More Churches on Mission & More People Following Jesus
This summer, I had the privilege of presenting a paper called “Sacred Storytelling: Noticing and Discerning the Presence of God in Everyday Life” at the C. S. Lewis Summer Institute Academic Roundtable in Oxford, UK. A big part of this
The gospel is coming to Canada from Nigeria! This past summer, ECWA Canada held their first ever retreat. They had an in-person event for people, who up until now, had only been able to gather on zoom. People came from
Part 1: Reluctant But Bored Walid was an auto mechanic in Aleppo, Syria.When the fighting started in 2012, he lost everything.His job, mechanic shop, tools, everything. A friend said, “You have to go to church.”Up til now, he only went
As someone trained in spiritual direction, James Prette has helped Hollydene Church in Victoria, BC to corporately engage more in contemplative life. Some of the practices that are part of spiritual direction, like regular reflection on the Psalms, silence, and a broader
Listen to one woman’s church experience during the pandemic … “Our church [Citizens Church] launched in April 2020. We launched this church plant at the beginning of the pandemic and despite the difficulties of meeting online and various changes in
Almost every pastor will tell you that it’s been a little tricky trying to get an accurate read of congregational life in the past couple of years.It’s hard to know who’s still here, who’s moved on, and who is just
Want to know God better? Read your Bible – yes. Pray – yes. Go to church – yes. Sponsor a refugee – oh! Varsity Bible Church in Calgary would say that sponsoring a couple of Syrian refugee families over the
Every Sunday morning, as part of their call to worship, Hollydene Church in Victoria kicks off their service with “The Week That Was.” It’s a bit like a family catchup.They take a few minutes to talk about what’s happened that
A church in Toronto plans to take some of their church volunteers through some training aimed at helping them be more intentional in connecting with new people, cultivating redemptive relationships, and – as the Spirit opens up doors – being
Woodside Bible Fellowship planned for a baptism service on Easter Sunday.They also planned for spontaneous baptisms! At the beginning of the Easter service, they announced if anyone was interested in being baptized that morning to go to the back of