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Church Growth – Research Findings

Church Growth – Research Findings

A chance to learn about church growth from a recent study by the Canadian Institute for Empirical Church Research – Wycliffe College with Elizabeth Millar. Elizabeth looked at churches across the country to determine what were the common factors for

Elizabeth Millar October 26, 2025October 26, 2025 Stories Of Interest Read more

Summer Cookout – ECWA

Summer Cookout – ECWA

Peter Johnson and the congregation at ECWA (Evangelical Churches Winning All) recently held a summer cookout at a local park. This Nigerian congregation led by Peter and Deborah meets at Erindale Chapel in Mississauga and actively looks for ways to

Elizabeth Millar October 19, 2025October 19, 2025 Stories Of Interest Read more

God is Working – Église Évangélique Nouveau Départ

God is Working – Église Évangélique Nouveau Départ

A peek into what’s happening with church planters Gabriel & Melanie Paquin in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts. Read on to hear about how God is working in eastern Quebec. “What a joy to see spring’s arrived! Winter was a time of blessings for

Elizabeth Millar October 14, 2025October 14, 2025 Stories Of Interest Read more

We Think We Have a Plan – University Chapel

We Think We Have a Plan – University Chapel

We think we have a plan. Then God comes up with something even better. That’s what Karen Daniels said to me as we talked about things at University Chapel (Vancouver, BC). University Chapel is in the midst of becoming “three

Elizabeth Millar October 6, 2025October 6, 2025 Stories Of Interest Read more

Church Collaboration – DVBS

Church Collaboration – DVBS

Read about an exciting collaborative summer project between three VMC churches … In December 2024, Gord Martin inspired members of Wallenstein Bible Chapel to share the gospel with Toronto’s diverse communities. Following that call, a team of 15 from Wallenstein

Elizabeth Millar September 8, 2025September 8, 2025 Stories Of Interest Read more

Establishing Friendship with a First Nations Reservation

Establishing Friendship with a First Nations Reservation

Andy has always thought that mission trips were about going somewhere far away. Probably somewhere hot. Maybe drilling a well or fixing a roof on a church. He concluded that mission trips just probably weren’t his thing. But what if

Elizabeth Millar August 25, 2025August 25, 2025 Stories Of Interest Read more

Apprentice Church Planter – Port Kells Church

Apprentice Church Planter – Port Kells Church

Nathan and Sharnele’s hearts are for church planting. So much so that Nathan came on staff at Port Kells Church in Surrey, BC this past winter to apprentice as a church planter. (Which, by the way – isn’t that a

Elizabeth Millar August 18, 2025August 18, 2025 Stories Of Interest Read more

Baptisms – Karen Christian Fellowship

Baptisms – Karen Christian Fellowship

The Karen Christian Fellowship in Ottawa, ON was excited to baptize three men recently.  About three months ago, they decided to come and visit the church.  Even though church isn’t in their backgrounds, they were intrigued and came every week.

Elizabeth Millar August 11, 2025August 11, 2025 Stories Of Interest Read more

Pastoral Internship – Citizens Church

Pastoral Internship – Citizens Church

The classroom is a great place for learning. And for sure, there is lots to discover from the pages of books and the mouths of professors. However, the setting of the local church has been Alex’s place of education lately.

Elizabeth Millar August 4, 2025August 4, 2025 Stories Of Interest Read more

Grace in an Unlikely Place – Next Door Social Space

Grace in an Unlikely Place – Next Door Social Space

I listened to Angie from Next Door Social Space talk about the recent snow storm and how she had to cancel the programs for the day. Next Door Social Space is a ministry of Forestview Church (Oakville, ON) for those

Elizabeth Millar July 21, 2025July 21, 2025 Stories Of Interest Read more
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