“How far should the gospel be ‘at home’ in a culture, and how far should it resist domestication. What is true contextualization?” Lesslie Newbigin, theologian, missiologist, and missionary. This is a very important question. You ask it every time you start a new ministry or program, though you probably have …
Bishop Cliff is away on a 2 1/2 day prayer retreat this week. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN Tuesdays: Cliff’s Notes 2nd Tuesday of each month: What’s Got You Thinking? 4th Thursday of each month: Church Health Thursday New Website Tour Video: https://vimeo.com/702077871 ANNOUNCEMENTS Rev. Tyler Lane – appointed as Lead Pastor, The Free Methodist Corner …
One of my favourite things about this job is the opportunity to be with Church family across Canada and beyond. It’s a fantastic, and spiritual experience to meet a new friend who is also a believer. Often, we feel connected right away, a mysterious siblingship in Christ. In the past …
This past weekend I was with our Roblin Church family. As they consider what their surrounding community is dealing with in this season (i.e. fear, conflict, anxiety, addictions, etc.), they have embarked on a weekly study to help equip them to become healing agents (or “people of peace”) in their …
LET’S PRAY I do hope that you had a refreshing May long weekend. I would like to invite you to pray this week. On the one hand, the sun has been shining and covid restrictions seem to be moving in the right direction, but on the other hand, our world is …
We have to do things differently… But how?!! I was with our Asbury Church family in beautiful Perth, Ontario. Good things going on in Perth FM! Two of the thriving ministries are to Keenagers (what they call their senior adults) and youth. Shannon, their youth leader, explained that she has …
Building Vision: Part 3 Vision is a clear mental picture of a preferable, even inspiring future, imparted to us by God. The vision usually takes into account our current gifts, passion, resources and circumstances (though, He is not limited by our current passion, gifts and resources!). God entrusts healthy, prayerful …
Vision Building: Part 2 Vision is a clear mental picture of a preferable, even inspiring future, imparted to us by God. The vision usually takes into account our current gifts, passion, resources and circumstances (though, He is not limited by our current passion, gifts and resources!). God entrusts healthy, prayerful …
Vision Building: Part 1 Vision is a clear mental picture of a preferable, even inspiring future, imparted to us by God. The vision usually takes into account our current gifts, passion, resources and circumstances (though, He is not limited by our current passion, gifts and resources!). God entrusts healthy, prayerful …
Belonging to the FMCiC (it’s Biblical and therefore, Essential): Part 3 A couple of weeks ago we asked, “What’s it mean for us to be a connected Church? What value is there in healthy denominationalism – Free Methodism in Canada?” Click here to read Part 1. Last week we asked “Why …
