Communication | Leadership | Ministry | Outreach | The North
Changing Faith in the North
The Yukon’s changing culture challenges how we share Jesus with both skeptics and seekers.
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Church | Leadership | Music
Art and Music Shaped by the Gospel
Art and music shaped by the Gospel continue to transform culture, revealing God’s creativity and inspiring hearts toward worship and renewal.
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3 Things I Liked (and Disliked) About the Freedom Convoy
I’ve been sitting on this post for the past two weeks. As a pastor, it’s hard to know when to speak up and when to stay silent, since I have friends and family on both sides of this discussion. As I watch protesters being rounded up by police, I feel like it’s time to publish a few thoughts.
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3 Principles On How (and Why) Christians Should Give To Those In Need
Do you connect Christianity with charitable giving? Why or why not? Should Christians be giving differently to those in need? If so, what would it look like?
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HOW TO STAY THE COURSE
How’s this chapter of life going? Maybe for you, this chapter has a lot of difficult moments; personal struggles, broken relationships, as well as the numerous trials related to this cultural moment. As we navigate the difficulties of life, we can choose to quit and walk away, or we can choose to stay! To stay the course, looking forward to the end goal; past this earthly life and into eternity, focused on a better story.
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3 REASONS WHY CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP IS BIBLICAL LEADERSHIP
The Bible is an excellent leadership textbook! As I continue to work through my leadership course, one of the assignments was to write a personal Theology of Leadership. A key component of that assignment was to explain what Christian Leadership is. As I discussed with my mentor this week, and as you may have guessed…
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THE REVELATION FOUND AT THE DINNER TABLE
Ask yourself, “What kind of home do I have?“ Is it a loving home? Is it a Christian home? Is it a home of discipleship? Is it a home of fellowship and community? What kind of home do I have? In my experience, the answer to this question is discovered around the dinner table. In his book,…
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TWO STORIES OF MEETING JESUS…AND THE SECOND LAYER
“…a person’s enemies will be those of his own household.“ Jesus’ words are harsh! Why would Jesus say something like this? Surely, He doesn’t really mean for us to love Him more than our own children? (Or does He?) In Matthew 10, we read the following: Jesus’ teaching on family, found in Matthew 10 are difficult…
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DO I HAVE A CHRISTIAN HOME OR A DISCIPLED HOME?
Would you say that you grew up in a Christian Home? In my experience, that title can cover a wide variety of homes in the Western world. But I wonder, would those families also be able to say that they grew up in a Discipled Home? Maybe you’re thinking, “What’s the difference?” To answer that, we need…
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CONSIDER COMPASSION
Communicating With Our World: Part 2 This morning, as we move to part 2 of our post-series Communicating With Our World, I want to begin with one of the most familiar verses in all of Scripture: John 3:16. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in…
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CHRISTIANS ARE…ANNOYING?
Communicating With Our World: Part 1 A couple of weeks ago, we looked at “Communicating With Our Saviour”. Last week, we looked at “Communicating With Our Church”. And this week, we’ll explore “Communicating With Our World”. As I began thinking about this concept of communicating with our world, I wondered, “What does the world think…
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ANTICIPATING THE ARRIVAL OF JESUS: HOPE
8 Questions On Hope. The season of Advent is upon us. Like many churches, your church may be taking a pause from regular book or theme studies to focus on this Christian tradition. Advent brings a sense of anticipation to Christmas, instead of just simply waiting for the day to arrive. Your small groups may want…
