Joel Thiessen wrote this piece for The Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada, building on his recent book None of the Above. ‘Religious nones’ – those who say they have no religion – are the fastest growing ‘religious group’ in… Read more →
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Mission Central (formerly Missions Fest) launches SERVE, GROW and CREATE
by John Hall • • 0 Comments
John Hall has been planning significant changes for the annual Missions Fest conference for quite some time. Here he explains the name change – to Mission Central – but also how he and his team have adapted to the pandemic,… Read more →
New leader of World Evangelical Alliance points to Geoff Tunnicliffe’s key role
by Flyn Ritchie • • 0 Comments
Thomas Schirrmacher will take over leadership of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) next March from Bishop Efraim Tendero, who in turn succeeded Geoff Tunnicliffe, who lives in Metro Vancouver. Following is the first part of a November 5 interview from… Read more →
The Catholic case for Joe Biden, the evangelical case against Donald Trump
by Flyn Ritchie • • 0 Comments
A professor at UBC has become fully engaged in the American presidential election. Sam Rocha’s day job is associate professor, philosophy of education, but that doesn’t prevent him from maintaining a very active presence on Twitter and writing for a… Read more →
Evangelicals’ Indigenous-Settler working group commits to ‘costly solidarity’
by Steve Heinrichs • • 0 Comments
It would be a grievous shame if we (Canada) lost this moment – this opportunity to face and redress our own founding sins – to reconcile and reset for the possibility of “relations based in justice.” There are some significant… Read more →
Poll shows half of Canadians are atheist, agnostic or without religious affiliation
by Flyn Ritchie • • 1 Comment
Every few years the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) conducts major polls in order to “track evangelical alignment in Canada.” The Church and Faith Trends survey was conducted with 5,011 Canadians over the age of 18 during August 2019 by… Read more →
Who is an evangelical?
by Flyn Ritchie • • 1 Comment
Next week I will be taking part in the World Evangelical Alliance General Assembly near Jakarta, Indonesia. I am looking forward to the trip (which will begin with several days in Singapore) for several reasons, not least to answer… Read more →
Canadian Evangelicals reflect on ‘Our Roman Catholic Neighbours’
by Evangelical Fellowship of Canada • • 0 Comments
An ongoing national dialogue between Evangelicals and Catholics has resulted in a new publication from the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada: Our Roman Catholic Neighbours. A June 27 news release described something of its history and purpose: This EFC resource is… Read more →
A surprising surge: Worldwide, Christianity is stronger than ever
by Brian Stiller • • 0 Comments
There is a lot of soul-searching about the state of the church these days, which many see through a dark lens. Often the big picture is missed. Brian Stiller helps to rectify that problem by taking a worldwide approach. In From Jerusalem… Read more →
Wishing Andrew Scheer good luck, while reflecting on The Benedict Option
by Flyn Ritchie • • 1 Comment
Possibly Andrew Scheer hasn’t read The Benedict Option yet. He’s in the book’s target group – conservative and Christian – but he’s clearly more disposed to stay and fight the good fight in the public square than is author Rod Dreher.… Read more →