This piece is excerpted and adapted from Frank Stirk’s new book, What Was Jesus Thinking?: Insights from Archaeology, History, Geography and the Gospels (Wipf & Stock, June 2023). It is followed by (the very positive) Foreword, written by Darrell Johnson.…
This is my fourth round-up of 2023, and there will probably be one more. Clearly the Christian community in Metro Vancouver is home to a good number of talented writers. The first round-up is here and the second here. This…
When church planters are asked why they went on the mission field, most will say it was because God had called them to take the gospel to the people in another city or country who needed to hear it. Not…
Just 11 years ago, Artisan Church was planted as part of the BC Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (BCMB). Earlier this month the church and denomination parted ways over issues relating to same sex marriage and the participation of LGBTQ+…
Frank Stirk has written a book that should be read by anyone who believes – or would like to believe – that the church can have a positive future in this city. He has carefully chronicled how the church is…
Frank Stirk has written a book that should be read by anyone who believes – or would like to believe – that the church can have a positive future in this city. He has carefully chronicled how the church is…
That British Columbia is part of Cascadia has been recognized for some time (Vancouver Sun columnist Douglas Todd’s book Cascadia: The Elusive Utopia opened many local eyes in 2008), but the significance of that bioregional designation for the church has…
The following is excerpted by permission from Frank Stirk’s just-released – and long-awaited – book, Streams in the Negev: Stories of How God is Starting to Redeem Vancouver (Urban Loft). As soon as a search of the City of Vancouver…
In 2015, Amie Peacock surrendered to God’s calling – whatever that might be. “I said, ‘God, I’m going to give you my life. Obviously, you’re calling me for something. And, God, I am going to be just listening and being obedient…
As one long-established church in Vancouver’s West End nears the end of a major redevelopment of its property, another is poised to begin. Central Presbyterian The site of Central Presbyterian Church at Thurlow and Pendrell used to be occupied by…