I was doing some research on church planting surveys for the community, trying to get a handle on what kinds of questions to ask and how to present them. I encountered these comments specifically about church planting prospects in Canada. What becomes clear is that in places like the Jerusalem of Acts 2, where there [...]
While we are waiting anxiously to find out if our home will sell and the house we like in Medicine Hat will still be available, I’ll take my mind off things to tell you about how my church history class went last night. We’re into week 10 of my series on Church History as part [...]
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I don’t pretend to be fervent or righteous. I am a sinful man like the next guy. However, I have a story for you this morning. On Sunday we made a public appeal to our church for help – we are 2 weeks away from our self-imposed deadline for listing our house for sale. Yes, [...]
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My Bible-in-a-Year reading today took me to the end of Joshua. Many people have found inspiration in the last words of Joshua, as he confronts the nation and demands that they once again declare and covenant before the Lord to keep him as their God and not chase after the other people who they live [...]
I dropped off our breast pump and some extra diapers with Cheryl today at the BC Women’s Hospital. Just in time… they were considering transferring them out to Surrey tomorrow. I have such brilliant timing. She was telling me of a conversation with a lady in there with her new daughter, and how that woman [...]
I have been thinking a lot lately (in between worrying about the Twins) about Community Group in the Fall. We are going to orient this group to not just be a group that is praying and supporting the formation of a core group for our church plant, but also serving Community of Hope by helping [...]
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A great article from Penelope Trunk about self-discipline. Great ideas and a good point about how important this is. It’s on my heart because I am really beginning to recognize that self-discipline is not just critical for your own personal walk with Jesus, but if you want to do anything of note in life, it [...]
After washing his disciples’ feet, Jesus spends the next while comforting his disciples. He talks about how he will always be with them, and how they will be sent the Holy Spirit after he is gone. But then he breaks into a reality check. 18“If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated [...]
I received a newsletter from Forge Canada today, and it had an interview with Karen Wilk, the leader of the River Community Church in Edmonton. She talks about how they started as a church plant, and how they moved into a neighbourhood as 5 families with the intent of serving the community and seeing a [...]
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In visiting all these communities, we did repeatedly see some patterns. Since the communities are all growing like gangbusters, we have definitely seen the truth of how new city planning leaves little room for churches. When people say that the church is being marginalized, it truly is. This was especially striking in Lethbridge but was [...]
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