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A Lenten Invitation: Into the Wilderness
I grew up in a Christian home, but as a child Lent was not part of my family’s spiritual rhythms. I have no history to fall back on in knowing how to observe Lent. It has been a process of discover...
Transcendent Goodness & Human Hospitality
What are the theological and philosophical roots or drivers of hospitality? From his research on the self in late modernity, Dr. Carkner delves into this question.
A prayer for the Ukraine.
Dr. Craig Kraft responds to the escalating conflict in the Ukraine with a prayer. "It feels like this may be the greatest threat to global security in my lifetime, but I rest in the sove...
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...
Love, Truth & Power: An LMT Webinar
Love, Truth & Power: Three Aspects of a Faithful Witness that Leads Muslims to Faith in Jesus
Join us for this FREE online webinar on Wednesday, February 12, 2022.
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...
OC Director's Blog: February 2022
February 2022 Update from Outreach Canada's Executive Directior, Dr. Craig Kraft.
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.
Introduction to Creative Hospitality
What happens when strangers meet strangers? Common experiences draw us to be kind and generous to the stranger, but busyness tends to stifle our ability and perhaps our desire to engage with the st...