Kairos Training Day

Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church

Kairos

Kairos Training Day is the new name for our Dio Training Days.

It’s for all parish people throughout the Wellington Diocese.

A transformative day of learning to support parishes make a lasting impact in their local context.

Featuring engaging workshops, uplifting worship, and onsite childcare, Kairos provides the perfect environment to navigate and grow our Movement ministry.

Get ready for an afternoon of inspiration and connection!

Join us for lunch between 12-1 pm, then dive into a dynamic programme that kicks off at 1 pm and runs through to 3:45 pm.

Our day will feature a topical keynote from our Bishops on the pressing issues facing the church.

This sets the tone for a series of deep dives into the topics that matter most to you.

You’ll have the opportunity to choose from a variety of engaging workshops, including sessions with Liz Eichler, Children & Families Ministry Leader at Scripture Union New Zealand, and mentors from Education for Ministry, who will explore treaty principles as both a political and faith issue. Don't miss Rev. Stephen King's follow-up to his highly popular workshop on the Eucharist.

Whether you're interested in church planting, prophetic prayer, youth ministry, identity in New Zealand, or care for the elderly, there's a workshop for you.

If you’re part of a Parish in the Wellington Diocese, you’re invited to Kairos Training Day.

Wellington Kairos Training Day has been cancelled.

If you’re able, please support Kairos Training Day in Masterton or Whanganui.

Kairos Training Day

  • Hadlow School
    From noon starting with lunch to 3:45 pm

  • 12 noon – Arrive and Shared Lunch

    1:00 pm – Main session - Mihi whakatau, worship and keynote

    1:45 pm – Workshop One

    2:35 pm – Workshop Two

    3:45 pm – End

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  • Christ Church
    From noon starting with lunch to 3:45 pm

  • 12 noon – Arrive and Shared Lunch

    1:00 pm – Main session - Mihi whakatau, worship and keynote

    1:45 pm – Workshop One

    2:35 pm – Workshop Two

    3:45 pm – End

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Workshops: Session One

Whanganui

Featured
Wairuatanga, Manaakitanga
TD Whanganui Session 1
The realities of Christian leadership
Wairuatanga, Manaakitanga
TD Whanganui Session 1

When we start out in leadership some of us are allured by platform or influence, but in time we realise that the call is actually to die with Christ so others might live. In this workshop we explore the challenges of godly leadership, and how to persevere in the midst of it.

Presenter: Paul Fletcher

Wairuatanga, Manaakitanga
TD Whanganui Session 1
Wairuatanga, Manaakitanga, Whakapapa
TD Whanganui Session 1
The Eucharist - Part 2
Wairuatanga, Manaakitanga, Whakapapa
TD Whanganui Session 1

Celebrating the Eucharist; What are we doing, how might we do it differently? This is for anyone who has the responsibility of leading a Eucharistic Celebration. (Whether you are consecrating or using pre-consecrated elements) We will try and answer How to, What to and When to questions.

Presenter: Stephen King

Wairuatanga, Manaakitanga, Whakapapa
TD Whanganui Session 1
TD Whanganui Session 1
Children, Church and Canaries
TD Whanganui Session 1

What are the burning issues in Children's Ministry today and what does it have to do with canaries? Come, listen, be heard, be hopeful.

Presented by: Liz Eichler, Children and Families Team Leader, Scripture Union in New Zealand

TD Whanganui Session 1

Masterton

Featured
Manaakitanga, Wairuatanga, Whanaungatanga
TD MSTN Session 1
Living the dream: children’s ministry
Manaakitanga, Wairuatanga, Whanaungatanga
TD MSTN Session 1

We all want to see the faith of our tamariki and families flourish, but we can get a bit lost along the way. An opportunity to reflect on your current engagement with children and families in your parish, dream about what it could look like in the future, and explore the many paths to get there.

Presenter: Kim Duxfield

Manaakitanga, Wairuatanga, Whanaungatanga
TD MSTN Session 1
Manaakitanga, Whakapapa
TD MSTN Session 1
Being disciples together, an exploration of being the Body of Christ with people who have dementia
Manaakitanga, Whakapapa
TD MSTN Session 1

What does it mean to be with those who are different than who they once were? How do we love our wider church family members when they enter residential care ? In this workshop we will discuss a different lens to view our ideas of discipling those with dementia.

