Community Connections
What we offer
Our Community Relations team uses Community Led Development Principles to help churches, schools and communities listen to each other’s stories and find ways to create inclusive, caring communities.
Just Stories is one way for the Presbyterian whānau to share inspirational stories of ‘justice in action’ and encourage different groups to be agents of change. You can find out more about Just Stories here.
Presbyterian Support Northern (PSN) also runs an initiative called Communities Feeding Communities in Mount Roskill – a community space and new model of a foodbank designed to foster a sense of belonging and dignity. You can learn more about CFC here.
Our team
Louise Garbett
Community Coordinator
Email: louise.garbett@psn.org.nz
Sophie Wijetillake
Social Food Pantry Coordinator
Jill Kennedy
Head Gardener
Email: Jill.Kennedy@psn.org.nz
Downloadable Resources
Podcasts
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Nomad podcast: Real questions and honest conversations, searching for hope in this post-Christendom wilderness.
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Leaving Egypt: Alan Roxburgh and Jenny Sinclair host conversations with guests exploring the vocation of the church in a context of cultural unravelling.
Books and Articles
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Looking for Lydia by Sally Mann, 2018, Book Title Copyright.
Also listen to her interview Encountering the Neighbourhood on Nomad podcast (N298) -
Wayfinding Leadership: Ground-breaking Wisdom for Developing Leaders by Chellie Spiller and Hoturoa Barclay-Kerr, John Panoho, 2015, Huia Publishers
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Wayfinding Leadership: Wisdom for Developing Potential by Chellie Spiller, TedXHastingsSt talk
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Building Kingdom Communities: The Prophetic Role of the Church in Community Engagement by Anna Ruddick and Bethany Eckley
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We Say Yes: Justice in Action Adopted by the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand at its General Assembly 2016
