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Update from Asia: Gratitude
By PortalBot • September 30, 2019

The Global Church Planting Network recently spent time in a country in Asia training leaders. Here is an update from some of our team members, sharing from their time in that country, and some thin...

Gratitude Writing
By PortalBot • September 30, 2019

Gratitude writing can be beneficial for your life. Find out more about incorporating this practice into your daily life. A simple start to practice gratitude is by writing your own gratitude a...

The Value of Debriefing
By PortalBot • September 23, 2019

Have you ever been blindsided by memories or emotions of an experience that happened years ago? Oi-Wah, one of the leaders of The Emmaus Journey knows that all too well. Let her tell you her story....

Momentum
By PortalBot • September 17, 2019

The first Kairos Course in Canada was held in 2010. That start led to the launch of Kairos in Canada in late 2012 when the second class was held. From 30 alumni on January 1, 2013, today there are ...

Awkward Questions
By PortalBot • September 11, 2019

Often simple social situations give rise to awkward questions that, on the surface, seem innocent enough but, when examined more closely, actually reinforce the values of the Empire around us rathe...

The Story of a Skeptical Manager & A Corporate Chaplain
By PortalBot • September 09, 2019

This is the story of a Skeptical Manager & A Corporate Chaplain...

Ronnie looked stern and grumpy seated in his big manager’s chair staring at me over the rim of his reading glasse...

Love your (New) Neighbour as Yourself
By PortalBot • September 03, 2019

What does it look like to love your Muslim neighbour as yourself? God is allowing global migration to bring people who have never had a chance to really consider the claims that Jesus Christ makes ...

A Three Act Play: "We are Wellness Chaplains"
By PortalBot • August 19, 2019

God is a playwright who is deeply interested in character development; and he uses all sorts of plot twists and genres and devices, things we can see, in order to bring about the changes we ca...

Standing in the Gap for Burundi
By PortalBot • August 12, 2019

Jean de Dieu is one of the key young African leaders of his generation.  Against the odds, he has pursued higher education, worked tirelessly many jobs that barely met his family’s needs, and ...

This is my Story: Fisherman to Fisher of Men
By PortalBot • July 29, 2019

Meet Craig Kraft. The Executive Director of Outreach Canada. This is his story...

Growing up as a pastor’s kid seemed like a special privilege to me. I became a follower of Jesus at a ver...

Conversations with a Chaplain
By PortalBot • July 11, 2019

“I don’t know where my anger is coming from.”

Randy looked down intently at his French Vanilla Whipped Cream Extravaganza supersize coffee supreme as we sat at a Tim Hortons, not too far ...

Our Big Thing
By PortalBot • July 10, 2019

I am often asked to describe what OC is or what we do. It can be hard to describe, like the engine of a car. Our team is made up of a lot of different parts that work together to accomplish on...