nz for more details

The Topics we will be discussing are:

Jesus Is ?

What Does Real Love Look Like?

Why Would I Want a Relationship With God?

What Does a Relationship With God Look Like?

Who Is the Holy Spirit?

How Can I Be Filled With the Holy Spirit?

How Does God Help Us Overcome Evil?

Does God Heal Today? What Happens Next?

YOUTH REVIVAL

A bunch of youth and young adults that meet up once or twice a month on Monday evenings at the Onehunga Community Centre. We began at the end of 2023 and have been actively growing in size and stature ever since.

The name is an intentional goal and God-given desire to see the youth of New Zealand have a spiritual revival. This initiative began when the youth leaders of City Cross Link, Redoubt North Wesleyan Church, and Shiloh Youth came together with this desire for their own youth. We have been meeting earnestly almost every other Monday in the year of 2024, to strategise, give feedback, and pray for the next Youth Revival Night we host.

Our Youth Revival Nights are more than just games and singing, we also take the time to discuss in small groups about serious questions, and serious topics that we as youth face today and then relate it back to scripture and God, then end it off with food

We are not just for the Wesleyan youth, we are open to any youth and young adult who want to learn more about Jesus and eventually grow in a relationship with him. To keep up with our events and evenings please visit our Instagram page @youth revival nz.

Event Calendar

National Council Meeting | 22 February

Good Friday | 18 April

Easter Sunday | 20 April

Easter Monday | 21 April

Anzac Day | 25 April

Donations

We invite you to make donations to the Wesleyan Methodist Church of Aotearoa-New Zealand. Join us to make a difference and reach the lost with the grace and holiness of Jesus Christ. Using the WMCANZ bank account number below, please include your first initial and surname in the particulars field and 'donation' in the reference field.

03-0206-0380248-000

Particulars: e.g. 'J Smith' Reference: e.g. 'Donation' Please email accounts@wesleyan.nz with your details to receive a donation receipt.

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