Editing Destiny Church (New Zealand) (section)

===Leadership===
[[File:Bishop-Tamaki-Auckland-2006.jpg|thumb|upright|Brian Tamaki at a church conference in [[Auckland]] (22 October 2006)]]
Described by religious expert Peter Lineham as "Māori-focused",<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Team |first1=Waatea |last2=Website |date=2013-07-31 |title=Race slant to Destiny criticism |url=https://waateanews.com/2013/08/01/race-slant-to-destiny-criticism/ |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=Waatea News: Māori Radio Station |language=en-NZ |archive-date=5 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205175906/https://waateanews.com/2013/08/01/race-slant-to-destiny-criticism/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Destiny Church is led by [[Brian Tamaki]] and his wife [[Hannah Tamaki]], who hold the positions of Visionary and Senior Ministers. The Tamakis established the organisation together in 1998 as a splinter from their previous investment, Lake City Church in [[Rotorua]].<ref name=":1">“Cults” and “New Religious Movements” – University of Auckland

https://canvas.auckland.ac.nz/files/1426866/download?download_frd=1 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240401085215/https://canvas.auckland.ac.nz/files/1426866/download?download_frd=1 |date=1 April 2024 }}</ref> Their three adult children Jasmine, Jamie, and Samuel are all actively involved in the church ministry. Samuel and his wife pastor the Destiny church on the [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]] in [[Australia]], Jamie and her husband are the CEO of ManUp and Legacy International, Jasmine and her husband facilitate social services within the ManUp and Legacy organisation. Brian and Hannah have 5 generations of their family in Destiny Church.<ref name="About Us">{{cite web|title=About Us|url=https://www.destinychurch.org.nz/about-us|publisher=Destiny Church New Zealand|accessdate=23 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423102224/https://www.destinychurch.org.nz/about-us|archive-date=23 April 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Following a unanimous agreement by the then 19 other pastors of Destiny Churches throughout New Zealand, Tamaki was ordained as a [[bishop]] during a ceremony performed by [[kaumātua]] and Destiny Pastor,<ref>{{cite news |title=State religion for further debate |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10424770 |accessdate=21 March 2019 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=19 February 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927085721/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10424770 |archivedate=27 September 2018}}</ref> Manuel Renata, on 18 June 2005.<ref name="NZ_Herald_10331506"/> The church's leadership encourage obedience to its teachings<ref>"Cultism in religion rings the alarm bells", NZ Herald, 13 August 2004.</ref> and its rhetoric has sometimes alienated other churches that have different approaches to Christianity.<ref>"[http://www.challengeweekly.co.nz/stories/~d//post/Vol-62-Issue-No-25/id/94/ Enough is Enough]{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}". ''Challenge Weekly'', Vol. 62 Issue 25, July 2004
{{blockquote|''VISION Network, which represents a large number of churches, says that although they were supportive of the general message of Destiny Church's "Enough" campaign, response from its Advisory Board had overwhelmingly indicated that they preferred to see this issue handled differently ... "The difficulty is that when any individual or group calls for unity on a single issue but operates outside of a wider unity movement that others have committed to, it is more likely to create division rather than the unity which is sought"''}}</ref> In 2003, Tamaki, in what he described as a prophetic utterance, predicted that Destiny would be "ruling the nation" within five years.<ref name="TVNZ_451171">{{cite web |url=http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_national_story_skin/451171?format=html |title=Is Destiny destined to rule? |date=3 October 2004 |work=[[Television New Zealand]] |accessdate=28 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614123253/http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_national_story_skin/451171?format=html |archivedate=14 June 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211206/7VbSE3VKn8c Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20140407162131/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VbSE3VKn8c Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VbSE3VKn8c| title = Brian Tamaki's We Will Rule NZ Prophesy | website=[[YouTube]]| date = 29 October 2008 }}{{cbignore}}</ref>