Young Adults
Welcome to our Young Adults page. This focuses on youth ages from 18-25ish. Below you will find the latest resources, articles and key contacts. If you are not already connected with us, we would love to hear from you.
Resources
We are working on this section and resources will become available here soon.
Young Adults news, stories and media
Sustainability is not a green genre
What is sustainability, who is it about, and why is it connected to our call as Christians to bring gospel renewal?
Help! We need your heart!
Calling for a continuation of our 137-year partnership with our Bengali whānau and reflecting on the command to ‘go!’ in Luke 10:1-3…
Carey’s SENDing 2023
One of our Pastoral Leadership grads reflects on the three-year formation journey with Carey Baptist College and local Baptist churches.
An intergenerational conversation
A new podcast mini-series discussing ways to grow meaningful intergenerational relationships where faith can flourish.
He Rito: The future of the church (pre-Hui read: Our young people)
“One of the greatest roles of God’s people is passing the torch of faith from one generation to the next.”
Pre-election reflection: Encouraging people to vote
From a fellow Gen-Z: “if you have enough effort to care, you can tick a box. And if you don’t care, think again. If we…
Student accommodation: Chester House – Christchurch Central
If you or someone you know is moving to Christchurch to study, Chester House provides a great place for students to call home.
Student accommodation: Baptist Student Hostel – Palmerston North
If you or someone you know is moving to Palmerston North to study, BSH (Baptist Student Hostel) offers a great Christian environment for students.
Help modern slavery law get cracking this week.
We invite you to sign the open letter calling the government to stop delaying modern slavery legislation.
Getting to know…Bradley Nicolson
This week we are getting to know Bradley Nicolson, General Manager of Oxford Terrace Baptist Church’s Kānuka Hopestill Limited.
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award celebrates 60 years in New Zealand
Hear David’s story of persistence and achievement, Christian community support, and The Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award – all alongside living with dyspraxia.
A hand—carved placement
With our 3-6 month global placements, you can use your God-given skills for good alongside our overseas partners. Check out our placement list!
Flex your missional muscles with CareyLocal!
Be formed for your role in God's mission with CareyLocal - study FREE next semester with a group of 10 friends from your faith community!
Getting to know…Kelly Enright
In this column, we discover more about our Baptist whānau, meeting someone in our team of 40,000 each post. This week we are getting to…
New year reflections from the cell
Reflecting on a new year’s poem by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Kelly from Arotahi sets the scene for this new year…
Getting to know…Emma Wells
This week we are getting to know Emma Wells, Youth Pastor at Whakatāne Baptist Church and member of the Baptist Women’s Board.
What makes me weep: our response to the rainbow community
What makes you weep? Zach Bartley, Youth Pastor at Petone Baptist Church, shares his response.
A home and family away from home
Did you know we have some super story-filled Baptist student hostels in New Zealand?
I think I would’ve liked Uncle Eric
He recognised that his faith community was missing an opportunity to be in mutual relationship with a people group that God had created; a people…
Benefiting from structures of oppression
As Christians we are called to “learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless and plead the widow’s cause” (Isiah…
We are here to help local youth ministries thrive.We would love to connect with you and help you with anything we can.
Ethan Miller
Youth Catalyst
[email protected]
021 299 2305
Nathan Palmer
Regional Youth Coach – Northern
Hannah Cossey
Regional Youth Coach – Upper South Island
Andy Beales-White
Regional Youth Coach – Lower North Island
Mike Dodge
Regional Youth Coach – Upper South Island