“I live alone. It’s hard to cook for just one person,” says Lydia Mandau. At Scott Street Church’s weekly lunch event, she has opportunity for “a good meal” and “fellowship.”…
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Seniors are known to be fond of bus tours. Church-going folk also know seniors to be strong prayer warriors. The Ontario MB conference combined those interests with God Sightings, a…
Young adults are “hungry for investment and shaping,” says Leaders Collective director Robyn Serez. “It’s a beautiful season of life to welcome people into some holy discipline and mission mindset.”…
Camp Crossroads celebrates 35 years at its current location in Muskoka, Ont.
Last year, Glencairn MB Church in Kitchener, Ont., “woke up.” After 25 years, the church had plateaued at 180 attenders, but a change in staff and direction in 2014 led…
Early in 2014, Ron Toews, CCMBC director of leadership development, invited recently retired Merv Boschman to a quarter-time 10-month contract as camping ministries coach…
Faces and fun from MB summer camps across Canada
Just over 50 youth leaders (youth pastors, volunteer adult leaders, and student leaders) from 9 of Ontario MB churches gathered at Camp Crossroads, Torrance, Ont., Oct. 25–27 for a weekend of worshipping God, receiving biblical teaching, participating in team building & leadership exercises, and connecting with each other.
Most of us are familiar with The Great Commission: “Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and…
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?…
One of my favourite things about camping ministry is watching kids grow up into adults who love God intentionally. Michael is one such person. A camper at Evergreen since he was in elementary school, Michael was one of our assistant program directors this summer.
Every year, students, youth pastors, and youth leaders from MB churches across Ontario converge upon Camp Crossroads for the annual youth leadership building weekend. At last fall’s gathering, Oct. 17–19, speaker Mark Yaconelli focused on slowing down and receiving God’s love.
Introducing Isaak Eitzen, Ingrid Reichard, Jeff Bucknam
Farewell to Victor Kliewer, Mike Reimer, Bill Lothian, Hugo Reimer