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Following Jesus One Step at a Time

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“Come follow me.” It seems like such a simple statement by Jesus when he calls the disciples. But the reality was extremely complicated, over a period of three years or so Jesus taught the disciples much, showed them the reality of the Kingdom and they became his disciples.  He commissioned them to “go and make disciples” and that’s what we are called to be: disciples that make disciples. Mike Breen in his book Building a Discipleship Culture says: “If you make disciples, you will always get the church. But if you make a church, you rarely get disciples.” As a church we feel that God is calling us to “make disciples”.

So come and join us as we spend the next wee part of life looking at: “Following Jesus One Step at a time.”

Welcome to Kaiapoi Baptist

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For over 100 years we have been a community of people gathering just north of the mighty Waimakiriri River to honour and worship God. We are a diverse bunch of people from across North Canterbury – and beyond who desire to see the Kingdom of God impact our lives and the lives of those in our community.

It would be great to see you, feel free to come visit.

Pentecost – Someone is Coming

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Over the next few weeks we will be looking at the moments in the early church leading up to Pentecost.  The dramatic supernatural birth of the church.  From the Road to Emmaus, to Christ Ascension and Pentecost itself it was and exciting and confusing time to be a follower of Jesus Christ.  Actually that sounds a little like today, it is exciting to follow Jesus and it can sometimes be confusing. So come along and join us as we anticipate Pentecost!

Church Camp

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From Friday the 10th of March to Sunday the 12th we gathered at the Waipara Adventure Centre, ready for an adventure of our own. There is something special about getting away and breaking up our normal routines.  Camps are great for deepening relationships and creating shared experiences and awesome memories.

We started on Friday night with some fun and games to get everyone  on the same page.  Saturday morning we spent  working our way through several reflective stations that called us into deeper relationship and challenged us.

Food at camp can sometimes be a tricky situation…not with the awesome team at KBC! Food is actually a highlight, great food and great company mean that meal times become moments where people continue to connect and share life stories.

In the afternoon even though the weather was  wet a few hardy souls braved the elements and ventured onto the water slide and even went for a swim. The competition to see who could go further was intense and was a close call between Angus and Menzo!

The evening was all about deepening community. A formal dinner of epic proportions (so much food, good food!) followed by a camp tradition of a Talent Show.  Now if you have been around Kaiapoi Baptist for a while you know we have some talented individuals in our midst. It was great to see it on show on Saturday night. From dancing (including one of our Pastors getting in on it!) to an amazing machine that could shrink things, even a person.

The night ended with a late night movie and then bed around midnight.

Sunday morning we gathered as we normally do, spending time in worship and Annette lead us in a lectio divina based around Mark 4:35-41. We then sat down to another fine meal.

Then it was a quick tidy up, all hands on deck to get the place looking great. We ended camp with a poroporoaki – which is a Maori tradition that occurs at the end of a hui (gathering). It is a chance for everyone to reflect on camp, to express thoughts and feelings about the shared time together. It was great to hear that people had not only enjoyed their time at camp, but that God had also met them and in some cases ministered to them deeply.

God is good!