This is the second of a two-part series by Matt Humphrey, who is assistant director of the Brooksdale Environmental Centre at A Rocha Canada, based in south Surrey. Matt is involved with an event coming up at Grandview Calvary Baptist…
On Monday, Union Gospel Mission fed 3,240 people Thanksgiving meals. Two days later (October 12), UGM released a major report on homelessness and housing insecurity, in conjunction with the University of Victoria’s Centre for Addictions Research of BC. Both events…
Helen Sworn will be in Vancouver later this week to speak about her experience with human trafficking in Cambodia and around the world. For details of her two events (and two other related initiatives) see below. The following article by…
This is the first of a two-part series by Matt Humphrey, who is assistant director of the Brooksdale Environmental Centre at A Rocha Canada, based in south Surrey. He is involved with an event coming up at Grandview Calvary Baptist…
Brad Brisco will be in town next Thursday (October 13) to lead Missional Essentials: A Guide for Experiencing God’s Mission. The afternoon and evening sessions will take place at Southside Community Church in Surrey. Following is a comment from his…
On June 17 the federal government passed Bill C-14, which legalized the provision of physician assisted suicide and euthanasia, which is called Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD). Voices for restraint Dr. Margaret Cottle spoke for many when she warned about…
This is the second of a three part series on conflict. Conflict and Christians What I encountered when I began my work as a mediator was that the Christian community had trouble embracing the idea of positive conflict. This did…
“I wouldn’t touch that job with a ten foot pole . . .” I said that. Not only once, but repeatedly when I was approached by Tenth Church to consider applying for the pastor of family ministries position. Why would…
Three years ago this month, 70,000 Vancouverites took to the streets in the Walk for Reconciliation, committing to a new relationship between settlers and Indigenous peoples. Coming up soon (October 14 – 15), Walking from Wrongs to Rights will help…
“Forge Canada serves the church by evoking missional conversation, equipping churches to join God on mission and then helping to establish multiplying missional Christian communities in neighbourhoods across Canada.” So says Cam Roxburgh, national director of Forge Canada and team…