Creating Conversation is a weekly editorial, curated by the Centre for Missional Leadership (CML), which gives opportunity for people to speak about issues they believe are vital for the church in Vancouver. One of the goals of this weekly article is…
I had intended to write about the fourth Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON IV) taking place in Kigali, Rwanda this week. Several local delegates are attending what could prove to be a momentous event for world Anglicanism, and beyond. But…
With 100,000 members, the Mennonite church in Vietnam is going strong, reports Nhien Pham. The retired pastor, who came to Canada from Vietnam in 1976, returned to his home country for a month with a group from Mennonite Church Canada…
Samaritan’s Purse Canada sent disaster relief teams to help Abbotsford residents after major flooding in November 2021. They are now offering a day of training March 25 to local residents who would like to be able to help other disaster…
Performers closely connected to the church in Vancouver are hosting a four-week CBC Radio special to mark Black History Month: CBC Vancouver is proud to feature Revelations, a limited series for Black History Month airing every Saturday in February. Tune in at 5:05…
It was a bittersweet experience, wandering between booths at the Vancouver Convention Centre last weekend. So many good memories from 39 years of Missions Fest (more lately called Mission Central SERVE) – and so many expressions of regret and even…
Creating Conversation is a weekly editorial, curated by the Centre for Missional Leadership, that gives opportunity for people to speak about issues they believe are vital for the church in Vancouver. One of the goals of this weekly article is to…
Two groups which focus on the Great Commission and unevangelized people groups have created ‘Diaspora Missiographics’ to help us picture the demographics of our cities – and the dramatic potential of engaging with new arrivals. They have just added five…
A major survey of Canadian church leaders reveals some surprising – and at times concerning – facts about how they, and the church as a whole, feel about evangelism Alpha Canada and Flourishing Congregations Institute joined forces to produce The…
Leaders from around the world have offered tributes since Ecuadorian theologian/pastor René Padilla died last week. Miroslav Volf (founder and director of the Yale Center for Faith & Culture), for example, said, “René Padilla was one of the heroes of…