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…
So what difference will that make for us as churches in Canada? Tim Day, executive director of City Movement, has now completed his tour of 30 Canadian cities – presenting to some 2,000 church leaders along the way. [For a…
Why isn’t the movie Unplanned being shown in Canada? More than 200,000 people have signed a CitizenGO online petition demanding that Cineplex “Bring Unplanned to Canada and the World.” The petition, sponsored by National Campus Life Network in partnership with…
This joint statement from Christian Legal Fellowship, the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, and the Assembly of Catholic Bishops of Ontario was released May 15 to address a judicial determination which seems likely to lead to a serious erosion of religious freedom in Canada.…
The Christian Legal Fellowship (CLF) submitted a legal brief to the National Assembly of Quebec (Committee of Institutions) May 14 regarding Bill 21, which seeks to ban the wearing of religious symbols by certain public workers. Following is the CLF submission, which…
In this short interview, Dr. Peter Harrison goes back to the 19th century to find the origin of the myth that science and theology are fundamentally at conflict. Peter Harrison will be visiting Regent College from May 13 – 17 to…
The Mobile Care Unit (MCU) of the Westside Anglicans Neighbourhood Ministry offers basic medical care and social support to homeless and vulnerable neighbours on the west side of Vancouver. The following reflection is written by the MCU’s lead doctor, Janet McKeown…
Here is your opportunity to catch up on some vital missional theology and practice – from academics who are engaged in on-the-ground research and from some 20 missional practitioners presenting papers on the joys and challenges of ‘church planting in…
Pastor Luke Suriya came very close to losing his brother in one of the Easter church bombings in Sri Lanka. Three congregations were among the targets – two Catholic churches on the west coast and Zion Church on the east coast.…