The year-long Vancouver Consultation process will be capped by the City Summit November 24 – 25, at Glad Tidings Church. Participating will be church and ministry leaders from the city of Vancouver, with a handful of observers from surrounding cities.…
Several local leaders have been named to the Cabinet of Canadians, a group selected as part of Faith in Canada 150 (FC150). Those behind Faith in Canada 150 explain the movement in this way: On the occasion of Canada’s 150…
Not many movies present Africa in a positive light. Missionaries normally don’t fare well either. But Queen of Katwe casts a positive light on both – and it’s showing in Vancouver right now. Phiona Mutesi (Madina Nalwanga) was a 10…
There is an ocean width of difference between being alone and being lonely. Some think it is language, unaffordable housing, technology or erratic work schedules that distance us from each other. For newcomers to Canada, it may be all of…
Andy Crouch wrote Culture Making in 2008 and it has turned out to be one of those books – like Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger and The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind – that made Christians sit up…
‘Eden’ and ‘Whalley’ are not often found in the same sentence, but you can expect to hear the two words paired much more often now. A gathering at Coastal Church in downtown Vancouver October 7 saw the launch of The…
Several significant events over the next few weeks will focus on environmental issues. 1. Laudato Si’ +1 Just over a year ago, Pope Francis released his encyclical Laudato Si’: On care for our common home, which focused on the…
The Inklings have some particular champions right here in Metro Vancouver, and they are centrally involved in next week’s three-day Arts + The Inklings conference (which will feature leading C.S. Lewis scholar Michael Ward). The Inklings Institute has been plugging…
City in Focus (CIF) will recognize four individuals for their exceptional work in Vancouver, tonight (September 22, 5 – 7 pm) during an awards ceremony at the Vancouver Club. (To register go here.) City in Focus describes the purpose of…
When Trevor Vanderveen pointed out earlier this year that the Grandview-Woodland Community Plan had overlooked places of worship and their role in the community, city planners and politicians not only listened, they added to the plan. Rather than treating it as…