The executive board provides overall direction, governance, and fiduciary oversight to the Canadian MB Conference. Here’s a brief introduction to some of its newer members, affirmed at Gathering 2012. —Eds. Name: Rick …
Fifty years of Peace This is the 50th anniversary of the publication of the first novel, Peace Shall Destroy Many, by Rudy Wiebe, founding editor (1962–63) of the MB Herald. …
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Social media: vain distractions or community-building tools?
As I was listening to a recent sermon, the speaker disparagingly remarked that social media are all about vanity. Though there are potential pitfalls with using Facebook, Twitter, and other …
If you’re a church planter, chances are you’re wasting money. The sales pitch Let’s be honest: the U.S. is home of free-market capitalism [and Canada isn’t far behind]. There is …
My summer walking alongside an ex-offender I’ve always enjoyed discussing issues faced by marginalized people, signing letters and petitions, and theorizing solutions to poverty and crime – but I never …
A number of years ago, church planter Bill Hybels popularized the phrase “The local church is the hope of the world.” I believe it! I know the local church has …
Ecclesiastes 5:18–19, 12:13 Sitting in front of a beachside condo, the couple in the video declared, “We live for our vacations. As soon as we get home from one vacation, …
When I was in my early 20s, I was a Vancouver Theatre Sports junkie. Every weekend, my friends and I stood in line at the Back Alley Theatre to watch …
The sayings of Lukas, Sylas, and Olivia: Many church planters have young families, and their children often voice the greatest insights, the hardest questions – and the funniest lines. Twitter user @shawncuthill, …
Delegates to the USMB biennial convention, July 27–28 in Omaha, Neb., unanimously passed a historic $1 million budget that increases the national conference’s investment in church planting, national staff, and promotion and marketing. Delegates …