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Youth – Expanding their worlds

Youth – Expanding their worlds

Namrata is the youth pastor at Scarborough Chinese Bible Church. During seminary in Taiwan, she was a missionary in south east Asia as part of a cross culture mission. She was a little surprised when she was called back to

Elizabeth Millar February 12, 2024February 12, 2024 Stories Of Interest Read more

Forming Youth in the Missional Ways of God

Forming Youth in the Missional Ways of God

The question is – how do we help our youth understand the mission of God? Here’s one approach. The Friday night event for the Refinery Youth Group is fun and something easy to invite friends to. But it’s the Tuesday

Elizabeth Millar February 5, 2024February 5, 2024 Stories Of Interest Read more

Mission Trips for Youth – Scarborough Chinese Bible Church

Mission Trips for Youth – Scarborough Chinese Bible Church

Youth pastor Namrata Sun at Scarborough Chinese Bible Church helps engage the youth in local missional opportunities, but also faraway places like Honduras and Lima. It’s easy for youth to live in small worlds and not to consider what life

Elizabeth Millar January 11, 2024January 11, 2024 Stories Of Interest Read more

Including Youth – Ministik Community Church

Including Youth – Ministik Community Church

The question is – how do we help our youth understand the mission of God? Here’s one approach. Of course, youth group evenings are important. Worship, prayer, Scripture, and conversations about how to follow God. What it means to go

Elizabeth Millar January 4, 2024January 4, 2024 Stories Of Interest Read more

Summer Preaching Opportunities – Lambrick Park Church

Summer Preaching Opportunities – Lambrick Park Church

“The Bible is much more interesting than I thought!” Part of preparing young leaders and nurturing flourishing congregations is engaging with Scripture in a way that brings the good news of Jesus to life. This can happen lots of ways

Elizabeth Millar November 23, 2023November 23, 2023 Stories Of Interest Read more

Youth Ministry – Simplicity & Belonging – North Park

Youth Ministry – Simplicity & Belonging – North Park

Despite growing up with the youth ministry hype of the 80’s and 90’s, Joshua Black is establishing a different approach at North Park Community Church (London, ON): Believing that in our cultural moment of over-the-top entertainment and flashy amusement, it

Elizabeth Millar November 2, 2023November 2, 2023 Stories Of Interest Read more

Christian Environmental Stewardship – Tiffany

Christian Environmental Stewardship – Tiffany

Meet Tiffany, a hydrogeologist. Here’s a woman who loves water. Especially groundwater. She spends her days on source water protection and helping others manage their water resources including preparing strategies to address periods of drought. Growing up in Sweden, the

Elizabeth Millar September 28, 2023September 28, 2023 Stories Of Interest Read more

NextGen Preachers

NextGen Preachers

While VMC Transitional Pastor Doug Loveday’s grey hair makes it plain that he’s got a few years under his belt, one of the great joys of transitional ministry is working with younger people in the church. Recently, Doug and Ruth

Elizabeth Millar August 21, 2023August 21, 2023 Stories Of Interest Read more

Inter-Generational Diaspora Seminar

Inter-Generational Diaspora Seminar

Saturday, October 14 (9-11 AM) – Come and be part of this important free seminar focused on the opportunities and challenges of passing faith on to the next generation – a big challenge facing the diaspora church. Parents love their

VMC Staff August 17, 2023September 5, 2023 VMC News Read more

More TS2023 Reflections

More TS2023 Reflections

As a VMC leader who wants to cheer on young church leaders, Pastor to Pastors Doug Loveday was happy to be a part of the Thinking Shrewdly 2023 event this spring. He was encouraged by the way God seems to

Elizabeth Millar July 27, 2023July 27, 2023 Stories Of Interest Read more
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