Welcome to New Directions Community Church. Birthed out of the heart of the Seeker Movement that swept the Evangelical Church in the late 80's and 90's, New Directions Community Church has a heart for people who have not yet heard the life giving message of Jesus Christ.
The heartbeat of the church is simple and uncomplicated:
Reaching people for Christ Restoring them to the likeness of Jesus Christ so that they might in turn be Released to reach the unchurched.
OUR MISSION
Our Mission is to
Reach:
People for Christ.
Restore:
We see disciples of Jesus wanting to be transformed into his likeness.
Release:
We see a company of disciples making disciples.
OUR VISION
Our Vision is:
To make disciples that will change the city and impact the nations.
This vision is worked out both within New Directions and in partnership with the Body of Christ across planet earth.
CORE VALUES
Our Values Are:
The core values of New Directions that we seek to permeate seamlessly throughout the church are: Reach the Lost
Intentionally reach the lost and bear witness to Jesus (Mark 16:15; Matthew 28:19 - 20)
Team Based Ministry
Do ministry as a team (John 17, Acts 2)
Make Disciples
Disciple people of all ages so that they will be released in ministry (Matthew 28:19 - 20, Mark 16:15)
Spirit of Generosity Display a spirit of generosity so that God's work is abundantly resourced ( 2 Corinthians 8:1-8;Acts 2:45)
Loving Outrageously
Extend God's love through outrageous acts of love to those both inside and outside of the church.(Acts 2:42 - 47)
Authentic Community
Be a biblically authentic community (Acts 2:42 - 47)
Kingdom Perspective
See God's Kingdom advancing throughout the marketplace and the nations ( Matthew 11:12; Matthew 28:18 - 20)
Apostolic Ministry
Be an apostolic people (Ephesians 4:1-16)
Passionate Spirituality Love God passionately and seek His will being done in our lives (Romans 12:11)
Pioneering
Be a pioneering and activistic people who are always looking to take ground for His Kingdom. (Acts 17:16 - 34)
HISTORY
The Story So Far
In 1994 we felt compelled to plant a church for the unchurched. In the early 1990's this was almost unheard of - a church for unchurched people. In 1993 7 friends suicided and it was this burning of our hearts which made us realize that so many people do not have life in abundance here on earth and then for many go onto a Christless eternity. This sense of urgency provided the impetus and drive to pioneer a different way of doing church.
We love to be an active participant in community believing that the church has a lot to offer in building positive communities within which people can live.
As the church has formed and matured we have been able to take on further projects and enlarge our vision. Supporting Empart and Ignite are two recent ventures that the church has undertaken to see God’s planet littered with thriving churches that bring the redemptive message of the cross in a myriad of culturally relevant ways.
Days of squatting came to an end in April 2007 with the completion of our new church home - The Tailrace Centre. To date over 150,000 people have utiized the facility.
As we continue to mature and to grow, and as our vision increases and enlarges we always want to remember the primary thing that God has called us to do: “to make disciples that will change the city and impact the nations.” .
OUR TEAM
Tim O'Neill
Senior Pastor
Tim has led New Directions for the past 15 years. He has always combined work in the marketplace with pastoral work. He believes that straddling both worlds help him to stay in touch with the issues facing people of today.
He is on the board of CLCI and chairman of Empart. His work with Empart takes him oversees and to the mainland regularly.
His passion is leadership development mentoring and coaching tomorrow's leaders both within the church and the marketplace. He is an owner of Kids Paradise/Seals. He has a passion for the Next Generation and will do all he can to raise up kids that will realize and walk into life purpose and destiny.
Sharon O'Neill
Executive Pastor
Married to Tim, having 3 children all in their late teens Sharon has loved being a mum and a pastor at New Directions. Her passion is simply people. Empowering and equipping them to become who God created them to be experiencing the fullness of life that he talked about.
Operations Manager of Seals and Kids Paradise Sharon likes to implement vision in a very practical way.
David Dingemanse
Next Generation Pastor
Michelle Dingemanse
Next Generation Pastors
We're passionate about seeing young people discover a Heavenly Father and in finding their true identity and worth in who God says they are. Totally sold out for this generation.
Taylor Forward
Youth Intern Pastor
Taylor is 20 and has just completed his building apprenticeship. He will intern with both New Directions and the Rock at Penguin. He will spend Mondays at the Rock, another day studying for his BA in Theology, work in the marketplace another day and spend 2 days learning to be a youth pastor at New Directions. We are excited about this new internship development within New Directions and the Rock.
Gerard Hesp
Elder and Pastoral Leader
Dianne Hesp
Pastoral Care Leader
Nick Thompson
Elder and Marriage Celebrant
Wedding Celebrant/Ordained Minister
12 years experience.
Traditional or tailor made wedding vows and ceremony.
Pre wedding consultations.
Optional pre wedding ‘Prepare – Enrich’ relationship course. (takes approx 2 hrs)
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