LinkNZ is a network of charismatic

Charismatic movement

The term charismatic movement is used in varying senses to describe 20th century developments in various Christian denominations. It describes an ongoing international, cross-denominational/non-denominational Christian movement in which individual, historically mainstream congregations adopt...

 churches throughout New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 who describe themselves as "relational in nature and prophetic in style".http://www.linknz.org.nz

Origins

The network's origins date back to the formation of Christian Community Church (CCC), Palmerston North, in the early 1980s, under the ministry of Fraser Hardy. The son of a Baptist minister, Hardy became involved in the charismatic-prophetic movement and this formed the basis of the new church. He developed an association with Barney Coombs

Barney Coombs

Barney Coombs is the leader of the International Council of Salt and Light Ministries, and Senior Leader at West Coast Christian Fellowship, Vancouver, Canada. Salt and Light is a neocharismatic Evangelical Christian network of churches that forms part of the British New Church Movement...

, a leader in the charismatic restorationist

Charismatic Restorationism

The British New Church Movement is a neocharismatic evangelical Christian movement associated with the Charismatic Movement of the 1960s, although its origin both predates the Charismatic Movement and has an agenda that goes beyond it. It was originally known as the "house church movement", a name...

movement in Britain, who took an apostolic role in connection with the church.

Hardy and Palmerston North CCC affiliated with Coombs' Salt & Light Ministrieshttp://www.saltlight.org, and as the church grew took an interest in church planting. At the same time friendships grew with other churches who similarly identified with the prophetic and relational emphasis of CCC. These churches eventually formalised their relationship in the form of LinkNZ.

Churches

• Bush Community Church, Pahiatua
• Bridges, Cambridge
• Christian Community Church, Palmerston Northhttp://www.thecourtyard.org.nz
• CityLife Church, New Plymouthhttp://citylife.org.nz/
• Dannevirke Christian Fellowship, Dannevirke
• Edge City Church, Kingsland, Aucklandhttp://www.edgecc.co.nz/index.php
• Freedom Church, Porirua
• Highway Church, Kaiapoi
• Inglewood Christian Fellowship, Inglewoodhttp://inglewood.org.nz
• KatiKati Christian Centre, Katikati
• Link City Church, Hamilton http://www.linkcitychurch.org
• Northcity, Papanui, Christchurch
• Real Life, Raumati Beach
• River of Life, Waitara
• The Tribe, Masterton
• Wainui Beach Community Church, Wainui Beach

Notable Ministers

• Fraser Hardy
• Nigel Dixonhttp://www.thecourtyard.org.nz/about_detail.asp?idt=1http://www.kbctc.org/courses/lecturers
• Greg & Linda Bursonhttp://direct.dayspring.com.au/index.lasso?page=detail&category_id=2&keyword=&skip=1http://www.edgecc.co.nz/about_us.php?PHPSESSID=982e91816cee52335106c677d395566c
• Cindy Ruakerehttp://www.cindyruakere.com
• Andy & Ruth Smithhttp://www.linknz.org.nz/smith.html
• Mal & Teresa Maloneyhttp://www.linknz.org.nz/impact.html
• Barney Coombshttp://www.saltlight.org/barney