Imagine a celebration of marriage renewal vows –not inspired by a rekindling of marital love necessarily –but a desire to be married before Christ. This past September, on a weekend when many couples were getting married across Canada, 14 couples
Rigorous Thinking
“The scandal of the evangelical mind is that there really is not much of one.”-Mark Noll, The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind Besides being a transitional pastor for VMC, Keith Shields also teaches a course at Alberta Bible College as
A Pastor to Pastors
Meet Doug and Ruth Loveday!Doug is a pastor to pastors in the VMC network.Not just a preacher to fill the pulpit.But someone to come alongside a leadership team and a congregation who are in the midst of change. As a
Church in Toronto
Church in Toronto is a church that VMC has recently gotten to know! Church in Toronto is an independent congregation but realized they needed fellowship with other congregations.VMC was a perfect match – respectful of the local church, similar theological
Moving to Montreal – Part 2
Part 2: Crossing the border was going to be a little tricky for Charlie and his family.For a number of reasons – COVID, being one of them.But the church had an immigration lawyer and the day before the anticipated border
Moving to Montreal – Part 1
Attending the prestigious McGill University.Hiking to the lookout on top of Mount Royal.Eating bagels in Old Montreal while strolling the waterfront.Or the Gothic Revival architecture like the Notre Dame Basilica. This is what draws most people to Montreal. But not
#203
When I talked to Pastor Ming-Peng a few weeks ago, he was on #203 of a series of daily devotionals.Every day since COVID hit, he’s been sending messages through WeChat to his congregation –with Scripture to memorize and prayer prompts
The Spirit is at Work! – Mount Zion Worship Centre
Before COVID, women at the church gathered quarterly.Four times a year. During COVID, women at the church gather twice a week! On Tuesdays, the women pray together and share what God is doing in their lives.On Fridays, there’s teaching and
70,000! – Toronto China Bible Church
Remember the beginning of the pandemic when we stood in line and there were empty shelves at the grocery stores?When toilet paper was such a hot item? Across the world at the same time, churches in China were buying masks
“Peanut Community” – Don Valley Bible Chapel
The “peanut community” is home for Don Valley Bible Chapel.This neighbourhood gets its nickname from a major road that outlines their hood in the shape of a peanut. But how this church served its community this summer wasn’t peanuts at