In case you missed the June 18 ‘Reigniting Hope: Sharing the Good News in Canada in 2024’ webinar, you can watch the video here and check out the summary here. A survey of more than 800 church leaders from a…
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Multi-ethnic church plants help fuel Baptist group’s growth
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…
Around Town: New Hope fire, The Stories We Tell, Red Dress Day . . .
New Hope is all about building community – and its focus on community was particularly harmed by an act of arson April 25. A Global News story stated: A Surrey-based charity that supports refugees integrating in Canada is reeling from a…
Missiological conference at Pacific Life: rich insights for contemporary mission
I had a couple of pleasant revelations last Friday morning (March 31), when I attended the annual conference of the Evangelical Missiological Society. First, the venue. Second, the content. Pacific Life Bible College I have known about Pacific Life Bible…
Creating Conversation: Asian Christians well suited to engage secular culture
Creating Conversation is a weekly editorial, curated by the Centre for Missional Leadership (CML), and 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…
Around Town: Diaspora Missiographics, Reconciliation Fund, CLAC donation . . .
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…
Mennonite Maids: Daughters in the City (1931-61)
The Vancouver Heritage Foundation will host a ‘Places that Matter Virtual Plaque Presentation’ June 17 to celebrate the history and stories of thousands of Mennonite daughters who worked as maids in Vancouver between 1931 and 1961. The virtual presentation will…
Creating Conversation: reconsidering who might be in our ‘bubble’
Our weekly Creating Conversation editorial gives opportunity for people to speak about issues they believe are vital for the church to respond to. We asked Anika Bauman to respond to Mark Glanville’s accompanying comment (‘COVID-19, asylum seekers’ essential travel and…
Welcoming the stranger as kin – moving from idea to action
Almost 80 million asylum seekers, refugees and internally displaced people are seeking new homes in our world today, a reality requiring urgent conversation and action. A timely new book is now available to help us reimagine personal, national and international…
National identity should not trump the needs of vulnerable strangers
Regent College Bookstore will be hosting an event focusing on Refuge Reimagined – co-authored by faculty member Mark Glanville – next month, but in the meantime here is an excerpt from the book, which will be published February 16. One…