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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Siosifa PolePublisher: Philip Garside Publishing Limited Imprint: Philip Garside Publishing Limited Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.172kg ISBN: 9781988572512ISBN 10: 1988572517 Pages: 122 Publication Date: 09 July 2020 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsIn this challenging collection of essays we hear the voice of a modern Tongan religious leader exploring with us, his readers, what it is to inhabit two island worlds... Always speaking from a close sense of gathered family connections and gifted with an undiminished delight in the natural world around him, he proudly brings the words and images of his Tongan background into a conversation that has been developing for many years among Christian communities in this much-colonized land. From the Preface by Emeritus Professor Colin Gibson. Author InformationRev Siosifa Pole was born in the Kingdom of Tonga and brought up in the villages of Lapaha and Fua'amotu. His parents were Kalafitoni and Neomai Kakala Nai Pole. He was educated in Tonga and worked for the Tongan government before coming to New Zealand in 1986, for theological study at the Bible College of New Zealand, where he graduated with a Diploma in Ministry in 1989. Siosifa also holds a Diploma in Ministry from the Australian College of Theology, and a Bachelor of Theology and a Master of Theology from Melbourne College of Divinity. He trained for presbyterial ministry at Trinity Methodist Theological College in Auckland, with a focus on pastoral care and leading worship in English language settings. In 2002 Siosifa was stationed to Wesley Roskill Methodist Parish, in Auckland. He was ordained in 2003 and served the parish for nine years. His second appointment was to Dunedin Methodist Parish where he served for seven and half years. During his time in Dunedin, he started to write theological reflections from Tongan perspective to widen the understanding of this mainly palagi parish. Siosifa now serves as the Acting Director for Pasifika Ministries in the Mission Resourcing section of the Methodist Church of New Zealand. The content of this book reflects Rev Pole's journey of ministry in the Methodist of Church of New Zealand, and also his desire to share his experiences as a Tongan migrant who is practicing ministry in Aotearoa New Zealand. He is married to Naomi and they have four children. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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