A Reflection on an Afternoon of Courage, Story, and the Power of a Message Delivered Well What happens when eleven people step up, stand tall, and dare to say the thing that's been stirring inside them?🤔 Magic. Pure, electric, goosebump-worthy magic. That's exactly what unfolded at the Speakers Tribe NZ Mini-TENx 2026, and I'm still smiling thinking about it. Eleven speakers. Eleven stories. Eleven invitations to the room — to lean in, to listen, and to be moved. Each voice

When a prophecy spoken over a twenty-one-year-old in a blue and white dress becomes the mark you carry into the world 📖 "I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh." — Ezekiel 36:26 (NKJV) It was 14 November 1991. I was twenty-one years old. I sat in the back of The Lighthouse Christian Church in my blue and white dress, trying to hold myself together. A guest pastor from America

When preparation gives way to presence — and the heart learns to simply receive 📖 "Commit your works to the Lord, and your thoughts will be established." — Proverbs 16:3 (NKJV) 🕯️ Tomorrow, we gather. I've been sitting with those three words all morning, and I don't think I'll be able to shake them loose. They keep settling back over me, soft and weighty, like a quilt I didn't know I needed until I felt it. Tomorrow, we gather. After months of planning, praying, preparing

When the waiting becomes the gift There's something about a countdown that does something to you on the inside. Seven days. That's all that stands between now and the afternoon we've been working toward, praying over, and pouring ourselves into for months. Seven days — and yet, sitting here this morning, it doesn't feel small at all. It feels like standing at the edge of something beautiful, watching it come into focus at last. On 20 June, eleven remarkable people will walk o

There’s something magical about gathering around a canvas, brush in hand, with friends or even strangers, and letting your emotions flow through colour and form. I’ve found that paint parties are more than just fun social events - they’re a way to heal, to express, and to reconnect with parts of ourselves that often get lost in the noise of everyday life. If you’ve ever thought about hosting or joining a paint party, you’re in the right place. I want to share everything I’ve

There is something sacred about standing in your story. Join us for Speakers Tribe NZ Mini-TENx on 20 June — an intimate storytelling event where ten speakers share ten minutes of truth, courage, and transformation.

Some mornings, God speaks before you even know you're listening. This is the story of a birthday wish, two vintage photographs, and the man whose quiet faithfulness helped change the course of my life. Pull up a chair. This one comes straight from the heart.

How God uses speaking to regulate the body, restore the heart, and rebuild connection 📖 "They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death." — Revelation 12:11 (NKJV) Speaking is one of the first gifts we are given — and one of the first to be wounded. Before we learn to write, before we learn to reason, we learn to cry out. Our voices announce need, signal safety, and invite con