“Your church might be going through rough times but don’t be discouraged. Because with prayer and your congregation coming together, you can move through difficulty and see God at work. That is what we have seen at Bramalea – the hands of God at work.” These encouraging words are from […]
Light at the End of the Tunnel Read More
Thanks to my friend Tanya, whose heartfelt conversation with me helped stir and focus these thoughts. Scripture talks about God’s church being like a body. And when it talks about the body, it talks about a lot of different parts needing to work together. It talks about all these parts
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“Churches that stop growing almost always have lost their heart for outsiders. Even if many say they’re still passionate about reaching new people, their actions deny their intentions. So how do you know whether your church is focused on insiders?” Well for a start, read Carey Nieuwhof’s “5 Tell-Tale Signs
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“All work—paid and unpaid—is good, but it needs to be boundaried by the practice of Sabbath. The problem with too many leaders is that we allow our work to trespass on every other area of life, disrupting the balanced rhythm of work and rest God created for our good. Sabbath
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“One of the core values of the Free Methodist church is learning. We also seek to invest resources strategically and mature those who desire to grow as part of our national church mission. It is the vision of The Free Methodist Church in Canada to see healthy churches within the
This past September I sat down with nine people involved in student ministries across Canada to talk about about young people and the Free Methodist Church in Canada. I wanted to start a conversation about student ministry and how to develop Godly competent leaders for the church. It was quite
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“For most of my life, I rejected the “r” word. Ritual. After all, why would I want to pray someone else’s prayer? (Never mind the fact that this is precisely what we do when we read the Psalms.) Who wants to perform a mindless activity? Eventually, I realized that I
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This is a great tutorial on using masks and the differences (benefits and downsides) of both the clipping and layers masks. Enjoy!
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