Features Gathering 2014 CCMBC receives approval for sandbox CCMBC restructures financial ministries, presents budget Ministry updates Board of faith and life L2L Experience Vancouver photo essay Gathering 2014: Multiplying for…
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August 2014
A single family occupied a whole section at BC Place stadium in Vancouver this summer. Some 75 family and extended family members, plus many of their friends, turned out to cheer on rookie player Matthias Goossen, a member of Willingdon Church, Burnaby, B.C.
Since Eric Schmidt’s death to kidney cancer, Jan. 31, 2009, his family has wanted to plant a tree in his memory.
Ukraine has a long history of unrest. Countless men and women have fled west, seeking refuge from brutal abuse and bloodshed. In 1919, it was young Marichen, who was covered…
Following Jesus: Biblical Reflections on Discipleship (updated edition)
Author: N.T. Wright
Besides offering an example of discipleship himself within academia, N.T. Wright isn’t typically known for his work on the topic of discipleship…Faces and fun from MB summer camps across Canada
At the nine-year mark, his church was in vision drift, said pastor Brad Sumner at the L2L breakout session at Gathering 2014. Jericho Ridge Community Church, Langley, B.C., called on…
The Alberta Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches welcomed Paul J. Loewen as conference minister, based in Calgary, July 1, 2014. Paul recently finished a transitional pastorate at Waterloo (Ont.) MB…
“The more I study, the more I want to be the best follower of Christ that I can be,” says seminary student Kathy McCamis. “Jesus came to bring Good News;…
German Baptists in South Russia Johann E. Pritzkau, trans. Walter Regehr Kindred Productions It is often counterintuitive to think that the study of historical documents will lead to new insights.…
I love the local church. I’m in awe of God’s amazing plan to use the local church to give witness to the reality of the transforming gospel of Jesus Christ…
Reality, Grief, Hope: Three Urgent Prophetic Tasks Walter Brueggemann Eerdmans Publishing As one of the world’s most prolific and significant Old Testament scholars, Walter Brueggemann continues to do what he…
“I’ve been asked many times about why we talk about multiplication,” said executive director Willy Reimer in reference to CCMBC’s new mission statement: “To multiply Christ-centred churches to see Canada…
“My story is part of the story of God,” says Véronique Beaudin. She thanks God for carrying her through severe depression and suicidal episodes to healing and flourishing. At 32,…
“Theological reflection is like breathing: if we stop, we die,” said board of faith and life (BFL) chair Brian Cooper during the BFL breakout session at Gathering 2014. The survey…
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