Vision Statement and Strategic Planning Reports 1988-1992
Vision Statement and Strategic Planning (1988 – 1992) ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL (1988) To the Venerable, the 115th General Assembly: STRATEGIC PLANNING (A&P 1988, p. 201-05) The […]
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LAMP Report from 1969
LAMP REPORT REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON LIFE AND MISSION (1969) Preface The Life and Missions Projects committee respectfully submits to the 95th General Assembly, […]
Live the Vision Final Report from 1994
Live the Vision Final Report (1994) ENHANCED STEWARDSHIP PROGRAMME – “MONEY MATTERS” At the last General Assembly an enhanced stewardship programme called “Money Matters” was […]
Our Highest Calling
Church, ministry and worship are not simply categories or activities that affect some of us, some of the time.
Communion of Saints
I sat in a quiet village in Switzerland in the footprint of a lost city.
A Lesson from Uncle Albert
Addy had been watching the geese and goslings from the window and when I opened the door she was out like a shot, a yellow streak launching herself through the air and into the lake like a torpedo. There was no doubt there were going to be serious causalities.
Looking Out My Window
I notice that I am looking out my sanctuary and office windows asking myself, “What is going on out there and how can my church support it?”
A Plea to the West
As Muslims in Canada, we have repeatedly called upon our fellow Muslims to publicly disavow all relationships with Islamists and Islamism, and to cooperate—without any hesitation—with law enforcement and security agencies of our home country, Canada.
All Are Valuable
I think it is important to anticipate a few of the challenges that might keep some of our ministers from participating in a spiritual community with their peers.
Proclaim Jesus
Last month I asked for your thoughts. A few of you took me up on it.
Communion on the Computer
Bible The Bible with Sources Revealed was put together by Richard Friedman. I say, “put together” because this is not a Bible translation, per se. Friedman […]
Laughter, Music, Tears
The setting is ironic. A chilly dawn in the heart of an awakening Montreal; the uncaring morning rush flooding past Place du Canada. On the […]
Standing Alone in the Church
If, according to the apostle Paul, singleness is the higher calling, why is it so often treated as a form of failure within the Christian community?
The Haynes Report
In September 2011, Rev. Gordon Haynes, then the associate secretary of Canada Ministries, was assigned a “research project to provide a report for the Life […]
Community News – June 2013
Forty Years of Justice KAIROS celebrated 40 years of ecumenical justice work by Canadian churches with a moving worship service at the Church of the […]
Art, Music and Poetry Teach About Mental Illness – Mission
Aiming to deepen the church’s relationship with those who experience mental illness, Boarding Homes Ministry is distributing curriculum kits for free to congregations across Canada.
Continuing the Conversation
Today’s pace of life has accelerated the church’s anxiety about the future. Institutional change is sweeping throughout western civilization. Religious institutions are not immune.
Embodied Forgiveness
Whatever the disorder of her life may have been, there’s no reason to call Mary Magdalene a whore or paint her hair the iconographer’s devilish red.
Union with Christ
I began this column in the Record last summer with an unapologetic affirmation of the centrality of Jesus Christ for our church’s faith and life, now and in the future. My last word is the same.
General Assembly 2013
The 139th General Assembly is in session May 31 to June 3. Check out photos and reports from the assembly floor.