Resources
CfCL’s Resource Hub has been designed to equip church leaders with additional tools and resources to help them thrive.
The resources below have been carefully produced and researched to reflect the true context of faith in Aotearoa and the unique challenges facing Kiwi church leaders today.
Our Laidlaw CfCL team is also able to provide practical training and consulting on a range of church leadership specialties. Please get in touch to explore ways we might support your leadership team and resource your ministry.
Emotionally Healthy Leadership: Interview with Pete Scazzero
The Emotionally Healthy Leadership Australia and New Zealand Schools recently joined Pete Scazzero for a Q&A around emotionally healthy leadership. Watch the recording here.
Bible Word Study: How to Guide
In this helpful guide, Chris Northcott provides tips for word studies in the Bible, and how to use them for preaching, teaching, or small groups.
Andrew Root: Reimagining Youth Ministry & Intergenerational Ministry Part 2
In this 2-part interview with Dr Andrew Root, Andrew and Joey Millington discuss youth ministry and implications of recent trends and research on effective youth ministry today.
Andrew Root: Reimagining Youth Ministry & Intergenerational Ministry Part 1
In this 2-part interview with Dr Andrew Root, Andrew and Joey Millington discuss youth ministry and implications of recent trends and research on effective youth ministry today.
Why should the Church care about Te Tiriti o Waitangi?
As the church of Jesus Christ in the context of Aotearoa New Zealand this question is relevant to us all. How would you respond to this question?
New Forms of Community
This resource, "New Forms of Community: The habits, shape, and posture of mission focussed churches in Aotearoa" critically examines the journeys of eight church leaders who have cultivated mission-focused churches over the past 15 years in New Zealand.
How to Change Your Church and Keep Your People with You
In this resource, Nathan Hughes looks at church change - interviewing people about recent church changes to identify what makes changes successful.
Healthy Ministry
In this part of the Insight Series, we look at Richard Black's research, which discusses the intersection of pastoral identity, call, and role, and provides practical suggestions for pastors and ministry training organisations.
Jesus as Guest in the Gospel of Mark
Kyla Scrimgeour's research focuses on the way Jesus receives hospitality, and the implications for leaders as they seek to lead churches that participate in Christ-like hospitality.
The Good Life and Christian Formation
Here lies the challenge: most church formation—both personal and communal—rarely engages with a robust theological vision of the good life. Instead, it quietly absorbs cultural scripts that equate happiness with self-fulfilment.
Challenges in Leading and Managing Volunteers across Cultures
Louise Wernich's research examines challenges in immigrant, or transplanted, churches, which offer immigrants a sense of “home away from home” by being aligned with their culture and language, but face unique challenges as they operate within a broader community that differs in language and culture.
Anchored: Finding peace when storms come
This book is the type of book you want in hardcopy – a handbook, a go to when the storm starts swirling in our lives. It is a book that guides you in what to do in your current mess or stress. Anchoring is the key, anchoring ourselves in the One who is unshakable and unchangeable.
Drift no more: an exploration of tethered faith
DRIFT NO MORE is a short exploration of tethered faith, helping you consider four tethering points — Christ, Church, Tradition and Gospel — and how to use these anchors well to experience a flourishing faith.