Connect Intentional Conversations

Intentional conversations give participants the opportunity to participate in a facilitated conversion on a particular topic over a meal at Connect. Intentional conversations happen in the Rimu room adjacent to the dining room. If you want to join in on one of these conversations just take your meal to the Rimu room at the appropriate time.

Friday Dinner

Reaching the Open Generation

If you’re in the business of reaching Gen Z with the gospel, come along as we look at and discuss the challenges and realities of reaching the next generation for Jesus. We’ll also look at how you can use a tool like Alpha Youth in different ways to connect with youth and young adults in your community.

Matt Gould - Alpha NZ

Matt Gould is the Church Engagement and Youth Development Manager at Alpha New Zealand. Having worked in Youth, Young Adult and Adult Pastoral Ministry for over a decade, as well as several years working in the Christian NFP sector, Matt has a broad understanding of the unique landscape of The Church of Aotearoa. He’s passionate about equipping church communities with tools to help them reach their diverse local communities with the gospel of Christ.

This intentional conversation is for Youth Leaders and Young Adult Leaders

Saturday morning tea

Meet in the dining room

Children's and youth ministry leaders convo

Hosted by Karo Wilson our PCFM Director

This conversation is for anyone who leads in both children’s and youth ministry

Saturday Lunch

Intercultural space

Haere Mai, Afio mai, Welcome!

Join Masele Bakulich Tufeao for an intercultural conversation where you will get to

1) Share your context

2) Discuss anything that has been tricky to understand at Connect

3) Look at what you’ve learnt in a cultural lens for example how does this apply in a PIPC church? Come and join the talanoa safe space.

This intentional conversation is for Youth Leaders and Young Adult Leaders

Saturday Dinner

Equipping Young Adults' for life and faith in our churches

Hosted by the Young Adult Ministry Cohort

In this intentional conversation we welcome anyone 18 to 30ish to help us shape our church to best support young adults for life and faith. We want to learn what is working well and what could be helpful for the future. We will also touch on the possibility of using an online space to connect young adults in the Presbyterian Church from across the country.

This intentional conversation is for Young Adults

Sunday Brunch

How accessible is your church to the community? 

Hosted by Andrea Bakulich-Tele'a

In this intentional conversation we will:

  1. Discuss how our churches are connected to the community they are in.   

2. Identify what needs to be in place to make these 'access' points for connections to be made and grown

3. Look at our actual church premises and ask “If a young person in our community walked in off the street how easily can they 'access' or participate in the life of the church?”

This intentional conversation is for anyone interested in community engagement