Whenever someone asks me what Church for Vancouver is all about, I say, “My purpose is to link Christians and to highlight ways in which churches and Christians are working for the good of the broader community.” Tim Day presented…
BAM, Business as Mission. The acronym and the term are becoming familiar, but many are still not quite sure what to make of the movement. How well do business and mission really mix? Anyone who cares about either would do…
Archives preserve memory and two very current actions are demonstrating that truth. The United Church of Canada recently paid $500,000 in compensation to Vancouver Japanese United Church for the loss of its property 66 years ago – and much of…
Metro Vancouver Alliance (MVA) has done a good job of linking faith groups with other broad-based organizations to address social issues in our community. Housing has always been one of their main priorities, and now they are hosting a ‘Housing…
From February to May, the Insights to Impact Tour is inviting church, ministry and charity leaders to attend 30 gatherings across Canada “to consider how we can work more effectively in our cities.” Two of those meetings will be held…
Café Logos is the welcoming face of the Canadian Bible Society’s newly imagined Vancouver presence. And the Grand Opening this Saturday (March 30, 9 am – 6 pm) will have the centrally located site (1207 Kingsway, between Fraser and Knight)…
George Verwer is a man on a mission – and has been from the time he became a Christian at a Billy Graham Crusade when he was 14 until today, as he travels from city to city around the world…
The horrifying killing of 50 Muslims at prayer in two Christchurch mosques is anything but an ‘Around Town’ story, of course. But the response has, rightly, been worldwide, and there are things we can and should do locally. Some in…
If you have a plan for your neighbourhood, or just a desire to see your neighbourhood prosper, the Vancouver Foundation wants to help. Barry Jung of Parish Collective Vancouver – which “identifies, connects and resources followers of Jesus to grow the fabric…
Our tax-funded broadcaster is going after tax-funded independent schools again. Throughout the day Monday (March 4), CBC radio hosts and news broadcasters highlighted a critical CBC report by Erica Johnson. Go Public had just posted “Teacher shown door after Christian school discovers she…