The fact that this is the 15th in my ‘Christianity: a missionary religion’ series demonstrates that missions and missionaries are still a matter of interest, at least in some quarters. The number of new books reflects a reassessment of the…
Cailey Morgan grew up at The Neighbourhood Church in Burnaby, so she wasn’t sure how to feel about a banquet to mark decades of ministry in the old building as it faced demolition. Writing in the March issue of Making…
The Business As Mission (BAM) movement has been growing stronger around the world over the past few years. ‘Business’ and ‘mission’ don’t seem quite such strange bedfellows any longer. But many Christians still have not had the opportunity to think…
Harman Bhangu was impressed with his recent visit to a Christian school in his district, and made it clear that his comments were more than political. The Conservative MLA for Langley-Abbotsford wrote on X February 6: It was an honour…
Controversy over the Cowichan court case continues, so it is good to see that Jodi Spargur is assessing the decision in detail on her Repair Cafe Substack site. Following is the second comment of the (currently four-part) series, with one…
A visiting scholar and a new study offer some valuable insights into the nature of disability and some thoughts about how we can support Canadians with disabilities. During a Houston Centre presentation (‘Reckoning with Our Humanity: How Chronic Illness and…
Four local Conservative Members of Parliament will host an Ontario MP who is leading the charge against the Liberals’ Bill C-9, ‘An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda, hate crime and access to religious or cultural places).’ The…
Several well known figures have passed away in the past month. All were widely respected and made a significant impact on the broader community. Gathie Falk Gathie Falk died just before Christmas. The Vancouver Art Gallery posted a warm statement…
Were missionaries an integral part of the colonial enterprise? Were they simply swept up in it? Or were they on-the-ground critics? Those are the themes that engage most books on the topic, often from academic presses, these days. Those works…
When we consider the modern missionary movement, we usually think of places like Africa, Asia and Latin America, where its impact has been dramatic. They are now the centre of world Christianity, while the faith has weakened to varying degrees…