I’ve had a few interactions recently that strongly suggest to me that church tradition trumps Scripture when it comes to a definition of mission. Many Christians from a Protestant background would define mission as crossing from one culture to another…
Regent College has chosen one of its own to take on leadership of the school. Their Board of Governors announced November 3 that Dr. Paul Spilsbury has been appointed as the sixth President of Regent College. He is currently Vice…
Missions Fest will be back next year! We had been told that the one held earlier this year would be the last, but a newly formed board has announced that Mission Fest Vancouver 2024 will take place January 24 –…
Many of us have been waiting for news about Mission Central / Missions Fest Vancouver. Now there is some, and it is really quite positive. Tony Sanz, outgoing board chair of Mission Central posted this message on the ministry’s website…
There may be some light at the end of the tunnel for those who have been lamenting the passing of Mission Central (Missions Fest). Its last conference was held at Canada Place at the end of January – but it…
After 39 years the ministry of Mission Central, formerly Missions Fest Vancouver, is coming to an end. On January 27 – 29 we had an amazing weekend at Canada Place, following a break from in-person conferences for two years. It…
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…
Churches have carried on resolutely during the pandemic – but opportunities to work together, or even to imagine in concert how to work together, have been few and far between. Thus the Pastors and Leaders Summit planned for the morning…
The bad news is that Mission Central (formerly Missions Fest Vancouver) will soon be closing its doors. But there is some good news. There will be a final event early next year (January 27 – 29). In the meantime Mission…
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…