The other day, somebody asked me my “analysis” as to how things had gone sideways in a local church. Attendance, budget, and relationships had all been affected over the course of time and now some folks were looking to get things back on track. There were plenty of things I […]
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We are in a series in preparation for General Conference (have you registered yet?). I hope that as a church family you are participating in the call to pray for General Conference, and discussing resolutions that are being presented. Most of these are not new to you. They have been
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40 Days of Prayer & Fasting for the Renewal of the FMCIC Perhaps you have read the statistics and heard the predictions, that the church in Canada is in decline. The FMCIC is part of that decline and we believe we can do our part to reverse this statistic as
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On Friday, September 21, 2018, a tornado ripped through the community of Arlington Woods, a neighbourhood in Nepean, ON known for its 100 year old white pines. Several homes were destroyed and dozens of others were severely damaged. Arlington Woods Free Methodist Church’s fellowship hall (the older part of the
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Did you know that we have a small committee reviewing how to best prepare our ministers (and their families) for retirement and how to continue to missionally and pastorally engage with them after retirement? Retired missionary Debbie Hogeboom is leading the team. This committee has not come about because I
CliffsNotes – February 18, 2020 Read More
Pulpit supply May long weekend – an idea: just in case you had forgotten, we will all be together this May long weekend for General Conference: Be Free! Pastors, instead of looking for a guest speaker why don’t you plan to live stream the Sunday service? For those in BC,
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Un ami m’a tendu la main l’autre jour avec une offre très gentille. C’était un peu comme: «Je ne sais pas si vous en avez besoin, mais sachez que si vous avez besoin d’une oreille attentive ou de quelqu’un pour prier pour vous, je serais prêt à le faire.» C’était
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Be Free! And an Ordination The Reverend Todd Stelmach wore a suit (but more on that later). We are in a series of interviews with the Chair of the Board of Administration. Dr. Harold Gonyou is laying out recommendations that we will be discussing at General Conference May 14-17. Remember,
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