Soul of the City is a collection of essays on the intersection of Christianity/church and Canadian cities.
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Title: Faithful Presence Author: David Fitch Faithful Presence is a book for local church leaders, pastors, and church planters. Given its scope, those in all aspects of church leadership from …
Executive Board Meetings Report The Executive Board of the Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches hosted the provincial representatives in Abbotsford, B.C., Jan. 28, 2016. This annual gathering of staff …
I attended both breakout sessions on missional partnerships. The partnerships being discussed involved the U.S. MB conference, MB Mission, the C2C Network and CCMBC.
Worship and mission have always had an uneasy relationship in the church, as if they were somehow separated from each other. But the reality is that worship of God fuels …
Two young church plants, Grace Fellowship in Saskatoon and The Compass Church in east Regina, are already planting new churches. This year, four-year-old Grace launched a campus in Warman, Sask., …
The C2C Network exists to glorify God and make disciples in Canada by planting and multiplying gospel-centred churches and enabling new missional opportunities. Each day, C2C staff pray the verse …
What do you do with an empty 30’x50’x16’ concrete storage locker? You share Jesus. There’s a whole culture out there of baggy tuques and skateboards with a language of its …
…without adding anything to your schedule 1. Eat with other people We all eat 3 meals a day. That’s 21 opportunities for church and mission each week without adding anything new …
I’m hooked. I blame Dave Harder and Darren Milley. Dave Harder leads The Journey in Ottawa – a bunch of people on mission, working together for the common good and …
He took one look at me from across the Vancouver airport restaurant and walked over. With a handshake, he introduced himself as Joe. Before long, we were talking about life, …
It was my fifth week as lead pastor at The Meeting Place, Winnipeg. Every face was a new face, every story a new story. A young man named Paul* approached …
“Have you read this book? It’s going to change our church for the better!” “Yeah. Plus we’re going to use some cool social media that will really rejuvenate our ministry!” …
We learn best when outside our comfort zones. At Metro Community (Willow Park Church) in the core of Kelowna, B.C., the distant cultures of “normal” and “street” cause one to …
Ten years ago, an interdenominational church planting congress in Brampton, Ont. set the stage for a long-term Mennonite Brethren mission strategy.