Will Wilding spent 40 years as an influential architect in Vancouver, putting his stamp on the design and construction of churches throughout the province (see the accompanying story). But that future was surely never imagined by him or his family… Read more →
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Why we go to communities where Christ is least known
by Dr. Joshua Bogunjoko • • 1 Comment
Dr. Joshua Bogunjoko, international director of SIM International, will be a keynote speaker at Mission Central: SERVE (formerly Missions Fest), January 29 – 31. Many of you have heard about the Somali people on the news or in Hollywood films.… Read more →
Taiwanese church urging Canada Post to honour George Leslie Mackay
by Flyn Ritchie • • 0 Comments
Vancouver Taiwanese Presbyterian Church is spearheading an effort to have pioneering missionary George Leslie Mackay commemorated on a Canadian stamp. It would mark the 150th anniversary (2022) of his arrival in Taiwan, where he is regarded as a national hero.… Read more →
Claws of the Panda: the curious role of ‘Mish Kids’ in Canada’s China policy
by Flyn Ritchie • • 0 Comments
Hardly a day goes by without news reports about the troubled relationship between Canada and China – Meng Wanzhou and Huawei, Canadians held in prison, canola trade, money laundering. Pundits debate whether we should stand up to China, whether we… Read more →
George Verwer: ‘motivator for missions’ reunites with like-minded companions
by Flyn Ritchie • • 0 Comments
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… Read more →
Around Town: Homelessness Action, Alzheimer Café, Saturate Vancouver …
by Flyn Ritchie • • 0 Comments
Every fall the City of Vancouver “joins communities and organizations throughout the region to mark Homelessness Action Week” (October 7 – 13). And every year, in the West End, the Advocacy Office of St. Paul’s Anglican Church partners with First Baptist Church… Read more →
Dr. David Livingstone: intrepid explorer, medical missionary, foe of slavery
by Ed Hird • • 0 Comments
While teaching on marriage in East Africa to tens of thousands recently, we asked many Africans what they thought about Dr. David Livingstone. It was encouraging to learn how fondly he is remembered in Africa. Some other westerners may have… Read more →
Why the Great Commission is still great
by Don Little • • 0 Comments
Don Little will give a workshop on Understanding Islam and Loving Muslims, this Saturday (May 26) at New Life Community Church in Burnaby. In the meantime, here is the sermon he delivered at the church last Sunday, focusing on the… Read more →
Mission and Evangelism in a Secularizing World
by Mark Naylor • • 0 Comments
Have missionaries also been agents of secularization even as they have sought to introduce the gospel? How does the reaction of religious fundamentalism and terrorism to secularization affect the way we approach missions? Those are among the questions which will be… Read more →
St. Francis Xavier Relic Pilgrimage: Rare chance to appreciate missionary in public
by Flyn Ritchie • • 0 Comments
How often do missionaries garner serious press attention these days? Never, unless they are held prisoner for years in some totalitarian nation. Good works and sacrificial living don’t make the front page. But the St. Francis Xavier Relic Pilgrimage is… Read more →