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Freedom, Identity and the Good: the Theological Ethics of Christian Community
Christian freedom flourishes within a trinitarian horizon. Trinitarian divine goodness proves to be a fruitful plausibility structure within which to think about human freedom, community and the mo...
Yummo Comes Home
Yummo Comes Home is a 28 minute documentary video telling the story of an Okanogan/ Thompson Aboriginal man who revisits the Kamloops B.C. Residential School building where he was hurt to reclaim a...
Interface: Developing Missional Churches
Interface is an invitation into an ongoing conversation about the call to join God in his mission in the world, starting in your neighbourhood.
Offered as a facilitated, video-based curri...
How Should We Then Live?
The question is asked, “How do we move forward as a moral and ethical minority in a secular and pluralistic society?”
This is a good question for any generation.
What does it me...
Opportunities & Threats for the Canadian Church: What's Next?
"What’s next?" is a big question. We may not know the next step, but do we know the right direction?
We will move ahead whether we are prepared or not. But what are we expecting? Is it on...
What’s Next? The Future We Were Not Looking For...
Learning to be resilient in 2021 Mission Life. How COVID has changed plans for missionaries, the impact of living through the “in between” & ideas for walking through this experience in co...
Hope for a Small Town during COVID
Be encouraged by this story from a Canadian pastor, about adapting & looking forward in hope during the pandemic. God is on the move!
Four Components of Disciple Making Movements
How can a disciple-making group lead to more groups and, perhaps, even to a disciple-making movement in our culture?
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Stop Training People
Stop training.
You are probably wasting your time and that of those you are training! Seriously!
I say that as a trainer of church planters, church leaders, an...
What's Next? Hope Amidst the Mess
As we move into this next season, let’s not be surprised when things are messy or challenging. We need God! Let’s lean into him, as we navigate this new normal.
Wherever we may be...
Living in Hope
We are clinging to any sign of hope. Yet, it does not take long before we realize that these hopes are on shaky ground. Circumstances change and suddenly we are afloat, looking for another lifebuoy...