The process of rebuilding homes and community is frustratingly slow in Lytton, following a devastating fire which burnt most of the village to the ground four years ago. But some progress is being made and several Christian groups are very…
As I have pointed out earlier in this series, missions and missionaries have not received the amount of attention they warrant. The good news, though, is that many new books are considering the missionary enterprise. Some authors are still writing…
Cardus released a report April 24 which suggests that “governments can help immigrants succeed in Canada by reaching out to faith communities.” Cardus is a non-partisan think tank “formed by the teachings of Jesus and by the Christian social thought…
It is common knowledge that the church is shrinking in Europe (and in North America). Right? That’s what we’ve been told over and over. However, a significant new study suggests that the trend may be changing – at least where…
Susan Martens Kehler is warmly remembered by Taiwanese nurses and professors she trained many decades ago, during her many years at Mennonite Christian Hospital Nursing School in Taiwan. And following her death April 9, a video from them has been…
The news that a leading American seminary will be joining Trinity Western University is making waves around the North American evangelical world. While both schools are describing the merger in positive terms – “joining Trinity Western in launching a global seminary”…
The A Rocha BC Centre “is one of the jewels in the crown of A Rocha.” Ed Walker, who took on the role of Executive Director of A Rocha International in the fall of 2023, said he had heard a…
A key theme at the recent Business As Mission (BAM) 2025 Conference was vulnerability. From a couple of Trinity Western professors who had both worked in Africa to an American woman who created a social enterprise in Mombasa, Kenya to…
It wasn’t clear until fairly recently whether Mission Fest would be able to find a home this year. But the leadership prayed and waited – and prayed and waited – and God has provided. Steve Schroeder has been a leading…
This article is part of a series called ‘Christianity: a missionary religion.’ As I said in the introduction to the series, mostly, I’ll look at recently published books. It is encouraging to see that, while most churches and Christian bookstores have largely…