Being free is an opportunity, a command, an invitation, an experience, a responsibility, a promise and what we celebrate in Christ. Jesus-freedom is both about being free from and being free for. The from list includes: power over sin, hell, prevailing culture, bad habits, wrong thinking, hurts, fear, loneliness, shame, […]
Freedom is a gift that was given to us first by God. Through the work of Jesus we have been freed from the slavery of sin dead lives, adopted into God’s family, raised to be royalty, and employed in God’s family business. Do you know what the family business is?
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I’ve been on a bit of an adventure this past year, leaving a season of transition and uncertainty to entering a new role that involved discernment and discovery. Just like any pastor starting out with a new congregation, I have been discovering the history and heritage of intercultural missions in
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Church planting has been a thing for almost 2,000 years. The New Testament’s Book of Acts describes the first Christ followers preaching in public areas and gathering together in homes. It was through these first churches that the gospel spread from Jerusalem to the rest of the Roman Empire. None
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What can of things can the Leadership Development/ Church Health guy write about church planting? I guess it could be some of the same old stuff: We need church plants to replace churches that close, so pray for plants and planters. Healthy church plants need healthy established churches to help
Church planting is so important and we continuously see how it connects with our mission of partnership and holistic development. One such example of this is the Kibera School. The journey of the Kibera ICCM school began in Kenya in 1998, with seven people joining together to worship in a
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Last year I spent eight months as part of the ‘Launch Team’ for a church plant in Amherstview, Ontario. It was an exciting experience to witness and be a part of an entirely new congregation coming together, growing as leaders, and reaching out into what some considered to be an
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I am going to ask a question that may ruffle your feathers, frankly, this question has ruffled mine: “why have some very gifted pastors in the past couple of years transitioned out of healthy churches into church planting? Why have they chosen not to transition into another established church?” To
For all of us, there are benchmark moments where we stop and remember, tell stories and look forward to see what the future may bring. One of our key FMCIC benchmark moments (besides Regional Gatherings) is General Conference every three years. I can still hear the words from last General
We are trying to get the word out early. In this Mosaic you will read about initiatives and recommendations by FMCiC leaders. These are recommendations that will be going to General Conference 2020. Traditionally, we create meeting times at General Conference prior to the business time, in order to discuss
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