We love knowing what to expect each Sunday, don’t we?Especially with restrictions lifting, we just want to go back to “normal.”For a pastor and leadership team to make significant changes to Sunday morning church, it takes a strong sense of
Be encouraged – Kenya
When Doug Loveday was in Kenya last month, he met Eloi –a very well educated man from West Africa.He’s had offers to work in Europe and North America.I’m sure the affluence and comfort is tempting sometimes.But he has chosen stay
Addictions Counselling – RE/ACT
Addictions counselling as a new form of evangelism.That’s the way Tim Fletcher does it. A few years ago, as a pastor and counsellor, he realized that everyone has a loved one who struggled with addictions.He also discovered that 97% of
a perfect fit – Hillside Church
“When it opens, I’m here.” For the past few months, that was Shane’s prayer as he drove by the Hillside Church building on the way to work.As Shane and Yvonne sensed the Spirit leading them into something new, they wondered
‘I hear you’
It was a heart attack that finally convinced him to stop and reflect.It was just a lot – running a business, raising four young children AND trying to pastor full time. So he stepped outside late one night and pleaded
Grace
A pastor on holiday pulled his RV into a camping spot in Calgary.A quiet older man was on one side (Yeah! He looks like a good neighbour!)and a wild looking couple on the other (Yikes!). The pastor told his son
God provides! – Ben
When a wheel literally falls off, you know it’s time for a new truck. This was Ben this summer while he was on a building trip in Nemaska, Quebec.His Cree friends hauled it off to a junk yard.And Ben wondered
Water! – Vision Ministries Kenya
Water scarcity is a serious issue in East Kenya.The Masaii people were desperate. Despite the droughts, the Vision Ministries Kenya leaders believed that God was telling them to drill a well.So, they obeyed. No water.There were almost at 300 metres.Yes,
Bach’s Lament
When the news of the unmarked graves hit the headlines this spring, one church leader who lives near the Six Nations of the Grand River territory in Brantford, ON decided to lament.With her cello and Bach’s Lament for the Children
a difficult conversation – Lambrick Park Church
Church leadership almost always involves difficult conversations.Something we can easily shy away from, especially during a pandemic. For the elders and pastoral leaders of Lambrick Park Church, though,this has meant leading their church through an extended process of revisiting an