More Churches on Mission & More People Following Jesus
continued from Part 1 The winter of 2022-23, I suffered alot from solitude. All winter, when I was taking my dog for walks, I prayed to God to give me a friend. The Holy Spirit gave me the conviction to
I grew up in a Christian family, in Ste-Anne-Des-Monts in the Gaspésie area of Quebec, but that doesn’t mean I was born a Christian! I stole, lied, and hid my brothers and sisters’ toys to make them cry. I tried
During a period of extended renovations, the church realized they were making alot of noise and creating excess dust in the neighbourhood. It’s a necessary part of renovations but they felt bad. They thought – “What can we do for
In a few words the essence of everything I was trying to say both as a novelist and as a preacher, it would be something like this: Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery that it is
Loud. Crazy. Silly. Fun. This may be what we often think of youth group nights. And certainly, there’s good reason for churches to be hosting evenings that focus on the good pleasure and fun and energy that teenagers enjoy. However,
Over a hundred years ago, two Canadians and an American sailed from Lake Ontario. Destination? Northern Nigeria (known as the Sudan then). Dream? That others would know and love Christ as Lord. If only they could have seen into the
If you’ve been around VMC for a while, you will recognize Ben Peltz. Ben has provided wisdom and guidance to VMC churches over the years regarding relationship with Indigenous communities. As the pastor of Curve Lake Christian Assembly, he is
A pastor’s dream? That church can be a place for young people to explore the possibility of ministry. This is what is capturing Rinus Janson’s imagination these days. As pastor of Varsity Bible Church in Calgary, AB, he wants to
It’s sometimes hard to detect spiritual growth. Like, how can you tell if an individual or a congregation is growing spiritually? I was talking to a church pastor the other week and he is detecting small signs of spiritual growth
When Pastor Lane Scruggs of Oak Park Church of Christ had a moment to pause and reflect on the last 12 months of renovations, he was grateful. Grateful for the project itself and the new foyer that allows for lots