John 3:26-30 In the massive handwritten, illuminated Bible currently under production for Saint John’s Abbey in Minnesota, there is a beautiful painting by Donald Jackson of Jesus’ baptism. The largest …
Gathering 2008 helped leaders reflect on how the church can relate to its surrounding culture. In Quebec’s postmodern, secular context, it’s agonizing for a young pastor like me to know how to invite people to talk about God in a relevant way.
My little house is in the middle of some big changes. With a new baby on the way, my husband and I are contemplating everything from pastel hues in the …
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The dollars and sense of planting a church in downtown Vancouver
I remember waking up in the morning to the music of The Price is Right, with all its game-show hype and excitement. It was easy to be drawn into the glitz and glamour, participate in the purchasing “games,” and imagine the joy of winning…
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Gathering 2008 pre-conference concludes: it’s about people, not programs
The man with “the face of Jesus and the body of Buddha” was a featured speaker at the Gathering 2008 pre-conference, July 9–10. Four workshop tracks (Eagle’s Flight™, Youth Pastors, …
We all model our lives on stories we’ve heard and the people who exist in those stories. There are, of course, the biblical accounts of God’s people and Jesus. But …
Delegates discover Montreal’s culture and growing ministries The Four Points Sheraton Hotel where Gathering 2008 convened could have been any hotel, and the light industrial area near the airport where …
The 89th convention of the Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches In a city filled with joie de vivre, more than 330 delegates and guests met to celebrate, reconnect, and …
Every year, Glenbush (Sask.) MB Church members Martha Boldt, Pauline Bovair, Wilma Isaak, Donna Klassen (not pictured), and Mennonite Church member Katie Neufeld of Medstead, Sask., stitch tied quilts for …
1. Where’s my French-English phrasebook? 2. There are no calories in poutine — trust me. 3. Hey, I can see IKEA from my hotel window! 4. Congratulations to Dan Warkentin …