Our Beliefs
What we believe at Northcross Church about Jesus, the Bible, and the Church

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While worship involves the whole of our lives, the church meets regularly as a gathered community to worship God with our words, and our deeds and by the offering of our lives to His service; to teach and be taught in the Word of God, to encourage and strengthen individual and corporate life, and to proclaim the good news of God’s intervention in the world in the person of Jesus; His life, death, resurrection, and return.
Among these activities, two hold special place for us as having been taught by Jesus himself, and practiced continuously since the first days of the church:
The church is fully independent and autonomous as a local church. But we are not isolationist. We are a part of a network of churches all around New Zealand (CCCNZ), and we have close fellowship with many churches similar to our own, and we join them in supporting organisations that help to train people for ministry and work together for the cause of the Gospel.
The church will also cooperate and fellowship with other local churches of other denominations in the immediate area, in such activities as advance the glory of God.
We also have partnerships with a select group of para-church organizations on an official capacity, namely Tearfund, Vanguard School, and the Bible Society.
The day-to-day running of the affairs of the church is the responsibility of a team of staff, headed by our Senior Pastor. We ensure the smooth and spiritual operation of the various ministries, administer the budget and ensure the appropriate funding of all approved activities.
The role of the staff team is to act as enablers and coordinators for the ministry of the church which is carried on by all members.
Some of the organisational tasks may be delegated by the Elders or the Senior Pastor to goal-oriented teams comprised of both staff and members. These might be permanent (e.g. Human Resources, Pastoral Care, Missions teams) or ad-hoc (e.g. Building Committee, Search Committee).
The Chairman of the Elders liaises closely with the Senior Pastor to ensure that the operational side of the church fulfils the goals and vision established by the spiritual leadership.
Northcross Church is led by a team of 12 Elders who are Christian leaders, members of the church in good standing, held in high regard by the congregation as a whole, and who fulfil the qualifications in 1 Tim 3:1-7 and Titus 1:6-9.
The Elders lead the church in all areas of vision and ministry, leadership, and major appointments. Decisions are reached by consensus, through the study of the Scriptures, prayer, honest, and respectful discussion, and the seeking of wise counsel. The Elders endeavor to communicate frequently and openly with the membership, both to inform them of major issues being faced and to seek their feedback and advice, prior to significant decisions being made.