Last week Church for Vancouver posted Frank Stirk’s story Christ City Church Kitsilano: Born of a unique partnership. This week he follows up with the story of another new church in Kitsilano. Both are adapted from his forthcoming book, Streams in the…
The following is an excerpt from the introduction to Evangelical, Sacramental & Pentecostal by Gordon T. Smith, who is president of Ambrose University and Seminary in Calgary. He is also an ordained minister with the Christian and Missionary Alliance and a…
New York Times columnist Ross Douthat made a plea April 15 “that many of this newspaper’s secular liberal readers should head en masse to church.” The conservative Catholic (who delivered the Laing Lectures at Regent College in 2014) urged them to return…
This profile is from the Faith in Canada 150 Thread of 1000 Stories. Faith in Canada 150 exists to celebrate the role of faith in our life together during Canada’s anniversary celebrations in 2017. Bernice Gerard, who left her mark on British…
For years, Pacific Theatre has offered the always-sold-out Christmas Presence, in which a rotating series of musical guests celebrate the birth of Christ with songs, readings and other merriment. This year, they have introduced Testament, which will no doubt become…
“Last month, a middle-aged Mexican woman came to the door. I knew immediately there was something different about her; she was definitely in need of TLC, you know . . . just some loving care” says Dennis Kirkley, lead chaplain at…
The Angus Reid Institute has just introduced a new study which suggests that Canadians are becoming increasingly comfortable with a range of religious expressions. Following is the introduction to their April 4 release, which highlights results of their polling: While a…