Looking to become a Minister?
Discover the pathways to ordained ministry within the Presbyterian Church. At the Knox Centre for Ministry and Leadership, we provide the training, resources, and support you need to answer your call and serve your community effectively.
National Ordained Ministry (N.O.M.)
National ordained ministers (NOMs) are those whose call to leadership in the national church is recognised by the Church and who are trained and ordained for the ministry of word and sacrament as teaching elders in the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand.
Local Ordained Ministry (L.O.M.)
Local Ordained Ministry equips leaders to serve in specific communities, focusing on local needs through a combination of theological education, on-the-job training, and contextual ministry experiences.
Amorangi Ministry
Amorangi ministry is unique to Te Aka Puaho. Te Aka Puaho is the equivalent of a Māori Synod within the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand.
Local Shared Ministry
A Local Shared Ministry Team is a group of people identified and called by their local congregation, and commissioned by the presbytery, to provide leadership which will further the mission, life and work of the congregation.
Explore our Training Events
Discover the pathways to ordained ministry within the Presbyterian Church. At the Knox Centre for Ministry and Leadership, we provide the training, resources, and support you need to answer your call and serve your community effectively.
Eldership Training – What does it mean to be an elder?
Leaders’ Retreat – Encounters with God (Kaimai Presbytery)
Resource Library
Explore a wide range of resources, including articles, guides, and helpful links, designed to support your ministry journey and personal growth.
Presbyterian Children and Families Ministry
Presbyterian Children and Families Ministry (PCFM) serves to encourage, equip, resource and support church leaders, and those who work with children and young people. Our website is a kete of resources to help churches and families in the important, God-called task of discipling children and young people.
Hewitson Library
Hewitson Library provides an impressively wide collection of books and resources for anyone in the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand. There is no fee to use the library.
Food for Prayer – Who is the Church?
This one–page study guide explores who the church is and provides helpful thoughts, questions, and food–for–prayer. This guide can be used for individual or group study.
Countering Visions of Control
This paper critiques the fear-driven logic of surveillance and calls the church to a countercultural response. Drawing on Bonhoeffer’s theology, it advocates for a witness shaped by vulnerability, presence, and trust—resisting the impulse to control and instead embracing the mystery and grace found in authentic Christian community.