The central theme in Shane Claiborne’s message of justice is relationship; that our world’s many ills can be solved if people—particularly people from different social strata—simply take the time to get to know each other.

In a post-Christendom North America, Christ followers encounter people of no expressed belief and all kinds of different beliefs every day. However, we also deal with a number of “cultural Christians.”

The fire came up from the south. But if you live in that part of Canada, in northern Alberta, you’ve encountered forest fires before.

Respect is about how we evaluate and treat others. It’s not so much about civility or good manners, but about attitudes and behaviours rooted in how God treats us that should shape how we treat others.

Rev. Joel Sherbino was once sitting in a conference. This is how he tells it: “The whole conference was based around this one question: ‘If your church were to disappear tomorrow, would anyone in the community notice or even care?”

“I would say the vast majority of ministers are sincere; they are unhappy; they are discouraged. They’re often stuck in feeling they’re limited in terms of what they can do in their ministry. So, it’s hopelessness that permeates more and more of their life.”

The Designated Women First, I want to respond with my gut feeling about being a woman leader in the PCC today. We’ve certainly come a […]

I’ve been wanting to do this issue on women in ministry for ages. We’ve wondered how to do it, what would be helpful, what wouldn’t. We spoke with others. Did we get it right? I don’t know. But I do know it had to be done.