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
Indy – Tender Prayer
Our dear brother Indy has been in lockdown for almost two years.Right now he is very sick, unable to walk, and only able to whisper.He is so weak. With great love and faithfulness, he has an armful of men who
Summer Discussions – Mill Creek Church
Mill Creek Church in Edmonton spent last summer intentionally connecting life and faith.Together, on zoom, they talked about everything –from social justice to climate justice to vocation.With good ground rules in place, they were able to talk about things that