CHRISTCHURCH - Building The Church For Today And Tomorrow Governance Conference 2024

Christian Savings is excited to be hosting our annual Building The Church For Today And Tomorrow Governance Conference!

• Christchurch on Wed, 28 Aug (at Oxford Terrace Baptist Church)
• Auckland on Wed, 4 Sept (at Curate Church)
• Wellington on Wed, 11 Sept (at Arise Church)

This year the theme is "Bold Governance for an Age of Change," reflecting the evolving landscape of the New Zealand Church. Our mission is to equip those serving in governance roles with practical governance skills, Gospel inspiration, and a humble understanding of the challenges that lie ahead.

Join us for a lineup of sessions that will tackle crucial issues facing the New Zealand Church and Charities, from leadership and succession planning to asset management and enhancing governance capabilities. Learn from panel discussions, interviews, and interactive sessions led by esteemed keynote speakers and hosts, including Steven Moe, James Stewart, Kirsten Patterson, Judith Bullin, and Dr. Roshan Allpress.

As well as the opportunity to learn from leaders in this field, you will also be able to meet a diverse range of other people involved in Christian governance.

We encourage you to get a group together and make the most of our discounts. Purchase 4 tickets and you get 1 free! 

Ticket Info:

Day Session Only (9am-5pm) $85

Ticket includes sessions from our speakers, panel discussion morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea, and tea and coffee.

Evening Session Only (6-9pm) $30

Ticket includes pizza for dinner and Evening Masterclass attendance.

Day & Evening (9am-9pm) $90
Ticket includes sessions from our speakers, panel discussion morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea, and tea and coffee, dinner and Evening Masterclass.

Evening Masterclass on Governance

But that's not all! We're thrilled to be hosting an enhanced evening Masterclass, a unique and interactive workshop tailored to give a demonstration of good governance in practice. Building on the success of last year's feedback, this session promises a fun and informative experience, especially for those unable to attend the day session. Immerse yourself in valuable insights in an intimate setting, complete with a dinner included in your ticket for added convenience.

We look forward to welcoming leaders, trustees, directors, officers, and elders of churches and Christian charities dedicated to governing with excellence. Stay tuned for more updates as we approach the event date - we can't wait to welcome you!

SOME OF OUR GUEST SPEAKERS

Chris Clarke has over 25 years of leadership experience (14 years as CEO) locally and globally in public policy, health care, humanitarian development and the philanthropic sectors. He is the CEO of Wilberforce Foundation and Executive Chair of the Arrow Leadership programme. Previously he was CEO of World Vision New Zealand and CEO of Hawke’s Bay District Health Board. He has also worked for World Health Organisation (Europe), NHS (Wales), and several health sector roles in New Zealand.

Chris holds law and commerce degrees from Canterbury University and, since 2009, has been the inaugural Praxis Visiting Scholar at Green Templeton College, Oxford University.

Danielle is a Chartered Accountant with a mission to provide innovative advisory and compliance services to the faith-based, for-purpose sector. Giving them the support to allow them to succeed in fulfilling their mission, her clients include churches, camps, philanthropic trusts, and for-purpose ministries here in Aotearoa.

She has over 20 years of experience supporting our sector in voluntary and employed roles, with a recent season as the National Administrator for Christian Community Churches of New Zealand (CCCNZ). In this role, she was involved in the early stages of the start-up organisation operationally, as well as implementing support and systems to assist churches, camps, and ministries in the church movement.

Danielle is a board member of Pathways College of Bible and Mission and Arrow Leadership New Zealand, as well as previous church and for-purpose board roles.

Danielle holds a Business degree, is a Chartered Accountant, and has a Graduate Certificate in Christian Studies from Fuller. She is currently completing a Master of Faith-Based Leadership and Management at Otago with a research focus on looking at a theological response to abundance in faith-based, for-purpose organisations in Aotearoa.

Steven Moe is a partner at Parry Field Lawyers based in Christchurch and works in corporate law and governance providing advice to companies, charities and social enterprises. He has 20 years of experience as a lawyer and is on six boards including Christian Savings. He is also the Chair of Community Finance, which has raised more than $100 million for social housing. He is a member of the Charities Services sector group, the Edmund Hillary Fellowship, the XRB Advisory Panel and hosts ‘Board Matters’ a podcast on governance for the Institute of Directors and also Seeds - a podcast with 300+ long-form conversations on governance, leadership and entrepreneurship. Steven is also a facilitator on the IOD’s Company Directors Course.

Pastor Chris Bethwaite is an ordained minister with The Elim Church of New Zealand and currently serves as their National Administrator. The role sees him responsible for the smooth running of the Elim movement throughout New Zealand. 

Chris also chairs the Interchurch Bureau, an ecumenical group that monitors changes in government policy, legislation, regulation or common law that may have a compliance focus or affect the business operations of the churches. They also advocate to central and local Government on behalf of churches, to ensure that the needs of churches are taken into account.

Throughout his life he has been involved in various church and youth ministries. Chris believes strongly in using the gifts God has blessed him with to serve the Church.