As the editors of Stimulus, we seek to hold a balance between highlighting real life issues that impact Christians, and bringing to light areas of scholarship that open paths for new thinking. 

A well-known faife’au (Samoan church minister), the late Kenape Faletoese, stresses that “The true nature of the Congregational Christian Church in Samoa is very colourful, like a rainbow, and richly flavoured, like a fruit cake.”[1] 

Here in Aotearoa New Zealand, the cultural, racial, and ethnic makeup of society is changing...

Signs of post-secularism in the treatment of the history in New Zeland are slowly becoming evident....

Ministry Corner is a short segment including reflections from those in various ministries, whether in church, mission, or secular contexts. This edition’s piece is an interview with Nigel Webb, Laidlaw’s “Mission Enabler,” who will soon leave Laidlaw to engage in overseas mission.

I recently forayed into the strange satirical world of the television series South Park, and, to my surprise, found themes that helped me reflect on some of my experiences as a high-school counsellor. 

For the last few years, members of the Laidlaw School of Theology have had a regular contribution to Stimulus, but we have never got around to giving it a decent name. Realising it was time we christened it, we have agreed with the title, “Heart and Mind.” 

Psalm 81 (NIV)

There’s a Chinese church that meets at St Imulu’s on Sunday afternoons. We usually get a hundred to our services but they pull at least two hundred. 

Risen - A Fresh Take of the Gospel Story?

Edited by William Kenny Longgar and Tim Meadowcroft

George A. F. Seber

Kenneth A. Briggs

Michael W. Goheen, Editor

Murray J. Harris

Zoe Alderton