BB New Zealand Communication
Kia ora
Term 4 is here and we are on the run up to Christmas!! Wow, what a year so far. Following a bumper Spring edition of the Bugle, I have so much to convey. October is our celebration month with the 4th being Founders Day and we are 139 years young!
Next year we have exciting plans to celebrate 140 years and there are some events highlighted in this edition so we can be prepared early. Time has a incredible knack of catching us by surprise, so please read on and start thinking about these events now.
If we can have early indications of numbers interested the easier it is to plan effectively and make these great events. It will also allow us to plan additional events if we know there is full participation.
We have a number of major events and expeditions planned with the following highlighted.
Canterbury 140th Camp March 2023 Stewart Island Expedition April 2023 Whanganui River Trek September 2023 BB National Founders Camp October 2023
What we really need which I am sure will be no surprise to many of our leaders, is more helpers and leaders in 2023. We have been working with the Echo Section Men to help support out mature leaders and we also need to reach out to parents and ask if they would like to be involved.
AI heard a great story about engaging parents and it was to simply get them involved, invite them to a camp, involve them in an activity. Give them a purpose!
I was told of a parent attending his son's martial arts night and the instructor simply asked him to hold a bag, and soon he was hooked and became a leader. I want to encourage you to ask parents to get involved.
If we want to fulfil the objective below we simply cannot do it on our own, we need to ask for help and do it with expectation. The objective is our important mission/adventure/battle and men need a an adventure to live and a battle to fight. We just need help them understand how important our objective is to their boys and the wider community. Great boys with a firm faith and foundation will build a great future for them and our community.
"The advancement of Christ's Kingdom among Boys' and the promotion of habits of Obedience, Reverence, Discipline, Self-Respect and all that tends towards a true, Christian manliness."
Mike Brewer - National Director
0274 967 537
Stay Sure & Stedfast - Hebrews 6:19
WE NEED YOU!
The BBNZ National Leadership Development Course (NLDC) is looking for our next course director. Might that be you, or someone you know?
Do you want to see young men grow into Christian leaders who can make a difference in their sphere of influence, throughout their lives?
Would you like to be part of a pivotal week in the lives of a group of 16-20 year old young men, as they develop their faith, their leadership and personal skills?
Would you like to work alongside a dedicated team of leaders, delivering an 8-day outdoor Christian leadership development course, in the spectacular Nelson Lakes National Park?
Would you like to connect with BB/ICONZ leaders and senior boys from around New Zealand?
Would you like to use your skills in building relationships and in setting strategic direction, to help us continue to develop the course for the next generation?
If you've answered YES (or you know of someone who would, even if they aren't currently active as a BB/ICONZ leader), we'd love to hear from you!
The vision for NLDC is to grow Christian leaders that can make a difference in their sphere of influence throughout their lives, and we do that through challenging, motivating, encouraging and equipping young men. The course runs each year in the first week of the July school holidays, in St Arnaud. In addition to attending the course, the director will join with the rest of the NLDC management team one evening a month(ish) for online meetings, throughout the year.
If you'd like to know more, please contact us at nldc@bb.org.nz, or 027 612 7052, by the end of October.
If you don't think the course director role is really for you, but you are interested in helping out in a different role at NLDC, then we'd also love to hear from you.
Thanks,
NLDC management team
We have four significant events to highlight to celebrate BB 140 years since the founding of the movement in 1883.
We have a synopsis of these events here and more information to come. In the meantime, please diary these dates and let us know if you are interested in attending or better still, helping organise.
BB Stewart Island Expedition 2023
April 14th-19th 2023
This amazing journey will involve an expedition to one of the remotest places in Aotearoa with the opportunity among many other things to see Kiwi along the lowland tracks of the Island.
Contact: Les Bouterey for more information: bouterey@actrix.co.nz
Cant140
Canterbury National Camp
March 3rd - 5th 2023
Held at Waipara Adventure Centre hosted by the Canterbury/West Coast Battalion to celebrate the heritage of the BB Movement and this event will be open to everyone nationally.
Phone: 03 314 6881
BB NATIONAL FOUNDERS CAMP 2023
October 1st - 6th 2023
Findlay Park on the shores of Lake Karapiro will host the 2023 Founders Week National Camp where we will celebrate 140 years and coincide with Founders Week. We want to make this the biggest camp in years! Bonfire mandatory!
Contact Stu Thompson for more information: stu.thompson@bb.org.nz
BB Whanganui River Expedition 2023
December 10th - 13th 2023
This will be a unique expedition to discovery one of New Zealand's historic and mysterious rivers over a 4 day period and stay in huts and tents along the riverbank. Sign me up!!!
Contact Mike Brewer for more information on the link below.
We need nominations for the Executive. We are calling for nominations for 3 positions including a Canterbury Area Representative, a Northern Regional Representative and the position of President.
BB Executive Board Vacancies
If you know of anyone who would suit any of these positions which are for a 3 year term, please speak to them and nominate them. The Executive meets next on the 4th of December and will appoint these positions at this meeting.
Uniform Appeal Ends
Thank you to all companies and units who have submitted their orders for the new polo shirts and we are well on the way to 100%
However, there are still some stragglers and we want everyone to take advantage of subsidy who need it.
The deadline for this subsidy is 1st November 2023.
After this time you will still be able to order uniform, but you will be paying 100%. So please act now if you haven't ordered yet and call myself, Leigh-Ann, Warwick or Stu if you need any assistance at all. Simply click on the adjacent link for the JotForm to action this.
Dr Andrew Smith
ICONZ Leader Andy Todd
BOP 'Boys to Men'
Leadership Training
Sunny greetings from BoP
Dr Andrew Smith was our guest speaker for leadership training in Tauranga on Tuesday 20 Sept 2022.
Each Iconz group shared for 5 minutes on a key topic from their Unit: Bethlehem Baptist, Te Puna, The Mt and Tauranga City Iconz). Then Dr Andrew Smith spoke on ‘rites of passage’ and on Boys becoming Men in NZ - based on his doctorate research.
We had 40 men there including leaders from the different Iconz Units, as well as some dads, and our Delta lads. A great night indeed.
There were 100 kids in the hall doing Circus in a Flash - which they loved. These were all the lads combined from different Units and the IFG girls.
The success of the night was seen at a number of levels: great training, fellowship for men, fun for all the kids - and it didn’t require a separate night out for busy leaders to do training.
Plus we all learnt heaps of ideas from the various leaders sharing for 5 minutes each.
Shalom
Richard Harkness - BB President
We have recently given all our leaders a preview of the new website in development. We welcome everyone in the BB movement to take a look at how it is coming along. Please remember it is in development and still has a long way to go. We would welcome your feedback via the link below. We will launch the site on the existing URL in December in readiness for 2023. Once we are happy we have ironed out any bugs, we will start promoting the new site into 2023!
BB 1st Howick
Fun Night
1st Howick made use of their homemade cart this week and a great hill near to their home church! Looks like fun. Click the button for the video.
Have a BB Story to tell?
We want to hear from you if you have a story and photos you would like to share across the movement. Simply click on the link below and send me an email with your story! Simple! And don't forget top attach the photos.
Funny to finish!
*Jokes told by the sheep are not necessarily endorsed by BB New Zealand!
