Pastors, here’s an offer not to pass up… Karlene and I were in friendly Manitoba this past weekend (Steinbach, Brandon and Winnipeg). A special treat was that Wawota, SK church family joined MB. Kilarney, Roblin, then from Winnipeg, Crestview, and our two church plants The Hearth and Glorious Hope. We […]
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Welcome to round two of “Who is Reading What in 2019?” This time I asked John-Mark Cockram, co-pastor of Kingsview Church in Etobicoke, ON, to share his reading list in the hopes he would include something for the comic fans out there. He didn’t disappoint. John-Mark is graduating with his
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Recently I had the opportunity to be part of a baptism service. I love these types of services. They are probably my favorite. One of the best parts is hearing the stories of what God has done in people’s lives. The ones I heard that day were moving, inspiring and
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Resurrection weekend I pray that the experiences with the Spirit that people had this past Friday and Sunday in worship services would impact their week this week, and their lives moving forward. I pray that the love, sacrifice and revolution that Jesus modelled and put into motion would be reflected
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BRAVE PRAYERS & PRO LIFE MONTH IS MAY St. Joe’s Island is still a snow covered, Maple Syrup wonderland! (I learned that I am still susceptible to peer pressure as my brothers in ministry chirped me into ordering two large maple syrup saturated pancakes – a shameful but admittedly beautiful
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J’ai étudié toutes les ressources disponibles concernant la revitalisation de l’église. Il s’agit notamment de livres, d’articles, de sites Internet et même d’une conférence/formation organisée par nos amis de l’EML-USA. Il y a beaucoup de bonnes choses utiles sur la revitalisation de l’église, mais il y a des parties que
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Regional Gathering British Columbia (5/12!) I loved being with the BC crew this weekend at Regional Gathering. Thank you for the warm and laughter filled atmosphere. On Sunday I enjoyed visiting for the first time our Kamloops church, pastored by Pastor Shelley Utz. Pastor Shelley, Dan and their kids moved
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In 2015, members of West Springs Free Methodist Church in Calgary, AB started the Asylum Seekers Initiative Group (ASIG) in response to the Syrian refugee crisis. No one in the group had any prior experience working with new immigrants or refugees so they turned to the Calgary Catholic Immigration Society
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Another weekend, another Regional Gathering: Wonderful Albertans! On Friday I had supper with a motivated church board and their new pastor – they actually almost forgot to say grace, but they assured me that this was not reflective of their corporate prayer life. On Saturday night and Sunday I was
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