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Missional Spirituality: Embodying God’s Love from the Inside Out
Missional Spirituality: Embodying God’s Love from the Inside OutAuthors: Roger Helland & Leonard HjalmarsonMissional Spirituality by Roger Helland and Leonard Hjalmarson came to me at just the right time. It brought together two ideas I’ve spent a great deal of time thinking about and discussing with people.
Transitions: Leading Churches Through ChangeEditor: David MosserTransitions: Leading Churches Through Change is an attempt to provide church leaders with wisdom for helping congregations deal with change in their personal lives, in their churches, and in society at large. Some chapters contain intriguing research on leading change and related topics. Other chapters feature moving testimonies from leaders who succeeded and sometimes failed in their change efforts.
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The Ethics of Evangelism: A Philosophical Defense of Proselytizing and Persuasion
The Ethics of Evangelism: A Philosophical Defense of Proselytizing and PersuasionAuthor: Elmer John Thiessen“Some philosophers have described a human as a social or political animal. Others have suggested that a human is a rational animal. I would describe humans as proselytizing animals…. It is in the nature of a human beings to proselytize.”
Close to 400 people celebrated Christmas with carol singing and “The Majesty of Heaven” cantata, performed by a joint choir and orchestra, followed by refreshments at Fairview MB Church, St. Catharines, Ont., Dec. 18.
Beyond the Gods and BackAuthor: Reginald BibbyStatistical analysis is not usually for the faint of heart. However, both for those who enjoy raw statistical data, and those who prefer to skip right to the application of those stats, University of Lethbridge sociologist Reginald Bibby has written an important book for our Canadian religious culture.
Last fall, Mennonite Central Committee urged constituents to express concern to their MPs over the punitive focus of the proposed Bill C-10, and its lack of new initiatives for crime prevention or rehabilitation strategies.
Nearing Home: Life, Faith, and Finishing WellAuthor: Billy GrahamI was quite put off at first. It was all so familiar. We had heard it a hundred times and more: “The Bible says.” The Scripture passages and their interpretation were all so familiar. I was hoping to hear something fresh, some new ways of hearing the old sacred words. True, there was also the familiar ring of authenticity, that humble integrity, which had characterized Billy Graham’s ministry through all those decades we had known him.
Mennonites in Denver create community system; MAX to establish more stable funding for Mutual Aid Ministries; MCC seeks donations for Philippines; Increase in persecution in Sudan and northern Nigeria; Christians killed by Muslim extremists; Recorded teaching sessions to go to Eric Wingender foundation; Paul Dyck curates exhibit; New manager at MDS; DR Congo holds elections
Canadian conference executive director Willy Reimer began his national ministry in March. In a unique twist, Reimer maintains a role at SunWest Christian Fellowship in Calgary, continuing to preach and …