More Churches on Mission & More People Following Jesus
One Monday, a woman decided to die privately with dignity. Jean-Sébastien offered her the book of John and on Wednesday, people prayed. On Friday, she decided not to pursue euthanasia but to die slowly and spend time with her family.
There’s not a clear way forward when it comes to church planting in Canada these days. Mike Stone was at the Church Planting Conference in Canmore this past fall. Besides being VMC’s Executive Director, Mike is also on CPC Team
What a way to begin 2025! On a Saturday afternoon in January, the Ottawa Persian Church held a baptism service, graciously hosted by Pine Grove Bible Church. Gord Martin was there and opened the service with prayer. Fifteen individuals who
Matt Craig, pastor at Don Valley Bible Chapel (Toronto, ON) and Chris Atkinson, pastor at Pinewoods Bible Chapel (Angus, ON), travelled together to Kenya this past fall to visit and encourage the pastors and churches of Vision Ministries Kenya (VMK).
Evangelistic zeal. That’s what caught Chris Atkinson (VMC’s Liaison with VMK – Vision Ministries Kenya) attention when he was in Kenya this past fall. He met Joshua. A 50 year old pastor, married with children. Josh is a walking miracle.
I recently talked to Kenzie Watson, Children’s Pastor at Lambrick Park Church in Victoria, BC. I asked her how God was meeting her these days. Kenzie referred to a hiking route close to her house. (Remember, this is Vancouver Island.)
Remember that verse in Proverbs 25 about apples of gold in settings of silver? This is how the writer of Proverbs describes a word fitly spoken. It’s about the perfect words spoken at just the right time – it’s something
Chris and Matt travelled together to Kenya this past fall. Chris Atkinson is VMC’s Liaison with our sister organization – Vision Ministries Kenya (also a VMC pastor at Pinewoods Chapel, Angus, ON)) and Matt Craig pastors at another VMC church
Kenya was always in the back of Matt Craig’s mind. As someone who had been to Kenya before multiple times, he knew the need there. He knew there wasn’t alot of access to good leadership resources and the Kenyan church
There were a few unknowns for Citizens Church as they begun almost five years ago. First, they didn’t anticipate planting their church at the beginning of a global pandemic. Second, they weren’t sure where they were going to meet. Pastor