About Us

For more information about the Seventh-day Adventist Church visit www.adventist.org.nz

Mission
To Grow Healthy Adventist New Zealand Churches by Mentoring, Supporting and Resourcing Leaders

Vision
To See a Spirit-filled body of Believers sharing Jesus in their Community

Focus for 2010
Healthy Communities

What is the North New Zealand Conference (NNZC)?

NNZC is the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the north island of New Zealand. It is a family of 85 churches, 14 schools, a camping facility – Tui Ridge Park, an aged care home, hospital and village – Bethesda, a bookstore – Adventist Book Centre and a Health Food Company Sanitarium.

The church is people. They are community responding to the claim made Jesus, “I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”

The conference appointed Executive Committee governs the leadership team of the conference. The New Zealand Pacific Union Conference (NZPUC) provides ministry and financial services to the NNZC.

The purpose of the leadership team is to develop godly leaders who grow healthy Adventist churches that serve the world.

This year (2009), as a conference, we are focusing on healthy Families.

Let’s continue to absorb the truth of God’s word into our lives. Let us come to God more often in prayer. As the pressures of our world in crisis escalate, let us increase even more our trust in God.

Conference Direction

2006 - Healthy Hearts ‘When God Breaks Your Heart’
“So I run straight to the goal with purpose in every step.” 1 Corinthians 9:26

• Focus on personal conversion
• Leadership development
• Development of Healthy Adventist Church (HAC) process
• Prepare Tui Ridge Park for Big Camp
• Investigate communication strategies

2007 - Healthy Relationships ‘Shalom, Perfect Peace’
“I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” John 10:10

• Focus on relationships
• Leadership development
• Begin implementation of HAC
• Prepare Tui Ridge Park for Big Camp
• Develop communication strategies
• Develop a Healthy Adventist Schools HAS process
• Constituency Session

2008 - Healthy Habits ‘Eat This Book’
“Whoever claims to live in him, must walk as Jesus did.” 1 John 2:6

• Focus on discipleship
• Church reproduction
• Assessment of progress with HAC
• Continue implementation of HAC
• Continue development of HAS
• Systems Analysis

2009 - Healthy Families

• Focus on parenting and men
• Establish HAC leadership support network
• Continue development of HAS
• Continue implementation of HAC
• Develop HAC 2.0

2010 - Healthy Communities

• Focus on service and mission
• Implement HAC 2.0
• NNZC on a mission
• Implement HAS

How The Adventist Church is Organized

Jesus Christ
whose Church is His body. He is both the heart and the head. He lives within each member and the whole organization exists within Him. Without Christ, there is no believer and there is no church. When Christ comes into the heart, that person may be impressed to become...

A Member
one who has publicly accepted, through baptism or confession of faith, the teaching of the Bible as understood by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The member is then a part of...

The Local Church
a supportive group of members accountable to each other, giving spiritual nurture and encouragement within the group and sharing the same with others as a witness. A legally-recognized entity that belongs to the...

North New Zealand Conference
a collective of local churches in an area large enough to provide congregations of all sizes with professional leadership, supportive and outreach ministries, training and Christian education. The North New Zealand Conference, South New Zealand Conference, French Polynesian Mission, Cook Islands Mission, New Caledonia Mission, and Pitain Island combine to form the...

New Zealand Pacific Union Conference
that takes on ministries projects affecting people over large territories, such as colleges and large-scale evangelism. Unions help connect conferences and missions across many boundaries in areas of the world church known as divisions. We are part of the ...

South Pacific Division
a territory covering New Zealand, South Pacific, Papa New Guinea, and Australia which allows the world church to be represented and reflected in a regional area. The division achieves the mission of the church by applying church policies in response to the needs of that region. These divisions are administrative arms of...

The General Conference
representing the world church and the collective will of the church members through the elective process, this grouping brings to life the concept of "one body" headed by Christ with all body parts working in harmony. The General Conference is a representative group which reaches across many cultures and peoples and every five years comes together in an unprecedented gathering to elect officers and make decisions under the requested guidance of...

Jesus Christ
(See above)