As we move toward the end of 2025 and into the new year, there are a few key things that are absolutely essential. Not just good ideas, but things we need if we want to stay aligned with what God is doing and not get sidetracked or slowed down.

1. Eyes fixed on God

2. Hearts that are honest about disappointment

3. Lives deeply connected to one another.

In this message, Shannon explores how God didn’t design the financial systems of the world, but He did step in to teach us how to live generously within them. This is a grounded, deeply biblical look at tithing. Not as a transaction or out of religious obligation, but as an act of worship, flowing from relationship, trust, and joy. Jesus is inviting you into the adventure of living open-handed in God’s economy.

Of all the things Jesus could have declared about His purpose, He began with this: “I have come to heal the brokenhearted.”

The ‘heart’ in Scripture speaks of the inner person. The heart means the very core of who we are; the mind, the will, the emotions, the memory, and the desires. Healing the heart means healing every part of who we are at a deep level. Jesus made it clear that this was His purpose.

The brokenness He described carries a profound meaning. The word used means shattered, fractured beyond repair. It describes something in pieces, not just damaged, but seemingly ruined. Jesus said He came to heal that kind of brokenness.

This is very good news. Jesus heals. He delivers. He restores. He calls. He finishes what He starts. For every broken place, He brings wholeness. For every hidden wound, He brings comfort. For every weary heart, He brings strength to run again.

In this message, Stuart shares revelation about what God is really doing in seasons of testing.

It is not about becoming a more polished version of yourself. It is about being shaped into the image of Christ.

Jesus said, “If you’ve seen Me, you’ve seen the Father.” When our lives reflect Christ, others begin to see the Father in us and that is our highest calling.

What you believe is more important than what you know. And belief is forged in the in-between. The middle seasons of life, the waiting, the unknowns, the mysteries, are spaces where faith is forged, where heaven breaks in. Healing, joy, direction, purpose all flow from staying rooted in God’s presence, even when we don’t fully understand what He’s doing.

Before the Life Beyond Trauma Conference, Andrea sat down with Sandra Sellmer-Kersten to talk about healing, transformation, and what it means to invite Jesus into the places of deep pain.

In their conversation, Sandra shared her excitement for what God will do through the conference, “It’s amazing to see the light bulbs go on in people’s hearts. You watch the hope come in, and you know there’s an answer for them.”

She spoke about how Jesus meets us in our stories with both tenderness and transformation. “The comfort and compassion of Jesus always comes with His invitation to lasting change.” She explained that God “doesn’t take the memories away, but when that memory is processed, it becomes part of our testimony... part of our overcoming.”

Sandra reminded us that Jesus’ heart is to restore what has been lost. “He doesn’t just heal; He restores identity, value, purpose, and destiny.”

There is life after trauma. Life to the full.

Life Beyond Trauma with Sandra Sellmer-Kersten
14–15 November 2025
Fairway Event Centre, Argus Place, Auckland
9:30 am – 5:00 pm each day

The conference offers a safe, faith-filled space to explore how healing and transformation restore identity, value, purpose, and destiny. You’ll experience teaching, worship, prayer, and ministry in an atmosphere shaped for encounter with God.

Registration closes Tuesday, 12 November at 5 pm.

Register your place now →

This week, Shannon and Andrea shared the vision for Catch the Fire Auckland. It’s a clear picture of who we are, what we’re becoming, and how we walk it out together. They spoke about what it means to belong to a spiritual family, to encounter God and be transformed by his presence to overflow into the neighbours and the nations.

This is the Catch The Fire Church Auckland Vision.

• We are a church family living in the abundance and joy of the Father’s love, devoted to worship, the Word, prayer, and authentic community.
• We are empowered to see our neighbours and the nations encounter King Jesus and live clothed in the power of Holy Spirit.
• Inspired by truth, we train and equip, raising up bold, courageous disciples who know who God is, know who they are, and live with unshakable authority, purpose, and freedom.
• By faith we will seek God’s Kingdom, proclaim the gospel, serve the poor, and spread Holy fire from our local hub to the global harvest.

Everyone has a part to play and this is your invitation to build with us. To commit, to grow, and to move with God at the forefront of revival.

Shannon and Andrea invite you, as family, into the adventure of the next season. The vision for Catch The Fire Auckland is to move with God at the forefront of revival! This vision is rooted in the joy of the Father’s love, where our identity gives us access, and responsibility flows from belonging. We are called to be a dwelling place of His presence, where sons and daughters grow, give, and go!

Before we come to God, we’re like upside-down cups – unable to receive a drop. But the moment we say yes to Him, we’re flipped upright, and He starts pouring. More than we could ever hold. So why don’t we overflow? In this message, Shannon explores the powerful truth that while God pours without limit, many of us are leaking. Wounded by life, drained by striving, and unsure how to live fully. You’ll discover how God heals the holes in our hearts, restores what’s been broken, and invites us to live from the overflow of His love. Receive His overflow. Not just for you, but for everyone around you.