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8th August 2010 |
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Pray for New Zealand
Population 4.25 million People 16 per sq km Religion 60% Christian Positives One of the most spectacular countries in the world, the scenery is awesome. The award winning films based on the Lord of the Rings were filmed in New Zealand. It is a spiritual place. A moving of the Holy Spirit in the 1960s brought renewal and widespread change in nearly every denomination. Many new charismatic congregations emerged and mainline denominations became more evangelical — a marked feature in the large Presbyterian Church. Over the 1990s new Pentecostal denominations emerged. Anglican 14.9%, Roman Catholic 12.4%, Presbyterian 10.9%, Methodist 2.9%, Pentecostal 1.7%, Baptist 1.3%, other Christian 9.4%, other 3.3%, unspecified 17.2%, none 26% (2001 census). New Zealand is ranked fourth in the world for missionaries sent out per head of Christian population.
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Prayer needs Church attendance is declining and in 2000 was 14% of the population, but only 19% are in their 30s, and 8% in their 20s. There is growing interest in New Age religions, and the Church is criticized as too traditional, so the decline is set to continue unless God intervenes. Many Christians pray for a fresh outpouring of the Spirit — pray with them for this. Young people are deeply affected by the strong secular emphasis of the state education system and relatively few are active Christians. Pray for the ministry of SU in secondary schools.
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