William (Bill) Janzen, former director of MCC Canada’s Ottawa Office, has been appointed to the Order of Canada this July for his contributions to government policy, refugee resettlement, citizenship, development aid and peacebuilding.
Our July 2024 Contending in Prayer Guide is focused on Intercession Prayer (Part 2) where we specifically pray for the ending of hostility, violence, and hatred — and the restoration of healthy human relationships in the direction of God’s shalom.
A summary of CCMBC’s 2024 National Assembly (AGM).
According to the full report, a total of fourteen believers were being held by authorities, with twelve of them confessing Christ and likely facing execution.
“One body with different parts and different functions: Even though we exist in different locations and cultures, we share the same convictions central to our belief and practices,” says George …
Individual men and women are attributed intrinsic value and dignity simply by virtue of being human. Nothing else.
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An interview with Courtney Armstrong, Executive Director of Camp Evergreen (Sundre, AB)
“When we step into [who God has made us to be], we lead out of that uniqueness in a way that actually completes the family of God.”
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Fraser Valley Festival of Praise is proof that we never retire from God’s ministry
Neufeld, along with John H. Redekop recently chaired the plan- ning committee of the Fraser Valley Festival of Praise, which brought 2,000 people together over three performances to raise a quarter of a million dollars in support of Ukranian refugees. Putting together an event of that size and impact is no walk in the park.
Who in your life might already be mentoring you? Who sees you as a mentor? While a culture of mentoring in a church community is a good eventual goal, it will take individuals willing to take on these roles — even if they are hesitant to call them as such — to move in that direction.
“I liked to think that if I prayed enough and truly believed in the miracle, God would remove us from this suffering. But that’s really not how miracles work.”