Goodlife Church is an authentic, fun and vibrant church for the people of Auckland. Our mission as we live this goodlife is to create a space where people can have a chance to know God, find freedom, discover purpose for their life and make a real difference in their community.
We’re currently running free dinner parties across the North Shore where people can eat, connect and chat, and you’re invited!
Dave and Rebecca Connett are the Senior Pastors of Goodlife Church which currently has four campuses in Australia. They’re passionate about building a church that feels like home and is a powerful representation of God’s love to every city they plant a campus in.
Rebecca was born and raised on the North Shore, and Dave says she’s New Zealand’s greatest export!
Tim and Stefanie moved to New Zealand in January 2020 to lead Goodlife Church Auckland. They’re passionate about the vision that God has for the local church, believing that it can be a place for people to call home and find hope, purpose and freedom. They love food, coffee, cute dogs, and all people – and they’d love to connect with you and your family!
We often say we are “for our city”. This simply means we are passionate about being a church that positively impacts the people and culture of our city. To help us do that we live by three phrases; live the goodlife, be the church, and unleash more good.
It’s a spirit, a way of living. It’s one hundred percent commitment to Christ and bringing His kingdom to earth. It’s authentic faith expressed with sincerity. It’s good stewardship of resources, a lifestyle of excellence, giving our best, stepping up and living a life worthy of the call of God. It’s living in the presence of God with a natural outworking of His supernatural power. It’s passionate, fun and loving life, overcoming life’s obstacles, sticking together, committed to serving the local church and reaching neighbours, family and friends. It’s innovative, hard working, generous, living lives of significance and influence. It’s strengthening families and homes built on love where marriages, parents and children thrive. It’s security, acceptance and unity, building strong and confident people. It’s lives that shine the brilliance of God through the evidence of a changed life. It’s a spirit of faith that doesn’t pretend everything is okay but believes one day it will be.
A powerful representation of Christ’s love, it feels like home. No barriers of race, gender, financial status, colour or religion. Everyone is accepted and everyone is loved. A community of faith that is intentionally winning the lost, building strong disciples, developing leaders and restoring families. An unmatched influence, a church that cannot be ignored where people realise their God given platform and passionately stand on it with confidence, excellence, bringing leadership to their area of expertise and creating kingdom influence at every level. A church of massive momentum, filled with faith, energy and passion where it seems like nothing is impossible. A house of prayer where hearts beat with a passion for Christ and His kingdom on the earth. Planting churches with the same spirit of faith, passion, influence and Christ’s love as we are lead by the plan of the Holy Spirit. Powerful generosity, gathering resource to fulfil the great commission, teaching people to prosper so they have the opportunity to experience the power of faith, multiplication and giving.
Having eyes to see the opportunities everyday to help another person in need. It’s in the heart of every goodlifer and outworks locally through programs that are meeting the needs of locals doing it tough and helping them break the cycle of poverty, welfare, abuse or dependency. Reaching nationally and internationally through partnerships of mutual respect, teamwork and empowerment. Executing justice upon the earth, righting the wrongs, challenging the evils of this world, speaking up for those without voice. Prepared to start small, committed to grow big!
If you’re interested in getting connected, attending a dinner party, joining the team, or catching Tim and Stefanie for a coffee, fill in this form and we’ll be in touch.