OC Blog Digest: Family of Ministries

"Outreach Canada is a family of ministries that reside together in the same house. Just as each room in the house serves a different purpose, our ministry teams are distinct and unique. But, we are a family, and we are working together toward the same goal." - Dr. Craig Kraft

Outreach Canada is a family of ministries working together to accelerate the fulfilling of the Great Commission in Canada. Over the last month, we've shared a variety of opportunities as well as helpful resources & tools from a few of our Outreach Canada ministries! In this blog digest you will find:

• opportunities to pray for & engage with Muslims in your Community during this Ramadan (Loving Muslims Together)
• helpful links and resources with digital Bibles and Bible resources in all kinds of lanuages! (Diaspora Ministries)
• two articles from our Workplace Chaplaincy program - exploring challenges in the Canadian workplace, and the role of Chaplains in the workplace (Corporate Chaplains Canada)
• an update from our partnership in Burundi, East Africa (Global Ministries)
• and a look at a helpful tool for Disciple Making Movments - "God's Heart in 4 Fields" (Becoming Disciples Who Multiply)

Love your Muslim Neighbours this Ramadan: Ways to Pray and Engage

Jesus exhorts us to love our neighbour as ourselves. Are you looking for opportunities to pray for and engage with the Muslims in your neighbourhood this Ramadan? Here are six opportunities to pray, and five opportunities to engage with the Muslims in your community ... Read More

Digital Bibles: A Key Discipleship Tool for Multilingual Speakers

There are more opportunities today in Canada than ever before to reach out as a local church and welcome people of different language communities around us!  From sponsoring a refugee family, to hosting a neighbourhood celebration, to simply getting to know our friends and neighbours who speak different languages and letting them know they are welcome here – and welcome in our churches.  

With over 450 individual languages identified in the 2021 census there may be more languages spoken by people already in your church than you realize. Deb & Ramón share how you can find and use digital Bibles and digital Bible-Based discipleship tools in different languages ... Read More

Workplace Chaplaincy: The Canadian Workplace Situation

Mental health struggles are impacting 1 in every 3 to 5 employees and just 1 in every 10 is using the Employee and Family Assistance Programs. In other words, there is a need that is not being met by these programs. Jonathan takes a closer look at the Canadian Workplace and explains why we need to pay attention. This is part one of a three-part series on Workplace Chaplaincy ... Read More

Workplace Chaplaincy: A Creative Solution Built Around Employee Needs

Looking back 1700 years to the origins of chaplaincy, our workplace chaplaincy program defines what chaplaincy IS and IS NOT for today. As well, this article considers how chaplaincy can be a pre-emptive strategy to address the mental health crisis affecting the Canadian workforce right now.   ... Read More

Rethink Development

In February, we shared updates and stories from our partnership in Burundi called "Rethink Development". Read the updates and stories from dedicated Burundian professionals who combine their skills and their faith to serve the practical needs of their country ... Read More

God's Heart in 4 Fields

As we consider the strategy behind Disciple Making Movements (DMMs), Jon explores the tool "God's Heart in 4 Fields" to describe the process of making disciples who make disciples ... Read More