What you need to know about the Hotel and Parking for GC2024 We are so looking forward to seeing everyone face-to-face again! Please note the following regarding the parking at the hotel for GC2024: Parking at the hotel is limited and we are encouraging car pooling. The Hotel assures us […]

the free methodist church in canada General Conference 2024 Ways to Give @ General Conference Instructions Before we talk about “how” to give, we want to say “THANK YOU!” Your generosity is truly appreciated. This offering is designated for our Mission Districts in Ghana and Sri Lanka. Thank you for working

ARE YOU BUILDING DISCIPLESHIP CULTURE? The leaders at New Heights Church in Mission are spending some time describing the realization that consumer culture was driving how they were operating as a church.  Greg Elford, Ben Abercrombie and Cam Taylor tease out the cost and pathway of moving toward cultural shifts

PREPARING FOR AND NAVIGATING THE TIME OF TRANSITION BETWEEN PASTORS Workshop Description: Is your church in transition because of a pastoral exit? Are you anticipating a transition in the not-too-distant future? If so, this workshop is for you. We will explore how to prepare for transition as well as navigate

COVO: A HISTORY AND INVITATION TO THRIVING IN COVOCATIONAL MINISTRY How does a church think about having a leader that isn’t paid to work full-time? How does a pastoral leader approach this? What do the Bible and history offer to help us with this process? How can we re-envision the

BROKEN WALLS Broken Walls was conceived in 1995 by Jonathan Maracle (a Mohawk from Tyendinaga Territory in Ontario, Canada), while attending a conference called the Sacred Assembly in Ottawa/Hull. As different First Nations speakers shared, they spoke about the walls of bitterness that have been built up between the newcomers

MENTOR LINK CANADA MentorLink is a worldwide movement and a network for equipping leaders and mentors globally who lead like Jesus and develop others to do the same. We provide: Encouragement, tools and training for churches, ministries and leaders to mentor and develop mentoring movements of people who live and

LOVING MUSLIMS TOGETHER Loving Muslims Together is about Canadian Christians having meaningful connection with their Muslim neighbors; learning to see God’s heart for them and experiencing the joys of cross-cultural friendship. LMT seeks to equip Canadian Christians for healthy interfaith relations, including openness about the way of discipleship to Jesus;

A Pathway for Deeper Relational and Missional health: Global patterns and perspectives In the 3rd part of our series of workshops, we will focus on the “ends of the earth” and how local churches can build global partnerships. Does your church ask questions like: Why is it important to focus