November 2019

Are You a Light in the World?

My son recently preached a sermon from the Gospel of John talking about the idea that Jesus is the Light of the World (a theme in John’s Jesus story), and he talked about lights in Advent. It was all good, but it got me thinking… Jesus did say He was […]

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CliffsNotes – November 26, 2019

Chapel Ridge FM and a Chaplaincy Opportunity… This past weekend I celebrated with the Chapel Ridge FM in Stittsville, ON. They have completed a beautifully functional new building. They had to build in order to accommodate the growth (for instance, they had 72 children involved this past Sunday)! What have

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CliffsNotes – November 19, 2019

FMCiC Funding Model Think Tank I invited, “Godly, successful, creative entrepreneurs / innovators” who are also FM’ers to come to a Think Tank. This past Friday and Saturday these men and women came together to discuss the current FMCIC funding model. The current funding model includes CORE (your church’s commitment

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CliffsNotes – November 12, 2019

New Pastors, Board of Administration, Kingsview FM and Orality NEW PASTORS: This past week, the Ministry Centre hosted the New Pastors Orientation. For those of you who have never been to one of these 2-day events, let me simply say: our FM pastors and churches have SO MANY resources available

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Raconter vos histoires

J’ai déjà écrit que je suis un grand fan des histoires. J’adore les bonnes histoires. Mais j’ai remarqué que nous semblons de plus en plus souvent raconter des histoires de type « mauvaises nouvelles ». Nous parlons de ce qui ne va pas, de ce qui doit être corrigé, de la gravité

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CliffsNotes – November 5, 2019

Harold Gonyou’s (BOA Chair, and FMCiC delegate to FM World Conference) Report from World Conference: Remember the times as a child that a missionary, having worked in a far away culture, enthralled you with stories of their ministry and the people that they served. And now imagine those people, having

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