For many years I have admired the way Mennonites champion restorative justice. Whenever you hear about citizens working with prisoners, or ex-prisoners, or Victim-Offender projects, or mediation . . . you’ll always find Mennonites in the mix. The latest manifestation…
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4YdRhcvqc0] A Catholic-Evangelical Conversation was held earlier this year, as part of the Vancouver Consultation. Following is the article I posted after the event. ************** Coastal Church hosted a Catholic-Evangelical Conversation March 1, as part of the Vancouver Consultation process.…
The year-long Vancouver Consultation process will be capped by the City Summit November 24 – 25, at Glad Tidings Church. Participating will be church and ministry leaders from the city of Vancouver, with a handful of observers from surrounding cities.…
Local ministries are preparing for the next wave of refugees, even as they continue to support those who have already arrived. According to the federal government, some 6,000 more government-supported Syrian refugees will arrive in Canada this fall (of whom…
Early next month (December 2 – 3), St. Andrew’s Hall on the UBC campus will host ReImagine Vancouver, which “is designed for leaders and practitioners who are starting something new, revitalizing the local church through new expressions and deepening their…
Trinity Western University president Bob Kuhn is pleased with the BC Court of Appeal’s November 1 decision, which rejected an attempt by the Law Society of BC to prevent potential graduates of the law school from practicing in this province.…
Several local leaders have been named to the Cabinet of Canadians, a group selected as part of Faith in Canada 150 (FC150). Those behind Faith in Canada 150 explain the movement in this way: On the occasion of Canada’s 150…
Margaret Ritchie and Soran Nakai attended Suitcase Stories by Maki Yi together on opening night (October 28). Margaret has written a review, followed by Soran’s interview with the playwright. Suitcase Stories is a Canadian-Korean woman’s first person account of her…
When the ‘Acoustic Ninja’ comes to town this weekend, he will offer some amazing music, but also an introduction to the DuncanAfrica Society, which fights poverty by creating exquisite guitars by hand in their trade school, located in Uganda. Guitar…
Two years ago the federal government passed Bill C-36, which made the purchase of sex illegal. So far, however, no one has been arrested in British Columbia. On Tuesday (October 18), a coalition “working to eliminate the exploitation of women,…