Every three years the massive Women Deliver Conference gathers thousands of participants. This year they are meeting June 3 – 6 in Vancouver under the theme ‘Power.Progress.Change.’ Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressed the gathering, and there were a number of…
That British Columbia is part of Cascadia has been recognized for some time (Vancouver Sun columnist Douglas Todd’s book Cascadia: The Elusive Utopia opened many local eyes in 2008), but the significance of that bioregional designation for the church has…
Peruvian theologian, Gustavo Gutierrez, said “You say you care about the poor? Then tell me, what are their names?” Care for refugees? Ann Ball, executive director for New Hope Community Services, says: It’s easy to say the words, ‘we care…
Everyone agrees that the court process is slower than it should be. The Liberals have proposed a massive piece of legislation (Bill C-75) which is intended to deal with that problem. The bill has passed Third Reading in the House…
Local Anglicans made a bold move in the reconciliation process with Indigenous communities during their biennial synod gathering, May 24 – 25 at the Italian Cultural Centre. Their “gesture of restitution and reconciliation” mandates that a portion of proceeds from…
Many churches are looking for creative ways to get to know their neighbours, but few have done as well as Brentwood Park Alliance Church, which has been running Connections Coffee House in a quiet Brentwood neighbourhood for the past eight years.…
“If the church doesn’t disciple the nations, the nations will disciple the church.” That was a key message delivered by veteran Singaporean church leader ‘Papa Khoo’ (Khoo Oon Theam is in his mid-80s) to a group of pastors last Thursday…