Latimer Women’s Conference 2010 - with Rev Kay Clark (Australia)
“The Beatitudes - God’s Peculiar People”

The kingdom of God has come. The acceptable world order is turned upside-down. In the Sermon on the Mount, beginning with the Beatitudes, Jesus teaches “those who have ears to hear” what it will mean to live under God's rule. It's not what you would expect! Being a citizen of God's kingdom is not an easy job - some people will think you are crazy - but you will find blessing in it, Jesus says. Explore the meaning of this paradox in our three talks on the Beatitudes, as we see that God is calling all of us to the hard tasks : Mourning with the broken-hearted, Peacemaking and Going against the flow

Speaker Rev Kay Clark
Kay is Assistant Minister, at St Michael’s Anglican Church, Vaucluse, Australia. Kay and her husband served as CMS missionaries in Hong Kong between 1974 and 1984. She then became chaplain to women students and a lecturer in Women’s Studies at Moore College, until going to the Bible School of the Diocese of Mt Kilimanjaro, Tanzania where she trained pastors and evangelists for ministry until 2008.

2008 National Conference - Rev Vaughan Roberts (UK)
A Heart for the Gospel

Our speaker at this year’s conference is Vaughan Roberts.

He is an outstanding Bible teacher and we really look forward to his ministry.

These are challenging times for Evangelicals in the Anglican church, so it’s important that we do meet together under God’s Word and think and pray through where God would lead us.

2008 Women's Conference - Jenny Salt (Australia)

It’s easy to have a small, domesticated picture of Jesus who fits comfortably in a corner of our lives.

But what picture does Matthew 8-9 give?

In these talks we will see the One whose authority was demonstrated in his power over sickness, demons and death. The One who calls us to radical discipleship.

Jenny will also speak about The Secret of Contentment.

2007 National Conference - Rev David Short (Canda)

We hope that the theme of “The Bible, the Church and Ministry” will demonstrate the way our theological thinking changes and shapes how we conduct ministry and vice versa.

We do need to think about the big issues of the day, but we also need to be equipped for pastoral ministry in our own context.

We are excited by the input that David Short will give, for he is in just such a position where he needs to hold both these aspects together.

Copies of addresses available from the Latimer office

2006 National Conference - Archbishop Peter Jensen (Australia)

Peter Jensen visited New Zealand for our National Latimer Conference

While here he spoke of a "... crisis in the communion ... (that) goes back to the authority of scripture and our willingness to be subservient to its teaching despite the unpopularity which this may bring in the world and in the church. In order to be obedient under pressure we are going to have to attend more that we have done up until now to the issue of depth in theological education in parishes and in the denomination.

"Especially we are going to have to care for each other, to encourage and strengthen each other and to support each other in unpopular stands, if these need to be taken."

His public address in the cathedral in Christchurch one Sunday evening, and messages to the Latimer conference in the follwing days, were helpful and well received.

2008 William Orange Memorial Lecture

This year the topic was the Clarity of Scripture

A robust presentation of the reliability of Scripture was delivered by the Rev Dr Mark Thompson.

DVDs are available from the Latimer Office.

2005 William Orange Memorial Lecture

This year's thought-provoking, informed lecture by Lord George Carey, former Archbishop of Canterbury, was entitled ' Islam and Christianity'

He asked if a clash of religions must occur, or if true dialogue is possible. And answered optimistically, saying we should look forward to the day when we would not talk about faiths colliding, but about Islam and Christianity converging in a common desire to create a world of tolerance and peace and building communities on those shared values that make us human and capable of giving and receiving God's gift of love.

Harry Goodhew speaks

Harry Goodhew, former Archbishop of Syndey, gave the William Orange Memorial Lecture in New Zealand late last year.

In his outstanding, "A consideration of Christianity’s global future and of evangelical witness within it" he said:

"The world in which we live is a complex place. Its peoples are multitudinous: 6 billion and more and counting. The dynamics of its international relations are volatile, and the needs and aspirations of its individual inhabitants are many and enormously varied. Awful cruelty and grinding poverty can stand cheek by jowl with both heart-warming displays of compassion, and with opulence and plenty that by comparison invites the use of the word obscene. Yet we know that this is the world God loves. He created it and its people ... "

The two-part lecture was delievered in a number of centers on a tour of the country, and was well received. Excellent content.

Both lectures were recorded on video and are available on DVD, or as a PDF document you can print and read.

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Latimer Focus

Latimer Focus issue 13 - December 2003
Latimer Focus issue 8 - August 2002
Latimer Focus issue 7 - July 2002

"Christians in the Workplace"

Download the following papers, from the series "Christians in the Work Place"
A Practical Theology of Work    by Peter Stuart
Major Ethical Issues in the Workplace    by Dr Gareth Jones
A Practical Guide to Ethics in the Workplace    by BJ Wakelin
Thinking Biblically About Work    by Alistair McKenzie-Bridle
The Witness of a Christian Lawyer inthe Business World    by Kate McKenzie-Bridle
The Post Christian Work Ethic    by Peter Thirkell
Faith and Work: from Jesus to the Reformation    by Alistair McKenzie
Faith and Work: from The Puritans to the Present    by Alistair McKenzie
Evil in the Workplace    by Peter McKenzie QC

William Orange Memorial Lectures

Download the following addresses from earlier William Orange Memorial Lectures

Evangelical - a Forgotten Wor(l)d?    by David Pickering (2001)
The Bible For The Post Modern World    by Tom Wright (1999)
The Gospel's Mission To Culture in New Zealand    by Harold Turner (1992)
Breaking Through Barriers Of Faith Today    by Brian Carrell (1991)
Beyond Polarisation    by Stephen May (1990)

President's Address

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When The Church Loses It's Way    by Brian Carrell (2003)
Issues Facing the Anglican Church in NZ Today    by Brian Carrell (2002)
Latimer's Vocation in the 21st Century    by Brian Carrell (2001)