Auckland '26
2026 National gathering
In June '26 we gathered in Auckland for an evening and day filled with questions, conversations, and connections.
Watch the Friday Evening Session
In June 2026, The Open Table NZ hosted our first national gathering—a weekend designed to bring people together around thoughtful faith, shared humanity, and generous conversation.
The conference was packed with people drawn to an open, inclusive, and progressive expression of Christian faith. Together we sought connection rather than certainty.
Workshops and Resources:
• Unicorns at the Edge: Third Space as Transformative Encounter.
Download: Unicorns at the Edge (PDF)
Download: Unicorns Presentation (PDF)
• Writing Psalms: Creative writing as a form of prayer.
Download: Dear God by Gendi (PDF)
Watch: Things He Said - A spoken word piece by Andy Dickerson (Video)
• What's the point of church? Can we shape it differently?
Download: What's the Point of Church - Presentation (PDF)
• Toitū te Tiriti. How can we be Treaty Partners?
• Sex and Desire After Purity Culture.
• Alofa in practice: Faith, Culture, Identity and Rainbow belonging.
• Parenting after certainty.
• Staying true while staying - pastoring across differences
• Whakapapa; a foundational core for relational being.
• Reflections on a modern sexual ethics.
• Faith & Politics in an Election Year
• Queer Faith: Holding Identity, Healing, and Hope.
• Information Overload - Supporting Young People in Navigating Nuance.
• A Place Where I Belong - Moving from awareness to genuine inclusion and belonging.
• Trauma-Informed Churches: Acknowledging and Responding to Trauma in Our Communities
• Attachment & Spirituality.
• Viva la Revolution: How Do We Follow the Radical Jesus and Change Our World?
• Diverse Bodies, Faith and Flux.
• When life unravels and doesn't make sense; the wrestling with our faith that follows.
Download: Unicorns at the Edge (PDF)
Download: Unicorns Presentation (PDF)
• Writing Psalms: Creative writing as a form of prayer.
Download: Dear God by Gendi (PDF)
Watch: Things He Said - A spoken word piece by Andy Dickerson (Video)
• What's the point of church? Can we shape it differently?
Download: What's the Point of Church - Presentation (PDF)
• Toitū te Tiriti. How can we be Treaty Partners?
• Sex and Desire After Purity Culture.
• Alofa in practice: Faith, Culture, Identity and Rainbow belonging.
• Parenting after certainty.
• Staying true while staying - pastoring across differences
• Whakapapa; a foundational core for relational being.
• Reflections on a modern sexual ethics.
• Faith & Politics in an Election Year
• Queer Faith: Holding Identity, Healing, and Hope.
• Information Overload - Supporting Young People in Navigating Nuance.
• A Place Where I Belong - Moving from awareness to genuine inclusion and belonging.
• Trauma-Informed Churches: Acknowledging and Responding to Trauma in Our Communities
• Attachment & Spirituality.
• Viva la Revolution: How Do We Follow the Radical Jesus and Change Our World?
• Diverse Bodies, Faith and Flux.
• When life unravels and doesn't make sense; the wrestling with our faith that follows.