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4 Opportunities for Hospitality: Welcoming Immigrants
Did you know that in 2022, Canada aims to welcome 431,645 new permanent residents? And over the next 3 years, Canada aims to welcome 1.3 million new permanent residents?
Welcoming strange...
The Perils of Radical Individualism
In this webinar, Dr. Gordon Carkner analyses what is at stake in a radical individualist stance. He explores the social and personal consequences of this ideology that grips our society. His trajec...
Conversations as Hospitality
Conversations. We have them all the time! After all, how could we offer hospitality without one? But, have you ever thought of conversation itself as an act of hospitality?
Creative Hospitality in the Port of Vancouver
At the start of each ship visit, Port Chaplains never know how God will use us to share His love and extend ‘creative hospitality’ to the seafarers that we meet. This is even more reason why we pra...
Hospitality and Church Revitalization
Months before we plunged into a socially isolating global pandemic, I completed a research project on the impact of hospitality in Canadian Churches. I studied a number of Canadian congregations en...
Loving Strangers: Why the Canadian Church Needs Biblical Hospitality
Canadian Christians should be known by their love and acts of hospitality. Followers of Jesus should reflect the qualities of the One they are following.
The Joy of Evangelism
If you’re like me, when someone starts talking about the need to get more involved in evangelism, the first thought to come to mind isn’t ‘JOY’. Maybe its stress. Or guilt. Or shame. Or fear. Why d...
Beyond the Mistletoe
Christmas is not all, and only about green mistletoe, tasty pastries, and sweet fluffy calico cats. It is, I believe about two puzzling and paradoxical truths...
Building and Equipping Leaders in Burundi
Building and equipping leaders in Burundi to extend the gospel in word and deed - December 2021 update.
Hospitality for the Holidays
4 Simple Suggestions to Include Hospitality in your Christmas celebrations. Christmas is a time for hospitality; a time to open our homes and extend a warm welcome to friends and family. ...
Loving and Supporting MKs: One Church's Story
What are some ways you could love and encourage the MKs you know? Here's a story of how one church practically loved and supported MKs!
Afghan Refugees: How can we Respond?
With the recent upheaval in Afghanistan, the Canadian government has committed to accept 40,000 refugees. Lorna calls the church to step up to help settle Afghan Refugees.
She a...