What needs to die in your life and ministry to support new life?” plenary speaker and Forest Grove (MB) Community Church lead pastor Bruce Enns challenged 123 registered participants and other attendees at the Saskatchewan Mennonite Brethren annual convention, “Healthy Heartbeat: an inward look,” Mar. 9–10.
YahwehTrevor DickTrevor Dick’s CD Yahweh is a passionate compilation of well-known hymns and newly written songs. The songs presented on the disc cross musical boundaries into a wide variety of genres, and could therefore appeal to a wide audience of music lovers.
The Hunger GamesAuthor: Suzanne CollinsThe Hunger Games’ picture of a dystopian future raises significant spiritual and sociological questions for the present day.
Widening the Circle: Experiments in Christian DiscipleshipEditor: Joanna Shenk What’s more important: mission or survival? Since North American culture is steeped in materialism, consumerism, and individualism, the answer is obvious; survival is what matters. Sadly, the church has not been unaffected.
“Today you’re released from having a perfect family, marriage, and walk with God,” GospelCoach.com founder Scott Thomas told the Alberta MB convention, calling them to become shepherds who initiate care, lead eagerly, and provide a reproducible model (1 Peter 5:1–5): “We need to be examples of how ‘my life is messed up and, through the gospel, he transforms it.’”
Jimmy Carter distances himself from Southern Baptists; Effort to remove forces of depression; Thomas Kinkade dies; MWC appoints national coordinator for 2015 MWC Assembly; Churches must source food; EFC calls for government reform on Criminal Code; MWC calls for prayer for Wounaan community; Ten Thousand Villages appoints new CEO; Stephen Thiessen retires
When we think about camps, most of us think of cabins, canoes, cookouts, and campfires – maybe even ziplines, climbing walls, and geocaching. Christian camps are fun, but they’re ultimately …
“Hi, this is Laura from the Beyond Boundaries program at Stillwood Camp. I’m calling to give you a midweek update on how your child is doing at camp.” “Yes, I’ve …
An interview with camp directors The notion of summer camp is more than 100 years old. With so many other opportunities available to children and youth, is camp still relevant? …
It was July 1980. I was seven years old, sitting around a campfire at Gardom Lake Bible Camp in Enderby, B.C., listening to a speaker talk about how Jesus can make a difference in our lives.