Nine Conversations to Nourish a Congregation
As I look back on our journey together, there are nine kinds of conversations that have helped us co-create the congregation with Jesus Christ, one conversation after another.
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Sustaining Missions
Management, marketing and money—how can church-run missions and seminary-trained executive directors complete in the world of charities?
Loving the Earth
People of faith are at the forefront in the worldwide struggle to address climate change. But there’s more we can do.
Spiritual Care Visitation
As people with physical ailments lose connections with familiar activities, places and people, feelings of isolation coupled with debilitating illness may affect their wellbeing, self esteem and even their judgement. With the loss of customary sources of happiness, life becomes a search for meaning.
A Great Joy
How does a structural engineering student link his passion for concrete to a passion for spreading the gospel? Three words: Engineering Ministries International. EMI is […]
The Art of Christ’s Passion
Ubiquitous in Roman Catholic churches, the Stations of the Cross are a visual representation of Christ’s Passion, with a dozen or so paintings of biblical passages arranged as a meditative pilgrimage.
Paving the Way
About four years ago, the church to which I now belong introduced a contemporary service; and I thank God that they did.
Green Famine
From the famine of three decades ago, through many political machinations and foreign investment, a new modern Ethiopian economy has been growing.
Wrestle in Equal Measure
How should Christians view same-gender partnerships? And is it possible for Presbyterians to come to a common mind on these matters?
The Birth of the Continuing Church
Acrimony surrounding Church Union would impact the credibility of the Christian faith in Canada. The ugly squabbles were a very public spectacle.
The Little Church That Could
At St. Andrew’s in Sutton, Ont., a town on Lake Simcoe, the congregation is small. Tiny even. However, it grows to nearly four times its […]
Getting Sober
I decided to keep my past as a comedian on the down low, but anyone who’s been knows that rehab is a really bad place to try to keep things on the down low.
Beyond Words
Western art, historically entwined with the Church, has moved on to other themes. Or perhaps the Church has lost interest in the contemporary world.
Freedom From Hatred
We have all been shocked by the attacks in Paris on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and on shoppers in a Jewish grocery. They are […]
Print is Dead
Church newspapers and magazines are not in the publishing business. They’re in the information sharing and community connection business.
Pastoral Care Among Quebec’s Senior Citizens
Though the church is no longer the dominant public voice in Quebec, pastoral care to seniors represents an emerging and authentic ministry.
Ten Things I Learned When Our Church Started a Second Service
On the journey to start a second service, there have been many things we did not plan for and many lessons learned.
Can We Talk?
We like to think we’re reasonable people who can work out our differences amicably. But … it seems in recent years, to many in the denomination, that differences aren’t truly worked out—and certainly not amicably.
A Lot of Junk
From what I’ve seen lately from Presbyterians discussing some difficult questions, I think we are doing some things right.
Make Straight the Crooked Places
Taking up the challenge to broaden and deepen our understanding of the First Nations communities in our country, and strengthen efforts towards healing and reconciliation, three churches of the North Okanagan region of British Columbia invited Hummingbird Ministries to participate in a 10-day tour.