The Luminous Word – Exegesis for Spiritual Growth, Preaching, and Pastoral Ministry
Resource Library
Explore a wide range of resources, including articles, guides, and helpful links, designed to support your ministry journey and personal growth.
Discerning the Work and Presence of Christ
By drawing on Jesus’s pattern from the feeding miracles and last supper, this guide shows how the formula of take–bless–break–give can help us discern the work and presence of Jesus in our and other people’s lives.
Elders Handbook
This handbook provides an overview of the ministry of eldership within the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa NZ. Topics range from the biblical foundations of eldership to the nature of what elders are called to do.
Elders’ Training
A resource to help elders reflect on the spirituality and ministry of eldership. This handbook will guide you through Scriptural reflections on God’s call and…
Salvific Myths and Dystopian Realities: A Critical Theological Reflection on the Technologies of AI
Dr Andrew Shepherd is a Senior Lecturer in Theology and Public Issues within the Theology Programme, University of Otago, Mātai Whakapono Karaitiana, Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka – though based in based in Wellington / Te Whanganui-a-Tara.




