admin on May 6th, 2009

It seems like my graduation represented the opening of some kind of floodgate to evangelistic opportunities. Last week, I had two people contact me through Facebook whom I didn’t really know that well, who came to me for advice and I was able to share much of the Gospel with each of them.  It was [...]

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admin on March 27th, 2009

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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admin on February 4th, 2009

I was only semi-conscious at the Community Group Leadership meeting Monday night. In one way it was a good thing.  For some reason I find it easier to worship God when I am so tired I can hardly keep my eyes open.  Maybe it’s because my mind doesn’t distract itself and I can focus on [...]

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admin on September 17th, 2008

I just tried googling this, and didn’t find a thing that was relevant. My Pastor and mentor, Philip, suggested this to me a few weeks ago as a possibility when we begin to move forward with our dream of planting a church in Alberta.  He was suggesting that going bivocational would allow us to be [...]

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admin on August 27th, 2008

Talk about a recipe for growth!  I just started thinking about all the connections I am going to be maintaining this fall.  If God is in this, I can’t help but learn something this year. One thing my leadership courses taught me at ACTS was mentoring is critical to growth.  You need three types of [...]

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admin on August 8th, 2008

First, let me just say that I have NEVER seen a rainstorm like the one that greeted us on the drive from the Orlando Airport to Innisbrook on the day of our arrival.  I’ve never actually seen the heavens fall like that before.  It was coming down so hard and fast that at points the [...]

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