Ian visits Auckland, New Zealand

Mission - contemporary, relevant and an activity that's easy for every Christian to participate in - Ian's message during his 2011 Spring visit to New Zealand.

At the beginning of April Ian travelled to New Zealand with three stops planned on his Auckland itinerary.

Starting in Papakura, Ian visited Harvest Christian Church, sharing first on Saturday with the church leaders and then at the Sunday morning service. Pastors Ken and Raewyn Harrison told us,  "Wow! We had such awesome ministry with Ian.  Ian's messages to the leaders on Saturday morning brought clarity and were truly inspiring.  His Sunday message was very compelling and challenging, so much so that we encouraged everyone in church to get the CD and go over his message again.  God is speaking very clearly to us as a church that we are to be brokers of hope who minister to people in our everyday lives.  God is stirring us up to see people as God sees them and to show compassion through action to those who are lonely and hurting."

In the evening Ian visited Church Unlimited, a large multi-cultural church in the heart of Auckland pastored by Tak and Adrienne Bhana.  That weekend the Church was celebrating the completion of their conference New Zealand & Beyond.  Pastor Kathy Woollett told us,  "Ian's heart for Europe and those who have yet to hear the gospel echoed the "beyond" emphasis of our conference. It was a timely visit.   His message of faith and his personal experiences of seeing God's provision, power and salvation reminded us that though the task is daunting our God is well able.  In fact, as Ian shared, faith began to rise and you wanted to get out of the boat and go and join him! It is our prayer that Next Level International and Ian will see even greater things in the days ahead. Suzanne's story at the end of his message was a compelling way to finish - the image is haunting."

Ian's final stop before returning to the UK was to Harborside Church, Takapuna, NLI's lead AoG partner church in New Zealand.  Ian had an opportunity to meet with staff as well as share during the Sunday Service.  Here are just some thoughts from people attending those meetings. "Ian Green brought a radical injection of faith, passion and possibility. I was challenged and inspired to dream even greater with God."  Josh “Ian makes the word mission contemporary, relevant and an activity that's easy for every Christian to participate in.”  Bernie "Ian Green's messages bring the awesome realities of the kingdom, communicated in a powerfully and dynamic way.” Ian

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