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North Auckland / Auckland CPE 2027
Expressions of interest in CPE in North Auckland / Auckland should be directed to:
Rev’d John McAlpine. Phone: 022-166-2556. Email: jmcalpinenz@gmail.com
Supervisors: Rev’d Michelle Shin; Rev’d John McAlpine
Two stand-alone CPE Courses will be offered during 2027: Semester One (March-June) and Semester Two (July-November)
Date of CPE Unit: 1 March – 15 June 2027
Group Meetings:
Apply by: 1 Nov 2026
and
Date of CPE Unit: 19 July – 2 Nov 2027
Group Meetings:
Apply by: 1 April 2027
Application Papers: see this website’s menu – ‘Participating in CPE’
Waikato / Bay of Plenty 2027
Expressions of interest in CPE in Waikato/Bay of Plenty should be directed to Donna Denmead.
Phone: 027-274-7381. Email: donna.denmead@gmail.com
Supervisor: Donna Denmead
Dates of CPE Foundational Unit: to be held weekly in Tauranga, commencing the week beginning
19 July, with the concluding week ending 19 November 2027
Group meetings: Every Friday (tbc) plus 3 Thursdays at beginning, middle and end of the course.
Apply by: 1 May 2027
Application Papers: see this website’s menu – ‘Participating in CPE’
Manawatu / Rangitikei / Whanganui / Taranaki
Expressions of Interest in CPE in Manawatu/Rangitikei/Whanganui/Taranaki
should be directed to: The Rev’d Peter Brown. Phone 027-348-8800. Email: brown_p@xtra.co.nz
Supervisors: The Rev’d Peter Brown; The Rev’d Canon Kath Maclean
Date of CPE Unit: 11 February – 4 June 2027
Group Meetings:
The group meetings will be held on Thursdays and Fridays at the Tutaenui Hall, Marton, Rangitikei.
Commencing in February it will comprise nine sessions of two days. These sessions will be set at fortnightly intervals to allow time for students to continue to build up practical pastoral experience in their place of work e.g., hospital, parish, school, rest home, corrections’ facility …
The dates of the group meetings are Thursdays and Fridays as follows:
Feb 11-12, 25-26. Mar 11-12, 25-26. Apr 8-9, 22-23. May 6-7, 20-21. June 3-4.
Apply by: 1 December 2026
Application Papers: see this website’s menu – ‘Participating in CPE’
Wellington / Porirua CPE 2027
Expressions of interest in CPE in Wellington/Porirua should be directed to:
Rev’d Amy Finiki. Phone: 027-271-6170. Email: Amy.Finiki@ccdhb.org.nz
Supervisors: Rev’d Amy Finiki; Rev’d Canon Kath Maclean; Rev’d Ros Sims; Rev’d Helen Topham
Application Papers: see this website’s menu – ‘Participating in CPE’
Christchurch CPE 2027
Expressions of interest in CPE in Christchurch should be directed to:
Rev’d Helen Roud. Phone 027-657-7947. Email: helen.roud@gmail.com
Supervisor: Rev’d Helen Roud
One CPE Course will be offered during 2027: Semester One (Feb-July) 4 March – 2 July 2027 (excluding an Easter break)
Group Meetings: Weekly on Thursdays with additional Fridays at beginning, middle and end of the course:
4 March – 2 July 2027 (excluding an Easter break) i.e.
March 4-5, 11 / April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29-30 / May 6, 13, 20, 27 / June 3, 10, 17, 24 / July 1-2.
Apply by: 2 November 2026
Application Papers: see this website’s menu – ‘Participating in CPE’
Otago / Southland CPE 2027
Expressions of interest in CPE in Otago/Southland should be directed by email to:
Rev’d Mary R Huie-Jolly. Phone: What’s App (001) 404 790 8232. Email: maryrhj@gmail.com
Group Meetings:
The CPE group will meet fortnightly, usually on two consecutive days. The course begins in late January 2027 and concludes in May 2027. In CPE participants reflect on their practice of pastoral care in their place of service to others That may be chaplaincy (in a hospital, rest home, corrections’ facility, secondary or tertiary education), or ministry in a parish or community organization.
To indicate your interest, or to make further enquiries, send an email to Mary at maryrhj@gmail.com
Applications are open now.
Application Papers: see this website’s menu – ‘Participating in CPE’
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The current cost of CPE within Aotearoa/New Zealand is: $2,200.00.
If you are not a New Zealand Citizen/Resident, please read the following PDF to understand the requirements for studying CPE in New Zealand.
Anton Boisen, one of the founders of CPE, encouraged his students to pay careful attention to both their own self and the people in their care. He urged his students to ‘read these living human documents’, first-hand living source materials rather than second-hand statements found in textbooks. However, CPE supervisors/educators do point CPE participants to relevant literature as they endeavour to develop their pastoral skills.
The bibliography that follows is by no means exhaustive:
Boundaries: when to say yes, when to say no, to take charge of your life – Henry Cloud / John Townsend
Coming to Grief – Pam Heaney
Companioning the Bereaved: a soulful guide for caregivers – Alan D. Wolfelt
Dibs in Search of Self – Virginia Mae Axline
Henri Nouwen: Wounded Healer – William Ruddle
People Skills: how to assert yourself, listen to others, and resolve conflict – Robert Bolton
Personhood and Presence: self as a resource for spiritual and pastoral care – Ewan Kelly
Swift to Hear: facilitating skills in listening and responding – Michael Jacobs
Talking Past Each Other – Joan Metge and Patricia Kinloch
Talking Together: Korero Tahi – Joan Metge
The Gift to Listen : The Courage to Hear – Cari Jackson
The Mutuality of Care – Roy Herndon Steinhoffsmith
The Power of Listening: building skills for mission and ministry – Lynne M Baab
The Practice of Pastoral Care: a post-modern approach – Carrie Doering
The Sacred Art of Listening – Kay Lindahl
The Skilled Helper: a systematic approach to effective helping – Gerard Egan
The Skilled Pastor: counselling as the practice of theology – Charles Taylor
Transforming Communication: leading-edge professional and personal skills – Richard Bolstad / Margot Hamblett
Wounded Healer – Henri Nouwen