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South Island · Waitaki Valley

Chronicles of Christ

An eight-week study tour. We open the Bible outside — beaches, rivers, hills — and learn the way the first disciples did: together.

Next intake · 10 March – 5 May · Summer into autumn

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A minute at base

The valley, the coast, and Campbell Park.

A short film of base camp and the country around it. It closes on John 17.

Who we are

Calvary Bible Institute New Zealand is in the South Island, with base camp at Campbell Park Estate in the Waitaki Valley.

Narnia country - not far from the landscapes of The Lord of the Rings. The tour is not a film holiday. The land is where we study, eat, and walk with one another.

Write us at newzealandcbi@gmail.com

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    Teaching

    Chronicles of Christ is an eight-week study tour. We explore the South Island while opening the Bible and walking through the life of Jesus and His disciples.

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    Study and sites

    This is a Bible teaching site that likes to be outside. We dig into the Gospel together, on beaches, rivers and in the hills. Fresh air is the classroom.

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    Discipleship

    Jesus and the twelve sat, walked, ate, laughed, and they ministered to people along the way. We will do the same. Life together is the method, not an extra.

A hillside class in rows of desks, with the question of why we teach that way

Jesus didn’t make disciples this way. Why do we?

They sat, walked, ate, laughed. They ministered to people as they went. One week of the eight is a community sports outreach on base. The rest of the time we stay flexible. The week is Spirit-led, not laminated.

See a sample week and where we go

Eight weeks

Three intakes a year

Extended stays can be arranged. A two-week North Island addition, including Hobbiton, is sometimes possible at extra cost — ask, don’t assume.

  • Next intake

    10 March – 5 May

    Summer into autumn

  • Snow season around the study week

    1 July – 29 August

    Winter

  • Longer light, milder days

    23 September – 18 November

    Spring into summer

What’s included

  • Transport to and from Christchurch International Airport
  • Travel from base camp to teaching sites and the set sightseeing stops
  • Three meals a day
  • Accommodation and bedding, including a pillow (bring your own if you prefer)
  • Wi-Fi

Flights, insurance, and your visa are not included. Outside New Zealand the tour is $3,200 USD, with a $500 deposit.

Cost, packing, and visas
“I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.”
John 10:10 · who this is for

Christians from 18 to 70. Come with a parent, adult children over 18, or a friend. It is a once in a lifetime stretch of ordinary days, spent with people you love.

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