Students, staff and faculty at Trinity Western University (TWU) have, over the past 20 years, welcomed young students from the wider community to learn more about environmental stewardship and creation care. A recent article on the TWU site states: Science…
For more than 50 years, speakers at the annual BC Leadership Prayer Breakfast have included leaders in our province from business, sports, law, non-profits, real estate, medicine, government and education. Here are some examples: An award winning CFL coach shared…
The BC Humanist Association (BCHA) reported June 3 that you can indeed beat city hall, even without prayer. BCHA Executive Director Ian Bushfield said, “We’re feeling vindicated today that the City of Vancouver recognized the issue we and others had…
The Dundarave Festival of Lights in West Vancouver does an admirable job of combining seasonal and Christian elements. Their mission is “bringing light, goodness and beauty into the darkest days of the year,” while also adding ‘the ultimate Canadian Christmas’…
Should the new St. Paul’s building accommodate MAiD [Medical Assistance in Dying]? Can city councils continue to open their deliberations with prayer? Does the Canada Summer Jobs granting process still discriminate against religious groups? What about public Christmas celebrations? A…
Creating Conversation is a weekly editorial, curated by the Centre for Missional Leadership (CML), which 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…
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…
The Lord is saying gather, yes gather my people. “For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it?” – Isaiah 43:19 24-7 Prayer Canada is hosting a National Prayer & Worship…
You remember why you don’t like going to church, right? The uncomfortable clothes. The excessively early alarm on a day when you could’ve slept in. The feigned niceness. Remember all that? Well, as a professional pastor, I can tell you…
Most of the time, when I hear or read news about climate change, I experience a sense of overwhelming hopelessness. Last year, more than 100 heat records were broken across British Columbia, Alberta, Yukon and Northwest Territories. During the heat…