One highlight at last weekend’s Missions Fest was hearing from a couple of city officials about how Christians, and faith groups in general, can have a better rapport with their city. The How Can We Inspire City Officials with God’s… Read more →
There are always so many good workshops at Missions Fest that it’s hard to choose where to go. This year – Friday and Saturday (January 31 – February 1 at the Vancouver Convention Centre) is no exception. But there’s one… Read more →
Archbishop Michael Miller asked that the following letter – regarding a clergy abuse report due November 22 – be read aloud in all Catholic churches in the Archdiocese of Vancouver last weekend: Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: Although the… Read more →
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… Read more →
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… Read more →
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 →
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?”… Read more →
Some are inclined to think that Missions Fest – which takes place all day Friday, Saturday and Sunday (January 17 – 19) – focuses only on overseas missions. That never was the case, but the local focus is stronger than… Read more →
Regent College Chapel will be full to overflowing when renowned theologian Stanley Hauerwas comes to town later this month to deliver the 2018 Laing Lectures, Theological Existence Today: March 20: The Christian Message in the World Today March 21: The Christian Message and… Read more →
James K.A. Smith seems to be on something of a roll, so I expect his day-long seminar (Re-Enchanting Discipleship: Christian Life in a Secular Age) and free evening lecture (Re-Enchanting Culture) – both at Southridge Fellowship Baptist Church in Langley this Friday… Read more →
