David Bell at Mahara Hui in Auckland on 9 April 2015 https://maharahui.org.nz/course/view.php?id=3

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V
Criteria
The recipient has been a member of
the Parish Meeting for a minimum
period of 3 years, or has been delegated
authority and is accountable to the
Meeting for a minimum period of 3
years, in one or more of the following
areas
1. Community Concerns and Social
Justice
2. Evangelism, Education and
Discipleship
3. Pastoral Care
4. Property
5. Stewardship
6. Youth or children’s work
The recipient will have demonstrated
to the Parish Meeting the MCNZ
badging vision of “commitment to
lifelong learning, the valuing of gospel-
generated inclusiveness and diversity,
and the willingness to engage with local
and/or virtual church communities.”
Trinity forum

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mcnz
A
Criteria
The recipient has been a member of
the Parish Meeting for a minimum
period of 5 years, or has been delegated
authority and is accountable to the
Meeting for a minimum period of 5
years. The recipient has demonstrated
by his or her actions consistent and
on-going commitment to the MCNZ
badging vision “to lifelong learning,
the valuing of gospel-generated
inclusiveness and diversity, and the
willingness to engage with the secular
workplace and/or other volunteer
group settings.”
Secular workplace

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mcnz
Community
Theologian
Criteria
The recipient has been a member
of the Parish Meeting for a
minimum period of 5 years, or
has been delegated authority and
is accountable to the Meeting for
a minimum period of 5 years. The
recipient has demonstrated by his
or her actions consistent and on-
going commitment to the MCNZ
badging vision “to lifelong learning,
the valuing of gospel-generated
inclusiveness and diversity, and
the willingness to engage with the
secular workplace and/or other
volunteer group settings.”
Dorothy Riverton

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WhichBook?
Book Club Readers W
ritersBadge
The Quest for a Moral Compass
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Criteria
The recipient has been a member
of 6senses.nz for a minimum
period of 1 year. The recipient
has demonstrated by his or her
actions consistent and on-going
commitment to the MCNZ badging
vision to tell the story of church
commitment and engagement,
and promotion of our Christian
values within the wider community
including virtual contexts.
Stuart Bookclub