Caring for the Caregivers
Clergy leave ministry every year. Many of them are emotionally and spiritually wounded. Can a 16th century system help these men and women continue in their calling?
Magazine
Historical Photographs Bring Survivors Together—Church Archives at the TRC
Thousands of people gathered for the TRC event in Prarieland Park, Saskatchewan’s biggest indoor exposition space. With 200, 000 square feet of conference space, the […]
God Has Called Me for This
My recent experience at Canada Youth has really opened my eyes to mission. I recently went on a trip to Belize where I was teaching […]
Malawi Reflections
Young people from Blantyre Synod in Malawi visited Canada and participated in the conference. Here’s what some of them said about their experiences: Priscilla Mlewa: […]
Mission Track Adventures
How does the church in Canada do mission? This was the question with which I grappled during the Mission Track at Canada Youth 2012. From […]
Canada Youth – On Fire – 2012
This July young people and youth leaders gathered in St. Catharines, Ont., for a Presbyterian party. Read some reflections from Canada Youth 2012.
Here We Grow Again
My CY journey began in 2006. I had just accepted the role of youth co-ordinator at St. John’s, Cornwall, Ont., and had no time to […]
Light the Fire in my Soul
Canada Youth 2012 was an incredible time of growth, development and self-discovery for us! All three of us are from Ontario, but now we have […]
Creation Fully Alive
What does it mean to be created in the “image of God?” Rev. Dr. Richard Topping considers the way we think about our humanity—and each other.
Lead On
Sunday schools have been run by well-meaning volunteers ever since Moses rocked in a rush basket and the impulse to help is good one. But we must ask ourselves honestly, can we properly offer programming for these groups of kids if we have no one on the ground trained in special needs?
Strength in Tears
Moderator Rev. Dr. John Vissers (centre) presents the video Why Reconciliation Matters to Me to Eugene Arcand (left) and Madeleine Basile (right), members of the […]
Facing The Void
When young people leave home they often leave the church. A 20-something reflects on how she crossed the void and stayed in church, and why many of her friends didn’t.
Awakened Faith
Being a pastor’s kid always has its ups and downs: I have been surrounded by the love of my church family and my own family, […]
Embrace the Heat!
Sometimes I wish I was 14 or 15 again. Then I could attend the conference track at Canada Youth. Canada Youth 2012 was truly a […]
If We Give Ourselves the Freedom
When the Life and Mission Agency amalgamated Canada Ministries with another department last year, Rev. Gordon Haynes stepped out of the position he’d held for […]
Sharply Divided but Civil
Liturgical dancers waving long rainbow streamers welcomed commissioners to the 220th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) in Pittsburgh. Their carefully choreographed celebration at […]
New Faith, New Family, New Future
I stood in the colossal concrete hallway outside the theatre and gazed at my surroundings. The air hung thick with humidity and chatter, and it […]
Community News – September 2012
Runners Raise Money for PWS&D Barb Summers poses with a group of children in Dadaab, Kenya. A team of runners has announced they will participate […]
Wisdom Calls
One day I saw an old car illegally parked in downtown Halifax. A bumper sticker demanded to know: “If yer so darn smart, why ain’t ya rich?” Well, why ain’t I rich? I’m pretty smart after all.
Conduit to Conversation
Every now and then comes a letter than is a conversation-ender and just plain stupid. Here is an example.