The beginning of my pastoral ministry has been a succession of emails, texts, whatsapp messages, messenger group chats and those ubiquitous zoom meetings. So, when another email came with...Read More
Or "what they didn't tell you at Carey" Being fresh off the block, I’m looking back at my Carey training and realising that there were a few gaps.... Never once was I given an assignment...Read More
Eva Koh didn’t think she was an adequate leader in her church, even though she had a deep sense of calling to ministry work, but completing the ethnic ministry training course has been life...Read More
“Travel sparks our imagination, feeds our curiosity, and reminds us how much we all have in common.” Deborah Lloyd This rings so true. Our group started as strangers, but we soon bonded...Read More
Studying theology full-time at Carey in Auckland was a far cry from Janet Scarrow’s beef and sheep farm in Raetihi, but it has been a journey she likens to building a wall brick by brick....Read More
Preparing to Serve and Thrive as Māori Joining Carey’s new Ngā Pou Amorangi (Māori Leadership Training programme) has been a journey of tuakiri (identity) and koronga (purpose/aspiration)...Read More
Dear friends, This week we were planning to spend Tuesday morning playing games and having fun together – an annual event to welcome and connect with new students. Friday afternoon changed...Read More
Kia ora tātou, My name is Aaron and I’m originally from Hawke’s Bay. In what can only be described as a pre-mid-life crisis, I decided to resign from work and make the move from...Read More
An open letter from recent Pastoral Leadership graduate Andrew Meek Dear Carey, I write this letter from the back of our family RV on a rainy Thanksgiving evening in Western Oregon....Read More
Sometimes we forget the life stories of our students and what brought them to study at Carey. Many were very successful in their careers of business, sports, arts, or...Read More