My 8. The 3 neighbours across from me. The 3 neighbours behind me. And the neighbours on either side of me. My 8. This is a phrase that the Neighborhood Church in the Jackson hood understands and lives by. They’ve
My 8 – Neighborhood Church
tools for the ministry
A hammer, a drill, drywall – these are the tools for ministry! A small group of men from a church on the east coast were busy this past year or two serving the Lord in a significant way. A woman
the ‘bigness’ of God’s love – Hope for Life Church
So imagine if Sunday morning church meant brainstorming about how to connect with families from your local school.Or maybe scraping plates at a local soup kitchen.Maybe church could be crawling out of bed Sunday mornings and slipping on your running
active love – Neighborhood Church
Joe and Heidi White live in the Jackson neighbourhood in Fresno, California. They have lots of hard working, migrant farm working neighbours. But adequate health care has been a concern for them this past while. Access to testing for the
Peace Child – Peace Christian Community
It’s no surprise that we’re feeing a little unsettled and discouraged these days.Hear this story from Jay Gurnett from Edmonton, Alberta: Daughter Ruth gave our new little church, Peace Christian Community, a smart talk on December 26. She made reference
one step at a time – Aurora North End Parish Church
Kevin, pastor at Aurora North End Parish Church in Halifax, and his leadership team started to wonder about their church hall.It was a big space. How do we use this space well?For the flourishing of the neighbourhood? So they wondered
the Holy Spirit at work – Ontario
Adrenalin, hard work, putting in extra hours.This is what we’ve been told about getting a job done.And often these things may open up new opportunities for leaders. However, the Spirit can do this so easily. When a church leader in
the ‘rest’ – Small churches
Looking back over the last couple of years, one pastor wondered if the pandemic offered a gift to small churches.He had been a little worried about some of the key people who volunteered significant hours and energy each week –
working together
When a family crisis hit,he realized that he was never going to be able to get that sermon done for Sunday.Even with the ease and efficiency of pre-recording,too many things had already stolen his time and mental energy.Preparing a sermon
Holy Discontent – Fall River Chapel
When I asked a church leader from Nova Scotia about one of the unexpected gifts during the past couple of unsettling years, his answer was this:Holy discontent. It wasn’t really the answer I was expecting.But as he explained, it began to