Presenter: Annabel Hawkes

Manaakitanga, Whakapapa
TD MSTN Session 1
Whanaungatanga, Wairuatanga
TD MSTN Session 1
Treaty Principles: a political and faith issue
Whanaungatanga, Wairuatanga
TD MSTN Session 1

The EfM (Education for Ministry) program teaches us to reflect from our faith perspectives on issues that are important in our daily lives. We have chosen the Treaty Principles as a current issue that we need to reflect on as people of the Gospel.  We recognise that this is a controversial topic. This is how we, as EfM, would wrestle with this issue –

join us as we have fun, and go deep, reflecting theologically about what God is calling us to as followers of Christ and citizens of Aotearoa.

Presenters: Judith and Roger Wigglesworth (Masterton)

Whanaungatanga, Wairuatanga
TD MSTN Session 1

Workshops: Session Two

Whanganui

Featured
TD Whanganui Session 2
Health and Safety in youth groups
TD Whanganui Session 2

Practical health and safety workshop to enable youth groups to flourish in their community

Presenter: Nathan Thomas

TD Whanganui Session 2
Manaakitanga, Whanaungatanga
TD Whanganui Session 2
Heart of hospitality
Manaakitanga, Whanaungatanga
TD Whanganui Session 2

We see hospitality being deeply rooted in Jesus' ministry. In this workshop we will dig into the heart of hospitality, some of the biblical background, and practical ways we can show hospitality to people in different contexts. This workshop is tied to the Diocesan "root value" of manaakitanga (hospitality and generosity). The content of this workshop is relevant to hospitality shown across a range of contexts including church services, small groups, and hospitality in the home. All are welcome at this workshop - if you know a lot about manaakitanga and hospitality, or would like to learn more, this workshop is for you!

Presenter: Victoria Brown

Manaakitanga, Whanaungatanga
TD Whanganui Session 2
Whakapapa
TD Whanganui Session 2
Identity & Belonging for Those Who are Different
Whakapapa
TD Whanganui Session 2

Exploring issues of identity & belonging and how the church should respond

Presenter: Jimmy Luey

Whakapapa
TD Whanganui Session 2

Masterton

Featured
Wairuatanga
TD MSTN Session 2
Have you met the risen Christ lately?
Wairuatanga
TD MSTN Session 2

How do you meet Jesus in your praying? Come and taste the gift of your own imagination as a way of praying with scripture – come, be open, be blessed.

Presenter: Judith Wigglesworth

Wairuatanga
TD MSTN Session 2
Whakapapa, Whanaungatanga, Manaakitanga, Wairuatanga
TD MSTN Session 2
Becoming Intercultural Communities
Whakapapa, Whanaungatanga, Manaakitanga, Wairuatanga
TD MSTN Session 2

Many of our mission units have a long history in our local communities. We know that our communities are increasingly diverse. This workshop focuses on how we, as individuals and the church, can engage effectively across difference so that everyone has the opportunity to find a place to belong and call home.

Presenter: Anashuya Fletcher

Whakapapa, Whanaungatanga, Manaakitanga, Wairuatanga
TD MSTN Session 2
Whakapapa, Whanaungatanga, Manaakitanga, Wairuatanga, Kaitiakitanga
TD MSTN Session 2
Anglican liturgical worship - gathering around the table
Whakapapa, Whanaungatanga, Manaakitanga, Wairuatanga, Kaitiakitanga
TD MSTN Session 2

Celebrating the Eucharist; What are we doing, how might we do it differently? This is for anyone who has the responsibility of leading a Eucharistic Celebration. (Whether you are consecrating or using pre-consecrated elements) We will try and answer How to, What to and When to questions.

Presenter: Wendy Scott

Whakapapa, Whanaungatanga, Manaakitanga, Wairuatanga, Kaitiakitanga
TD MSTN Session 2
Manaakitanga
TD MSTN Session 2
What’s so important about planting new worshipping communities?
Manaakitanga
TD MSTN Session 2

This seminar helps churches think about the importance of new planting initiatives, the impact they can have on existing churches and neighbourhoods, and who might be appropriately gifted for such a task.

Presenter: Martin Robinson

Manaakitanga
TD MSTN Session 2

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