Tikanga Pakeha Councillors and Links 2020-2022
Helen Roud 
Val Riches 
Stephanie Clay, Christchurch 
Kaye Dyer, Blenheim 
Jenny Campbell, Mossburn 
Heather Riches, Taumaranuiui
Tikanga Pakeha 2018-2020
Current Council and Link members here
Latest Posts from Tikanga Pakeha…
Kia Ora! My name is Bridie Marsden-Boyd and I am super excited to be the new Tikanga Pakeha Councillor I have been a proud advocate for women for many years, having run workshops on the feminine divine, raised up young women to leadership in Church and been a delegate to UNSCW to name a few. I have a strong passion for theology- and am a perpetual student who never left uni! At the moment I am completing a Masters in Chaplaincy focusing on rituals. I live in Otautahi, Te Waipounamu with my lovely husband, gorgeous chickens and a very naughty ...
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You are invited to another opportunity to hear Emily Colgan, this time in person, in Hamilton. Friday 29 April 10.30 am -1.30pm Chartwell Cooperating Parish 124 Comries Rd, Chartwell, Hamilton Dr Emily Colgan, Biblical scholar, reveals the dangers of dualistic thinking about women and earth in sacred text. Feminine and land-based metaphors in sacred texts can influence real world assumptions, attitudes and behaviours towards women and the earth – without the readers’ knowledge. At the heart of the problem, said Dr Colgan, is a mindset formed in ancient times and perpetuated in ‘the West,’ that categorises everything into an ordered ...
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30 women, Māori, Pacific, Pākehā and from around the world, connect faith, culture and calling Silvia Purdie in conversation with some of the contributors to a new book out soon Listen to the energetic music and stories https://youtu.be/RqeXgd69GaU ‘Awhi Mai Awhi Atu: Women in Creation Care’ tells the stories of thirty women from a wide diversity of cultures who describe their involvement in environmental action. Silvia Purdie gathered these stories, poems and prayers , asking the question, ‘What is God up to in the world? In this Virtual Theology Chat you will hear from some of the writers and perhaps ...
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bad news and good news It will probably not come as a surprise for you to hear that our long awaited and planned for Hui scheduled for 27-30 April 2022 has been cancelled. The Covid-19 situation with Omicron still spreading in the community has forced so many cancellations, with much sadness and disappointment. An email has been sent to all who registered, so we can arrange refunds. Please contact the administrator if you have not yet been contacted anglicanwomenstudies@gmail.com Good news 1Dr Emily Colgan was to be the keynote speaker, but you can still get a 20 minute taster of her address. https://youtu.be/eCH0At1BlcQ ...
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We have vision, we have courage, we have guidance Te Ara Poutama Tuatahi Co-design Summary By Val Goold and Steve Taylor. Word Cloud created from responses to the summary of the project which began most conversations. We are seeking a roadmap for theological education and ministry training for the whole Church from 2020-2040.Te Kotahitanga By doing so we aim to transform training and formation to better reflect the needs of changing patterns of mission and a changing societal context for the mission of the church. This roadmap/strategy is intended to inform and guide Te Kotahitanga, and will ensure transparency in ...
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Blythe Cody Existing in the space of liminality can be disorienting, scary and lonely. It is a bit like being dropped in the wilderness with no map, no compass and no idea how to get back to civilization. Anne Franks and John Meteyard. “Liminality: The Transforming Grace of In-Between Places, Hope is the melody of the future; faith is dancing in that melody right now.[1] I am not a big fan of change. I recently moved house and was reminded again of how much I dislike the disruption of life; the change of what has become comfortable for what is ...
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Applications close 30 Sept. Lay and ordained women and men are invited to apply for scholarships. The St John's College Trust Board provides scholarships to Ordained Clergy, Candidates for Ordination and Lay Members of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia pursuant to the provisions of section 7 and section 3(1)(c) of the St John's College Trusts Act 1972. Applications are able to be submitted twice a year, with deadlines for submission being the 30th of September and the 31st of March each year. Applications submitted by 30 September are for courses of study that will commence in the first ...
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Rev Dr Jekheli Kibami-Singh - Leviticus, Land & Jubilee. Presented to the Tikanga Pakeha Ministry Council, May 2021. https://youtube/wIBfiBQXOZI Jekheli Singh is a tribal Christian woman from Nagaland in the North East of India. She came to New Zealand about 15 years ago, and is currently vicar of Te Kuiti. In this talk about the theology of land, she incudes Biblical theology, God the Creator, Land and identity, land as Go’s gift to be shared, and land as new community. She references Leviticus: 25and the concept of Jubilee. Used with permission from Stephen Black, Diocese of Waikato ...
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