A complaint which had been filed with the BC Human Rights Tribunal has been settled by the parties. White Rock Pride filed the complaint in June 2019, stating that Star of the Sea Catholic Church and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese…
Mission Central – formerly Missions Fest – will be hosting three conferences next year – SERVE (January 28 – 30), CREATE (February 25 – 26) and GROW (June). Mission Central’s mission is to grow missional disciples through collaboration, education, inspiration…
A conflict between a pride society and a Catholic church which will be heard early next year before the BC Human Rights Tribunal is already gaining attention. A November 27 report on CBC News noted that five groups have now…
In late August 2020, the Mission Central board of directors and staff decided to conduct a virtual conference instead of a live event at Canada Place. Not only would there be a new venue for the conference but a new…
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,…
We are now just over a week away from Missions Fest 2020 – so it’s time to register. Attendance is still free, but registration is now required; go here. For those who haven’t attended – or haven’t attended for some…
Churches are welcoming their neighbours in a variety of ways on Halloween night. Several are opening their building for festivals, fiestas and family nights, while others are moving right out into the community. Here are the church-based events I have…
I’ve never been quite sure how Joan of Arc became a saint. Lives of the Saints, for example, includes her life as one of their 365 daily readings, noting that while a young teenager she heard voices from God telling…
George Verwer is a man on a mission – and has been from the time he became a Christian at a Billy Graham Crusade when he was 14 until today, as he travels from city to city around the world…
I’d like to thank readers for their support of Missions Fest Vancouver / Mission Central. It was great to be together again this year at the conference and explore the topic of ‘Discipling.’ Now we’re asking, “What were the take-aways?”…