Tumuaki-a-rohe Te Roopu Iriiri Tamaki Makaurau me Te Tai Tokerau
The role of the Regional Leader is focussed on the ministry and mission of the faith communities primarily within their region. This is done for the most part, as a team, through developing strong relationships with local church elders and pastors, and supporting local faith communities to achieve: Robust Leadership, Effective Mission, Growing Discipleship and Healthy Resources.
The Regional Leader is the Executive of the Northern Baptist Association (NBA), and is accountable to their faith communities through the NBA Chair and Board, and is the team leader of the NBA staff team.
The Regional Leader is also part of the national leadership team working alongside the National Leader, other Regional Leaders and the National Support Centre Lead Team. Together the national leadership team help develop national strategic priorities to be implemented locally. They also nurture strong links with Baptist Union entities such as Arotahi, Carey, Lifelong Learning and specific ministry leads.
Reti Ah-Voa
Our current leader
Tena koe, malo le soifua ma le lagi e mama,
It is an honour to serve the 97 diverse faith communities of the Northern Baptist Association, who embody our ecclesiology as the people of God in the places we have been planted.
We have been working over the last three years to grow our associating through regional hui, relational networks (clusters), and other gatherings. Associating, working towards our maturity and unity in our diversity is a key value for our association. Another core value is being a people of covenant. Missionally, we want to encourage everyone to be able to tell the story of Jesus in their lives, families and communities, and to be bold in doing so. We are keen to partner with Māori in mission and to develop leadership among our folk at the local level, to ensure our faith communities are able to be lead well into the future. We acknowledge the gift we have in our ethnic diversity as well as our missional opportunites and perogative to grow young.
Ehara tāku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini.
(My strength is not as an individual, but as a collective.)
From our Regional Leader's keyboard
Fundraising update – Northern flood relief
How much have we raised, where has it gone, and how can those impacted access the Northern Flood/Cyclone Response Fund?
Volunteers needed: Napier cyclone relief
Can you help: logistics experts, management and team leadership, digger divers. Volunteers needed to go to the Napier region now. Goods needing to be donated:…
Prayer update: Auckland floods and extreme weather event
An update for prayer on the Auckland flooding and Baptist churches from the Northern Baptist Association Regional Leader. Please pray in your Sunday gatherings this…
Auckland Severe Weather and Floods
The Northern Baptist Association are working to assist our Auckland churches. Several had property flooded by Friday’s extreme weather event. Please pray and support as…
Partnering in ministry across the motu
An update from the Northern Baptist Association for 2022.