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TORONTO, ON–Faith and development groups will gather in Toronto next month to discuss the spiritual implications of misusing the earth. For too long environmental decline has been viewed as merely a scientific or economic problem, says Mishka Lysack, of Oikos…Read More→
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TORONTO, ON—Western churches are systematically failing, says ecumenical church planter Connie den Bok. She will be teaching a new course on founding creative, non-traditional churches at Wycliffe College this fall, as part of the seminary’s new “Pioneer” track. Most Canadian…Read More→
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TORONTO, ON—A team from Wycliffe College is heading to Gambia this spring to help teach pastors how to preach. Glen Taylor, associate professor of Old Testament Interpretation, just returned from the West African country. “Many of the church leaders in…Read More→
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TORONTO, ON—The Salvation Army will continue to own and operate a palliative hospital in downtown Toronto, after the Ontario government pledged funds to keep the ailing structure alive. John Murray, spokesperson for The Salvation Army, says the Toronto Grace Health…Read More→
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Lose gracefully and you’re everybody’s favourite third-place finisher. Win too much and the love quickly fades. As the Winter Olympics in Vancouver came to a close in a spectacle of waving maple leafs and melting snow, I was left with…Read More→
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TORONTO, ON—How do you keep an eternal perspective in the face of immediate financial challenges? This year’s incarnation of the Evolving Church conference is titled “Kingdom Economy” and aims to help young Christian leaders put their money where their faith…Read More→
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AURORA, ON—When pastors John and Victoria Irving of Gateway Church decided to start a new church in the north suburbs of Toronto, they knew God was leading them to do something extraordinary. But they never expected it would involve setting…Read More→
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OAKVILLE, ON—As Ontario workers continue to face an uncertain economic future, faith groups are looking at how to help people through the challenges. Ontario lost 17,000 jobs in December and more than 171,000 jobs since the end of 2008, accounting…Read More→
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TORONTO, ON—At age 43, Vincent Nguyen has become both the youngest and the first Asian Roman Catholic bishop in Canada. Nguyen came to Canada 25 years ago as a refugee from Vietnam. The great-great-grandson of a martyr for the faith,…Read More→
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TORONTO, ON—The Canadian Bible Society is unveiling an innovative new online game this February, which they say will combine state-of-the-art gaming with a strong moral message. YaHero is an interactive gaming website where children can enter a virtual world to…Read More→