Brian is visiting New Zealand from 1st to 10th August 2015 as the guest of The Smallternative Trust, a New Zealand-based relief and development agency.
Named by TIME magazine as one of the 25 most influential evangelicals in America, Brian (a leading figure in the emerging church movement), brings a fresh and often provocative vision of what it means to be a Christian today.
Issues that Brian will address, include the declining traditional church, a new way of “church” (creating your own learning community in a home, or other hospitable space), inter-religious divisions and reconciliation, ecology, poverty, social justice, and the church and homosexuality.
Brian will be visiting Auckland, Hamilton, New Plymouth, Wellington and Christchurch.
Brian Maclaren New Zealand Tour
AUCKLAND
SUNDAY, 2 AUGUST
Venue: The Upper Room, 10A Clayton Street, Newmarket, Auckland
Time: 8.30am, 10am and 6pm services
More information: Contact Mark Pierson on 021 815 303 or at mark@markpierson.org.nz
Parking: Parking available onsite and nearby streets
Entry: Free
NEW PLYMOUTH
MONDAY, 3 AUGUST
Venue: New Plymouth West Baptist Church, 144 South Rd, Spotswood, New Plymouth
Time: From 6pm – Dinner and Conversation with Brian
To register, email administrator@westbaptist.org.nz
For details about New Plymouth West Church visit: http://www.westbaptist.org.nz
AUCKLAND
TUESDAY, 4 AUGUST
Conversations with Brian in the afternoon at Carey College and St John’s College.
All welcome to the evening event below.
Venue: Greenlane Christian Centre, 17 Marewa Rd, Greenlane, Auckland
Time: 7pm – 9pm
To register: Email Eric Holmes eric@smallternative.org
Parking: Ample parking available in the centre’s parking area
Entry: Donation / Koha
HAMILTON
WEDNESDAY, 5 AUGUST
Venue: Hamilton South Baptist Church, 131 Ohaupo Rd, Melville, Hamilton
Time: 9.30am – 4.30pm “Convermersion” (immersion in conversation and dialogue)
To register: Email office@hamsouthbaptist.org.nz
For details about Hamilton South Baptist Church visit: http://hamsouthbaptist.org.nz
CHRISTCHURCH
THURSDAY, 6 AUGUST
Venue: Café evening, Vandam’s Café, 355 Riccarton Rd, Church Cnr, Christchurch
Theme: ‘The Bible, the Church and the 21st Century World’
Time: 7pm – 9pm
Visit: http://www.kererupublishing.com/aboutus/brian-mclaren-nz-visit
FRIDAY, 7 AUGUST
Venue: Workshop, St Marks Methodist Church, Cnr Barrington and Somerfield Streets, Somerfield, Christchurch
Theme: ‘Dancing to a New Tune’
Time: 9.30am – 3pm
Visit: http://www.kererupublishing.com/aboutus/brian-mclaren-nz-visit
WELLINGTON
SATURDAY, 8 AUGUST
Venue: Central Baptist Church, 46 Boulcott Street, Wellington
Theme: The Boulcott Seminar: A Day with Brian McLaren
Time: 8.30am – 5.15pm
Visit: http://central.org.nz/event-items/the-boulcott-seminar-a-day-with-brian-mclaren/
Venue: Central Baptist Church, 46 Boulcott Street, Wellington
Theme: Free Public Lecture
Time: 7pm
Visit: http://central.org.nz/event-items/the-boulcott-seminar-a-day-with-brian-mclaren/
SUNDAY, 9 AUGUST
Venue: Central Baptist Church, 46 Boulcott Street, Wellington
Time: 10am Sunday Service
Visit: http://central.org.nz/event-items/the-boulcott-seminar-a-day-with-brian-mclaren/
Free parking is available across the road in the Boulcott St car parking building