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Shaping Hearts and Minds for Global Mission

How do we discern a call into Gobal Mis­sions? What are the common ways God speaks to us about this? How have others fol­lowed Him into this min­istry before? 

Gather to Scatter 2026 is all about dis­cern­ing the voice of God and putting prac­tical ‘next steps’ onto those ques­tions you might have been asking yourself. 

If you’ve ever wondered if God is speak­ing to you about this or have been pas­sion­ate about Global Mis­sions for a while, we can help you nav­ig­ate this journey.

Our goal is to gather together those dis­cern­ing God’s calling into Global Mis­sions to equip, inspire and encour­age you into your next season and scatter you into the world with the Gospel. 

 

Who is this event for?

Gather to Scatter is for those who are ser­i­ously con­sid­er­ing serving God over­seas one day and are looking for some guid­ance in that dis­cern­ment journey. This weekend gath­er­ing is for those in their 20’s and 30’s.

Gather to Scatter 2026 is for those dis­cern­ing a call over­seas and asking: “How do I hear God’s voice?” and “What is He calling me into?”.

If you’re still a bit unsure if this event is for you or if you have any ques­tions, get in touch! We would love to connect with you.

 

How is the event run?

A woman at the well, rejec­ted by her people, real­ised that the one who was speak­ing to her was the Messiah. And it pro­pelled her into a calling that caused thou­sands in her home city to believe in Jesus.

This weekend is all about cre­at­ing a space for you to encounter the One that is speak­ing to you and equip­ping you to discern His voice.

This event is NOT a con­fer­ence or seminar. It is marked by three things:

  • Active par­ti­cip­a­tion
  • Deep rela­tion­ship
  • Prayer and worship

We will be with you every step of the way with lots of food, fun and friendship!

 

“Soon a Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, “Please give me a drink.” He was alone at the time because his disciples had gone into the village to buy some food.
The woman was surprised, for Jews refuse to have anything to do with Samaritans. She said to Jesus, “You are a Jew, and I am a Samaritan woman. Why are you asking me for a drink?”
Jesus replied, “If you only knew the gift God has for you and who you are speaking to, you would ask me, and I would give you living water.”
“But sir, you don’t have a rope or a bucket,” she said, “and this well is very deep. Where would you get this living water? And besides, do you think you’re greater than our ancestor Jacob, who gave us this well? How can you offer better water than he and his sons and his animals enjoyed?”
Jesus replied, “Anyone who drinks this water will soon become thirsty again. But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life.” 
- John 4:7 — 13

The Details

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  • When & Where?
    Dunedin: May 22 — 23 —
    Wel­ling­ton: July 3 — 4
    Auck­land: October 9 — 10
  • How much? $20 (Supper and Sat­urday lunch provided)

Got Questions?

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Please get in touch with our office.
03 377 2222
office@​nzcms.​org.​nz

 

Email NZCMS

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Fill in the form below and we’ll be in touch with you to confirm your regis­tra­tion once we’ve recieved payment. 

Who Willl Run it?

Bruce White — NZCMS Personnel Manager 

Bruce looks after NZCMS’ Mission Part­ners. Before then, he pastored at a Baptist church for ten years before he and his wife Karen served with the New Zealand Baptist Mis­sion­ary Society in south asia for seven years.

Jairus Robb — NZCMS Communications Officer

Jairus is respons­ible for NZCMS’ Com­mu­nic­a­tions. Having lived in Papua New Guinea as a toddler, and Cam­bodia as a teen­ager, Jairus has had many global exper­i­ences. He has also par­ti­cip­ated in and led global mission teams to Papua New Guinea, Kenya and Burundi.

Alice Kinyua

Over seven years ago, Alice and her family moved from Nairobi, Kenya to Whan­ganui with her husband Kinyua Kathuri and her chil­dren Kara and Kega. 

They now live in Nelson, serving at St. Steph­ens Com­munity Church, Tahun­anui and dis­cip­ling Kiwi Chris­ti­ans into life­styles of mission.

Carolynne Newton — WEC 

Car­o­lynne (or Caro) is married to Shamon with two beau­ti­ful girls. Together they work for WEC Inter­na­tional Aotearoa New Zealand, as Mobil­isers. They are pas­sion­ate about seeing people, the church and com­munit­ies inspired, equipped and built up to do long-term global mission, either locally or internationally.