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Leaders are ordinary people with special responsibilities. Their primary concern is to be effective in their calling, to make sure that the organization or project they lead is accomplishing its purpose in good times and in bad. They nurture great…Read More→
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CALGARY, AB—A passion to see Canada saturated with churches is bringing a network of Canadian leaders together to “facilitate the multiplication of churches across Canada.” Church Planting Canada (CPC) is keen to promote the development of new communities of faith…Read More→
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Michael Frost is not afraid of bold statements. The missiologist from Australia came to Canada last month and opened his remarks as the major plenary speaker at a Church Planting Congress by stating forthrightly that followers of Jesus Christ are…Read More→
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Ironies abound. Centre Street Church in Calgary is one of the largest churches in Canada, running a wide range of programs for people of all ages and the community at large. Last month it played host to a biannual Church…Read More→
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Ceremonies matter. Breaking away from daily routines and gathering with others to reflect on important events or ideas is a healthy practice. It’s the reason why societies proclaim holidays or, for that matter, why people go to church. Ceremonies and…Read More→
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The night was anything but silent. Just ask the Grinch. The cantankerous Dr. Suess character so detested the sounds of the annual holy day that he determined to put a stop to it. All this revelry, gift giving, feasting and…Read More→
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CAMBRIDGE, ON—When the global economy collapsed last fall, funding agencies were hit hard with devastating results for some of the charities they supported. But a little more than a year later, a group of Canadian faith-based funders are pooling their…Read More→
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THREE HILLS, AB—Prairie Bible Institute (PBI) will remain in Three Hills. At meetings in late October, the well-known Christian training institution’s board of governors rejected a proposal to move part or all of the school from the town of 3,600…Read More→
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The changing of the clocks arrived just in time this year. I, for one, was very grateful for that mysterious hour that snuck in during the wee hours November 1, allowing for an extra bit of sleep. Lately I’ve attended…Read More→
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WINNIPEG, MB—A new book by Paul Boge offers a lively retelling of the life of renowned inner-city pastor Harry Lehotsky, who died in 2006 at age 49. The Urban Saint: The Harry Lehotsky Story was launched November 5 at the…Read More→