Westside Church will welcome one of America’s best known theologians next week (April 24 – 25). John Piper will lead his Look at the Book Conference, which he says is “a new method of teaching the Bible.” Piper describes…
A new exhibit at the Vancouver Maritime Museum highlights the heroic efforts of Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara to save the lives of Jewish refugees during the Second World War. Invisible Threads: Life Saving Sugihara Visas and the Journey to Vancouver…
“Our neighbourhoods are in a continual state of change. God is sending the nations to our cities and as Christ-followers embedded in local churches we are, at times, overwhelmed in how to respond.” Dr. John Fuder will provide some guidance…
JustUs is all about justice. Wellspring and The Elevation Project are partnering to offer a JustUs Training Conference for young people who want to engage in justice issues, March 28 at First Christian Reformed Church of Vancouver. Andy Harrington, CEO…
While at the local library with my wife, I ran across Bruce Cockburn’s fascinating new autobiography and spiritual memoir: Rumours of Glory[1]. A true Canadian icon, Cockburn ironically gets more airtime now on US radios than in Canada. Until recently,…
A March 18 luncheon in Richmond should be helpful to pastors and other Christian leaders who want to relate more effectively to South Asia communities. The complimentary lunch event, spearheaded by Outreach Canada (OC), will take place at Peace Mennonite…
This is a very welcome move. John Hall, executive director of Missions Fest Vancouver, recently sent out this message: I want to express my thanks to Mary Charles from the Musqueam First Nation who welcomed Missions Fest to the traditional…
Odeon International Village in Vancouver will feature a documentary film about a Korean pastor devoted to saving the lives of abandoned babies March 4 – 5. Philip Yancey, author of What’s So Amazing About Grace?, said of the film: “Without…
Many will remember the Promise Keepers movement of the 1980s, when big arena rallies drew crowds of 15,000, more or less, to venues across Canada. Their American counterparts filled football stadiums with 50,000 or more during the same time frame.…
In the spirit of Missions Fest – where we were reminded more than once that well over half of the world’s Christians now live outside of Europe and North America – we will look at the fascinating history of Christianity…