World Christianity is a burgeoning field and it will be well represented in the summer school programs of both Regent College and the Vancouver School of Theology: Dr. Mabiala Kenzo (Regent): Postcolonial Theology (June 26 – 30) Dr. Vince Bantu…
Carey Theological College has offered students accommodation on the UBC campus for many decades. They, along with St. Andrew’s Hall, are listed on UBC’s approved options for campus housing. Carey and St. Andrew’s have, of course, also been concerned with…
Pacific Theatre’s new play isn’t based in Vancouver, but many of the themes will resonate here. The Canadian premiere of God Said This by Leah Nanako Winkler begins this Friday (June 2). Here is the outline: Sisters Hiro and Sophie…
Five local groups sponsored a talk by well known climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe. (The May 21 visit was to have been in person, but ended up on Zoom for health reasons.) Hayhoe, Chief Scientist for The Nature Conservancy (called Nature…
Pastors need true friends, but they can be hard to find. This hopeful reflection is written by organizers of The Gathering (June 2 – 3 at Regent College), which will be focused around this topic. For pastoral leaders, genuine friendships…
The pandemic and its aftermath – if that’s where we are – has been tough on pastors, and lay leaders for that matter. So it’s good to see that Regent College is offering The Gathering: Journeying towards Pastoral Health, June…
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…
I wrote about the Saint John’s Bible exhibition at the Dal Schindell Gallery on Church for Vancouver last week, and then went to take a look for myself. I was fortunate in my timing, because Daniel Melville Jones gave me…
I will be giving you all a break from my weekly Church for Vancouver updates through the summer, so I thought I’d just point out a few highlights on the horizon. Open houses Two communities in south Surrey will be…
Creating Conversation is a weekly editorial, curated by the Centre for Missional Leadership, that 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 to…