Meadows, Brian Kenneth

1934-2001. Meadows was very able academically, serving as a junior lecturer in physics prior to training at N.Z. Baptist Theological College. He had pastorates at Whakatane 1961-67; Karori 1967-72; Gisborne 1978-83; and Blockhouse Bay 1983-88. While at Karori he was part-time Editor for the new Baptist All Age Sunday School material. After Karori and prior to Gisborne he moved to Brisbane to be a full-time Writer and Editor of the Word and Life lesson material for the Joint Baptist Boards of Christian Education in Australia and New Zealand (1972-1977). At Gisborne Meadows worked strongly to develop a bi-cultural congregation appropriate for Maori amongst his flock. Ref.: Obituary: NZB February 2001.