Hardly a day goes by without news reports about the troubled relationship between Canada and China – Meng Wanzhou and Huawei, Canadians held in prison, canola trade, money laundering. Pundits debate whether we should stand up to China, whether we…
Andrew Stephens-Rennie presented this paper as part of the Christian Witness in Cascadian Soil conference at St. Andrew’s Hall May 10 – 11. Hosted by Ross Lockhart and the Centre for Missional Leadership, the gathering featured some 20 papers from…
The Christian Legal Fellowship (CLF) submitted a legal brief to the National Assembly of Quebec (Committee of Institutions) May 14 regarding Bill 21, which seeks to ban the wearing of religious symbols by certain public workers. Following is the CLF submission, which…
In this short interview, Dr. Peter Harrison goes back to the 19th century to find the origin of the myth that science and theology are fundamentally at conflict. Peter Harrison will be visiting Regent College from May 13 – 17 to…
Here is your opportunity to catch up on some vital missional theology and practice – from academics who are engaged in on-the-ground research and from some 20 missional practitioners presenting papers on the joys and challenges of ‘church planting in…
The pastor of one of the churches targeted in Sri Lanka says he forgives the attackers. Pastor Roshan Mahesen was interviewed in London shortly after the bombings and the Evangelical Alliance of the United Kingdom (EAUK) sent out a press release which highlighted a…
Sociologist Joel Thiessen will address the question, “Is there hope for congregations today?” – based on Canada-wide research – during a day-long Flourishing Congregations: From Understanding to Practice seminar at Columbia Bible College in Abbotsford May 4. Following is an…
Pastor Luke Suriya came very close to losing his brother in one of the Easter church bombings in Sri Lanka. Three congregations were among the targets – two Catholic churches on the west coast and Zion Church on the east coast.…
Earlier this month the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) made the following submission to the Special Senate Committee on the Charitable Sector, which completed a year of hearings April 8. Introduction The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) welcomes the opportunity…
André Schutten, Director of Law and Policy and General Legal Counsel for ARPA Canada (Association for Reformed Political Action) made these opening remarks April 11 before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights as they study online…