I love cities. New York, London, Mumbai, Berlin, Singapore, Hong Kong – it doesn’t matter. Plop me in the middle of millions of people in a downtown core and I am a happy camper. The fact that I am working…
I love the city
Category: City
Nov 4 – 10: Learn from JJ Bean, Midland bosses, party with WeMakeStuff . . .
The founder of Vancouver’s favourite home-brewed coffee empire will talk about why he thinks mentorship is so important during a dinner meeting at the Vancouver Club on Wednesday (November 6). In 1996, John Neate Jr. founded JJ Bean, starting with…
‘Chinese Canadian Christians’ and ‘A Heart for Asia’ will open your eyes
Jessie McDonald began tutoring Chinese immigrants in Vancouver when she was just seven years old. In her mid-twenties (in 1913), she sailed for China to serve with China Inland Mission as a surgeon; she worked there faithfully until 1951, when…
A church that walks with the people
We are in the midst of an exciting time for the church in Vancouver. The recent Walk for Reconciliation helped me think through why that is. Walking with the people Thousands of church people joined a giant crowd of Vancouverites September…
Sept 30 – Oct 6: Priorities, story-telling, Life on the Margins, Life Chain . . .
Timing is everything, they say. Ken Shigematsu’s new book (God in My Everything) focuses on “how an ancient rhythm helps busy people enjoy God” and he will be a featured speaker at Missions Fest’s Leadership Seminar Wednesday morning (October 2)…
Science and religion – where the conflict really lies
Alvin Plantinga will make the case during his lecture at UBC this Wednesday (October 2) “that there is no real conflict between science and Christian belief.” Plantinga, professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, will draw particularly from his ‘Where the…
This week: Josh Garrels, two art shows, Muffins for Granny, Bethel Music . . .
We’re into September so there’s lots going on around Vancouver. Check out the Events calendar. Here are a few highlights this week: Josh Garrels at St. Andrew’s-Wesley I was one of the fortunate souls gathered at Josh Garrels’ Rio Theatre…
UrbanPromise closes urban ‘camps,’ hopes to start up again one day
UrbanPromise’s two after-school ‘camps’ – one in East Vancouver and the other in Whalley, near Surrey’s Central City – are no more. Featured in a Church for Vancouver story earlier this year, Camp Hope and Camp Peace had operated respectively…
April 21 – 27: Worship Central, Bonsai Love, Two Popes Two Saints . . .
Worship leaders and pastors across Metro Vancouver will be gathering at three hub locations this Saturday (April 26) morning, “to share a meal, train together, build relationships and encourage one another through prayer and worship. As we converge, we will…
April 14 – 20: Stations of the Cross, Surrey Good Friday Service . . .
Union Gospel Mission is joining First United Church this year to lead a Good Friday Stations of the Cross pilgrimage. Participants will come together in order to carry a cross to seven stations, each of which signifies a place of…