Research Articles

5 Questions to Consider as you Build Cross-Cultural Friendships.

Vanilla describes most of my childhood: Food was predictable, community was homogenous, and the exotic or...

Dr. Craig Kraft's dissertation on Welcoming Strangers. 

A Book Review & Recommendation for "The Bible and Borders: Hearing God's Word on Immigration"

Welcoming Strangers recommends this article from Banner. The world today feels as divisive as ever. Abortion, refugee resettlement, immigration, gun control, and freedom of religion are just a...

This video message from Dr. Craig Kraft was recorded for Northstar Church in Quesnel, BC,  July 2020. The message is based on Philippians 1 and provides a look at four ways to maintain ho...

Rene James looks at how God gives life through our hospitality. Welcoming Strangers recommends this article from Faith Today. 

Jesus demonstrated how one can balance the tension between pursuing holiness and being a friend of sinners, and he did it through hospitality. 

Are you a church-goer? We need your help! We’ve been surveying pastors & churches about COVID-19 and the effects on our churches, but now we’d like to know what YOUR church experience has been ...

Hospitality was one of the factors that led to the discipleship and rapid expansion of the early church. The second blog in the series "Understanding Hospitality in a Western Context", this blog ta...

We asked leaders about evangelism & discipleship over the past weeks of COVID-19 related restrictions. Take the survey today!

Hospitality is a powerful practice with the potential to bring restoration and revitalization to souls in need.  It is a virtue, espoused in scripture, through God’s earliest interactions with...

We asked leaders, how would you describe your pastoral/congregational care over the past six weeks of COVID-19 related restrictions.  This is how they responded.