Amorangi ki Mua
Called to Love, Called to Serve
A TIME OF RENEWAL
He Wā Whakahou
“Ka mea anō a Ihu ki a rātau…i tonoa mai ahau e te Matua, ka pērā anō tāku tono i a koutou” / “Jesus said to them…As the Father has sent me, so I send you” – Hoani 20.21
From climate to poverty, from racism to covid, our world is in a state of great change, and there are immense needs in our communities.
The season has arrived for our Hāhi in Te Tairāwhiti to renew itself and to renew our impact on our whānau, communities and society.
Amorangi ki Mua follows Te Karaiti’s own model for mission given to the disciples and will seek to discern, form, and commission 60 new Kaikarakia in Te Tairāwhiti in the next three years: Advent 2021 – Advent 2024.
“Ko te Amorangi ki mua, ko te Hāpai Ō ki muri / The sacred to the fore, the temporal borne behind“
Engari matua rapangia tōna rangatiratanga, me āna mea tika;
ā ka tapiritia ēnei mea katoa mā koutou
But strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness,
and all these things will be given to you as well
Matiu 6.33
BECOME A KAIKARAKIA
Tonoa Ahau
God calls us to a wide range of ministries in our Hāhi and in our everyday lives. Those who are called to work with rangatahi and young whanau, in creative and innovative ministries, in workplaces, as evangelists, as missionaries, and as community workers are generally Kaikarakia—lay ministers who make the love of Te Karaiti present in every whānau and community. Ko Te Amorangi ki Mua is a programme led by Te Rau College to call, train, and commission 60 new Kaikarakia in Te Hui Amorangi ki Te Tairāwhiti over the next three years.
Amorangi ki Mua has four key ‘Ara’ around which training and ministry will be shaped:
TE ARA WHAKAPONO
We will know and share the Karaiti of our tīpuna.
We will share the Karaiti our tipuna knew: found in scripture, shared through karakia and shaped in whenua and whakapapa.
We will equip and form Kaikarakia for diverse and dynamic ministry in 21st century Aotearoa, ranging from supporting Sunday karakia through to leading local events and bringing Te Karaiti to every corner of our communities.
TE ARA TIKA
We will practice safe ministry in a safe environment.
This loving service will be safe – safe for the Kaikarakia and safe for those they are serving.
We will meet our obligations to The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care, and to all of those we encounter.
TE ARA ORA
We will work towards flourishing communities.
We will challenge the causes and outcomes of the poverty and intergenerational trauma our people have been living under.
We will have a strong focus on living deeply into the dimensions of aroha, rongo, and hari – modelling it in our lives and ministry and building it among our whānau and communities.
TE ARA WHĀNAU
We will renew our local communities of faith.
Kaikarakia will be grounded in their local pāriha, rohe, whare karakia and marae, part of a loving, supportive whānau. And they will bring their whānau, friends and community to be a part of this hāpori, ensuring there is always a home for the lost and the lonely, for the hungry and the afraid, as well as a place for celebration and joy.
If you’re interested in becoming a Kaikarakia, email z.whelan@teraucollege.ac.nz
CONTACT US
Whakapā Mai
Tūranganui ā Kiwa / Gisborne, NZ
+64 (9) 867 8856
enquiries@teraucollege.ac.nz