Vision & Mission

Te Kī Wawata me te Kī Whakatakanga

Discover Laidlaw College’s Vision & Mission, which shape every aspect of our teaching, learning, and community life. These guiding principles inspire academic excellence, spiritual formation, and Christ-centred leadership, preparing graduates to serve, lead, and bring positive change in churches, workplaces, and communities across Aotearoa New Zealand and beyond.

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Te Wawata

Our Vision

A world shaped by love, compelled and informed by the Gospel.

He ao e auahatia ana e te aroha, e āngia ana, e whakatinanahia ana e te Rongopai.

Our Mission

Te Whakatakanga

To equip students and scholars to renew their communities with a faith as intelligent as it is courageous.

Kia whakaritea ngā ākonga me ngā kaimātai kia whakahoungia ō rātou hapori ki tētahi whakapono atamai, e māia ana.

The Mission of the Gospel

Several key ideas are embedded in Laidlaw’s mission statement:

That it is the College’s mission to equip others
That in this we include not only students, but also scholars; reflecting our commitment to knowing the world God has made
That this equipping is done for the purposes of renewal, which links back to the transformational nature of the good news
That the College seeks to servethe communities from which its students are drawn and to which they’ll return as graduates
That any renewal that takes place in those communities will be a result of engagement by faith – a faith that is informed as well as bold

If a mission statement speaks to an institution’s sense of identity, then a vision statement speaks to the institution’s goal – how it intends to impact the world.

Laidlaw College’s vision is to see a world shaped by love, compelled and informed by the gospel. This statement resonates with some of the most radical claims of the New Testament – that because God is love, the only way to know God is through love, and that when we love, we live in God (see 1 John).

We believe that the world can only be transformed by love, a love that is informed and impelled by the Gospel. Our love must be grounded by faith and must produce hope (see 1 Corinthians 13:13).

Our mission and vision statements are foundational for Laidlaw College’s understanding of its relationship with the church in Aotearoa New Zealand throughout the South Pacific, as well as its place in society.

These statements shape our curriculum, operations, and how the College interacts with the community. They also shape our understanding of how we want to equip our students, allowing us to send out the type of graduates who we hope will shape their communities for good.

Ultimately, our hope is for these communities to be renewed with the love that is at the heart of the gospel that compels us all.