OC Blog Digest: From Blueberry Honey to Global Impact

OC Tech Services /Thursday, May 30, 2024

This month the OC Digest highlights how a church asking the right questions can have an big impact whether that is close to home or far away.

In this OC Digest you will find:

a recent article about our own Don Klaassen and the journey his church took with their First Nation neighbours
three questions any church can and should be asking
Craig Kraft provides some background on our partner the OC Global Alliance

A Reconciling Journey

After months of listening to speakers, watching films and reading books that helped us understand why so many obstacles stood in the way of trusting relationships with the first peoples of our neighbourhood, Don's church was invited to journey with them.

3 Stats Every Church Should Know about their Community

How can your church better understand & serve your community?
Here are 3 stats we believe every church should know about their neighbourhood, to help understand the community and take next steps like:

evaluate current ministries
explore potential new ministries
develop new strategies to share the Gospel
think about planting a new church

Our Global Impact

This is the third blog from Craig Kraft to help introduce the OC Global Alliance. The first blog focused on our roots, the second on the OCGA’s global ministries, and this article will shed light specifically on Outreach Canada’s missional involvement and impact outside of Canada. For various reasons, I am unable to share all our global engagements, but what I can share is pretty exciting.

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