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Shine
The moon has become an interesting metaphor for me of what it means to ‘shine brightly’ as a witness for Jesus Christ to the world.
Unlike the stars, which like our sun are gaseous ...
Finding Community as a TCK (Third Culture Kid)
Have you ever felt alone in a group? Have you felt disconnected even while others around you were laughing and smiling and having a good time? In those moments, did you feel like people saw you? Di...
MORE Network Resource Library - Launch
Congratulations to the MORE Network on the launch of the new MORE Network Resource Library!
Blessed are the Peacemakers
I do not belittle the challenges facing the Church today, or each of us personally. Disputes arise because issues are deep and complex, but our posture in disagreement affects our witness to the wo...
Interface: Developing Missional Churches
Interface is an invitation into an ongoing conversation about the call to join God in his mission in the world, starting in your neighbourhood.
Offered as a facilitated, video-based curri...
Introducing Outreach Canada
A brief introduction to Outreach Canada Ministries including our vision and strategy.
Welcoming Strangers: 4 Opportunities for Hospitality
Welcoming strangers has become one of our greatest needs and significant challenges as Christians in Canada. Here are 4 opportunities, for individuals & churches, to demonstrate hospitalit...
Incarnational Spirituality Series: A New Horizon
Incarnational Spirituality Series: A New Horizon. Read part one, and find links to the rest of this blog series by Dr. Gordon E. Carkner.
A Vanilla Life: 5 Questions to Consider as you Build Cross-Cultural Friendships
5 Questions to Consider as you Build Cross-Cultural Friendships.
Vanilla describes many of our childhoods: Food was predictable, community was homogenous, and the exotic or unusual was re...
Mobilizing Movements: An Interview
An interview with Murray Moerman, about his new book Mobilizing Movements. Murray speaks from his personal experience as he shares wisdom for Christian leaders & ordinary Christians.
The Search for Meaning: 5 Simple Steps
5 Simple Steps to Search for God's Unique Purpose for your Life. How do we invite or search for a unique and life-changing opportunity to serve God? Finding our purpose in a changing world need not...
Mobilizing Movements to Jesus Christ
The need of Christ above all is the impetus for the Great Commission, and the Great Commission is the reason for the church, her mission, and for the recent book Mobilizing Movements: Leadershi...