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LETTER FROM Empowered WORKING TOGETHER Editor In Chief • Ps Shona Sorensen the editor Collaboration is where we work with one another to do a task and to achieve shared goals. Just as the different parts of the human body work together, so the different parts (people) of the church are called to cooperate and work together to accomplish their shared goals.  “For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ.” 1 Corinthians 12:12 Teamwork has a dramatic affect on organizational performance. An effective team can help an organization achieve incredible results. A team that is not working together can cause unnecessary disrup- tion, failed delivery and strategic failure.   Nowadays it is almost Summer Edition 2014 A/G New Zealand Collector / Marketing • Ps Mina Acraman Proofreaders: Ps Ian Clark Marketing Director • Abby Kingi [phone], [email protected] Graphic Designer • Caleb Kingi [phone], [email protected] impossible to avoid being a member of team. If you’re not on an official team at work, chances are you function within one in one way or another. In this edition you will see 22 newly ordained Pastors who have worked closely with their Senior Pastors and supervisors at the ASSEMBLIES OF GOD IN NEW ZEALAND teamwork enabled all members to work together toward a com- Eastside Estate, Building 2, 15 Accent Drive, East Tamaki, Auckland 2013 General Council/National Conference recently held in Napier. This mon vision. It was the ability to direct individual accomplishments towards our Movement’s objective, our Probationary Training program. “Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.” PO Box 76466, Manukau City, Auckland 2241 | New Zealand In this edition you will meet the team members of Valerie Bateup’s Phone [phone], Fax [phone] Proverbs 27:17 Good News Team in Thailand, and will read how Noel and Avon Moore have taken 11 teams over the last ten years to minister collectively there as well. In order for us to all work together in Email: [email protected] Website: www.agnz.org God’s church we must all have the proper attitude of humility, we must have the proper relationship of unity in diversity and we must all properly exercise the gifts we have been blessed with. We are not called to sit and soak, we are all called to be an active part in God’s church. Shona Sorensen Editor in Chief DISCLAIMER “The views expressed within any article or advertisement contained within this magazine are the opinion of the contributor and may not necessarily reflect views or opinions held by all the A/ G Movement, the National Executive or National Office staff as a whole.” Edition #1 / 2014 3