Wilberforce Community News
Kia ora ,
Once again, we have a variety of opportunities to share in this edition of Wilberforce Community News.
You will find:
- Information on He Māhuri Tōtara, a Christian environmental leadership development course.
- A job opportunity with A Rocha Aotearoa NZ.
- A job opportunity with JustSpeak.
- The chance to register for professional governance training.
- A range of events from the Venn Foundation.
If you have content you'd like us to include in a future edition of the Wilberforce Community News, you can email news@wilberforce.org.nz. Please note that requests must be submitted by the first Friday of the month to be included in that month's newsletter.
Ngā mihi,
The Wilberforce Foundation Team
He Māhuri Tōtara
He Māhuri Tōtara is a Christian environmental leadership development course.
It explores the unique environmental challenges and opportunities of our world and the biblical imperative to care for creation in the context of Aotearoa New Zealand.
The experience is full of workshops, hands-on activities, outdoor adventures, and building relationships with like-minded people.
He Māhuri Tōtara for youth will be based at Te Ahi Kaa in Ōtautahi, from 30th Sept – 4th October 2024.
For more information, go to www.hemahuritotara.org
This course is supported by the Wilberforce Foundation and facilitated by our team member James Beck.
Eco Church Role
Join our fun, caring, and inspirational Eco Church team!
Eco Church believes passionately about caring for God's creation. We do this by connecting people to nature and inspiring the next generation of kaitiaki while growing a national Eco Church network that empowers church communities to take environmental action.
We love our growing Eco Church network and we're looking for an Eco Church Regional Coordinator for the Upper North Island, ideally based in Auckland.
Interested to learn more and contribute to our mission?
Email us to request a job description, or send your CV to: new.zealand@arocha.org to apply.
Part-time Finance and Admin Coordinator at JustSpeak
Are you an admin and finance whizz with a passion for making positive social change? JustSpeak is looking for a part-time Finance and Admin Coordinator who can apply a wide range of skills to support our small team, bringing experience and confidence to help streamline our processes and maximise our impact.
JustSpeak is a people-powered movement organising and advocating for transformational change of our justice system. We work to achieve long-term systemic change by shifting public ideas about justice, and advocating for impactful resourcing towards prevention, restoration, healing, and wellbeing.
This is a part-time role, 8 hours per week, with flexibility in both hours and location. Salary negotiable based on experience.
For more info on JustSpeak and the role visit www.justspeak.org.nz
If you are interested, please send your CV and cover letter to lisa@justspeak.org.nz
Applications close Friday, October 4th
Governance Workshop
Are you a CEO or board member of a Christian NFP or social enterprise interested in refining your boardroom skills, under the guidance of a world class governance expert? Then this professional governance training is a remarkable opportunity for you!
Facilitated by globally recognised corporate governance, strategy, and board craft expert Dr Peter Crow, the workshop is limited to ten participants and most suited to leaders with a minimum of 2 years governance experience. We will focus on foundational governance principles, effective contribution frameworks, board dynamics, board-CEO relationships and managing expectations within boards, with donors and staff in the context of Christian charities and social enterprises.
Date: 1pm-5pm, Tuesday, 12th November 2024.
Location: Board Room, The Crate, 28 Constellation Drive, Rosedale, Auckland.
The Venn Foundation: Upcoming events and courses
The Venn Foundation is an educational institution, who help people embrace the riches of Scripture and the Christian tradition for the good of their homes, workplaces, universities, churches, and communities.
Check out what Venn have coming up for the next few months.
Venn Residential Fellowship
This programme is for people in their twenties who desire a deeper understanding of God, the world, and themselves, and who want to serve and lead in their communities with vibrant faith and wisdom. This is an opportunity to be part of a unique and rich context for Christian formation—to explore Scripture and the Christian tradition, examine culture, and consider life's big questions. With our next intake happening in November, now’s the time to get in touch for a kōrero. Please contact us! Our team members are happy to meet up for coffee to talk through any questions or considerations you might have. Contact us at mail@venn.org.nz.
November 2024 to June 2025, Auckland.
New Resource: He Tatau Pounamu Book - available now.
In this new book historian and theologian Dr Alistair Reese takes up some important questions, helping us to understand how the treaty is ‘he tatau pounamu’—a covenant pathway of reconciliation. He considers the history and context of this foundational document, including the role of the Church and the Christian gospel in its shape and interpretation.
With compassion and insight, he lays before us the challenge of how best to respond—how best, now, to honour te Tiriti. Produced as a special bilingual edition, with forewords by Professor Tom Roa (Ngāti Maniapoto, Waikato) and Archbishop David Moxon, He Tatau Pounamu represents the distilled wisdom and committed action of a lifetime from this remarkable advocate for the Treaty and the gospel in Aotearoa, New Zealand.
Available now.
Venn Summer Conference
Join 100 young adults from around Aotearoa, New Zealand for a week of learning, conversation, good food, and fun—and come to see the truth, beauty, and challenge of the Christian life. If you haven’t already saved the date for Venn Summer Conference 2025, do it now and tell your friends. Registrations are now open!
10-17 January, 2025.
St Peters School, Cambridge.
