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Cliffs Notes: January 3, 2023

VISION IS A CLEAR MENTAL PICTURE OF A PREFERABLE FUTURE Week 1: Our Gospel Story When I was interviewed by the Bishop Leadership Task Force six and a half years ago, I brought with me a document that described initiatives, issues, questions and dreams that I wanted to bring to […]

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Cliffs Notes: December 20, 2022

A REMINDER ABOUT THE GENEROUS OFFER FOR YOUTH LEADERS FROM IMPLEMENTA Greetings Free Methodist Youth Leaders, implementa is a youth ministry certificate training program designed to help youth leaders who are ‘in the trenches’ grow in their youth ministry skills. Whether it is the development of a youth ministry philosophy, recruiting

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Cliffs Notes: December 13, 2022

A GENEROUS OFFER FOR YOUTH LEADERS & FMCiC PRAYER WEEK JANUARY 1-7, 2023 Pastors, boards with a youth leader or pastor who you would like to further invest in: The FMCiC has been offered 5 free spots. I have known Joey Molloy for many years, and “Implementa” is the real

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Les Notes de Cliff: 14 décembre 2022

UNE OFFRE GÉNÉREUSE POUR LES ANIMATEURS JEUNESSE, SEMAINE DE PRIÈRE DU 1er AU 7 JANVIER 2023 ET MERVEILLEUSE NOUVELLE Pasteurs, conseils avec un jeune leader ou pasteur dans lequel vous souhaitez investir davantage : L’EMLC a été offert 5 places gratuites. Je connais Joey Molloy depuis de nombreuses années, et

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Cliffs Notes: December 6, 2022

“Winding Roads, A Wonderful Gift Opportunity and…A Reminder” This past weekend I visited with The Next Church in Kingston. This is a creative, art-ful Church family. For instance, last time that I visited they had a giant cocoon broken open as a butterfly was preparing to fly! I believe that

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Cliffs Notes: November 29, 2022

By now many of you have heard about the FMCiC’s restructuring plans. Click here for the “Restructuring Rationale”, and then click here for the video I prepared for pastors and delegates last week. The short version is that we can’t keep doing the same thing and expect different results. The Church in Canada is

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Cliffs Notes: November 22, 2022

Our Armadale FM Church celebrated 142 years of ministry in the Toronto area – apparently, Canada’s oldest Free Methodist Church! Thank you for faithful ministry Armadale. This weekend Karlene and I were in Sarnia as they celebrated 125 years! We heard about Elisa who started the Sarnia Free Methodist Church

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Cliffs Notes: November 15, 2022

Your Study Commission on Doctrine (“SCOD”) met this weekend. SCOD members are on the LGBTQ2S+ task force, and the Racial Justice & Ethnic Equity task force. We are working on ordination questions, membership, a Theology 101 class, and several other important items. The Board of Administration, General Conference, or anyone

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Cliffs Notes: November 8, 2022

This past weekend, the FMCiC’s Board of Administration met in person (though COVID did keep one of us away). I am grateful for these individuals who invest a significant amount of time to help lead our movement. These are pastors and lay people who have busy lives, yet still follow

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