Gathering 2014

2014 through the pages of the MB Herald.

At the nine-year mark, his church was in vision drift, said pastor Brad Sumner at the L2L breakout session at Gathering 2014. Jericho Ridge Community Church, Langley, B.C., called on …

I love the local church. I’m in awe of God’s amazing plan to use the local church to give witness to the reality of the transforming gospel of Jesus Christ …

“I’ve been asked many times about why we talk about multiplication,” said executive director Willy Reimer in reference to CCMBC’s new mission statement: “To multiply Christ-centred churches to see Canada …

Experience Vancouver was a tour (either on foot or by bus) highlighting various Mennonite Brethren ministries throughout downtown Vancouver. It offered participants a small taste of how MB initiatives operate …

“Theological reflection is like breathing: if we stop, we die,” said board of faith and life (BFL) chair Brian Cooper during the BFL breakout session at Gathering 2014. The survey …

In June, I attended Gathering 2014, the Canadian conference’s biennial convention. This year, the event was held in Vancouver at Westside Church’s The Centre – an amazing meeting space in …

In January, the C2C Network hired Karolyn Burch as director of ministry to church planter spouses. MB Herald copy editor Angeline Schellenberg talked with Karolyn about how God led her to …

1 Corinthians 3:1–11 Growing up is important.  We don’t have much control over the physical process of maturing – our bodies grow and change and get older whether we want …

Welcome to CCMBC’s mission conference!”  So began Gathering 2014 at The Centre in Vancouver, with a welcome from executive director Willy Reimer. “We are a mission agency, and our mission …

The Canadian Conference of MB Churches’ (CCMBC) finance committee made several presentations at Gathering 2014 in Vancouver, including a summary of the findings of a recent financial audit that prompted …

Canadian Conference of MB Churches biennial convention, June 11–14, 2014 The centre, Vancouver, B.C. At Gathering 2014, CCMBC’s executive board introduced a motion to approve, in principle,a draft of its …

Engage the presentations and discussion from Gathering 2014 at gathering.mennonitebrethren.ca

In fall 2002, I attended Church Planting Canada’s congress in Montreal. Patrice Nagant, our current C2C Quebec regional director, toured us around Montreal and informed us of Quebec’s spiritual and …