1. Vision for Auckland
Action Forum
Prophetic Integration: From 1996 - 2000, Christian leaders across multiple sectors,
denominations and ethnicities in Auckland under the name Vision
for Auckland met to understand God's
conversation with the city, the conversation within the
city, and how these mesh into city transformation.
This began with a core group of leaders of movements
in the city meeting once a month together as a think-tank,
an action group, and then a monthly forum for city leaders
to reflect on ideas together.
Envisioning Fellowship: A Vision Auckland Network (VAN)
breakfast continued each month on 7 a.m. Thursday mornings till 2005, where
spiritual leaders in the city gathered to listen and learn from each
other.
Connecting Point: Vision Network then developed
three monthly gatherings of key leaders.
2. Events: Vision for Auckland Hui
In March 1999, many of these leaders met to present
strategies for their sector of the city and discern God's
purposes for the future. A yearly event like this is
needed. It included a manual with 2 page vision summaries
from many of the 48 sector networks. This complements
other ongoing events.
3. Networks
This group networked existing movements into an
integrating framework of Network Task
Forces in various sectors of the city building
relationships across the barriers (releasing brotherly
love), and developing vision and strategies (releasing
faith). These include major denominational/church sectors;
renewal movements in major denominational sectors;
specialist networks such as children, youth, societal
sectors such as business, politics, law, the arts. Each
include mainline, Catholic, evangelical and Pentecostal
leaders. Three are mentioned below.
A hui with John Dawson and meetings periodically with
leaders from the 350 ethnic churches gradually began
building bridges between Chinese, Korean, Samoan, Tongan,
Indian etc communities in the context of the hosting into
this nation by the indigenous people. New Covenant
International Bible College was then a centre for
integration of this network.
How does the Kingdom affect the legal profession, the
medical profession, environment, education, etc. There
are nuclei working in each of these areas. This network
connects these. For example, one sector is that of
business leadership. How does the kingdom of God relate
to the realities of ethical management, personnel needs,
stresses of production and creativity? The booklet at the
side represents the perspectives of a number of leaders.
Martien Kelderman now leads monthly meetings of businessmen.
The Evangelism Network
An Evangelism and Discipling Group meet with Graeme Lee in
Penrose periodically strategising evangelistic events and processes
in the nation. Howard Webb is catalysing processes in Love
Your Neighbour, that mesh things like Alpha courses, Jesus Film
presentations and community service.
Prayer Network
Various movements that motivate prayer are connected
in the prayer network. John Fulford co-ordinates
this.
City Church
Research
A database of 1086 churches in the city was developed and
analysed up to the year 2000.
Auckland
