Church | Discipleship | Gospels | Outreach
Becoming a Beacon for Christ
We are called to be a beacon for Christ, reflecting His love and serving our community with purpose and action.
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Leadership | Ministry | Outreach | The North
Outreach and Evangelism In a Secular City
It was my privilege to be a guest on the UnSeminary Podcast to discuss evangelism and outreach with my context, Whitehorse, Yukon. Why is this an important discussion? Because Whitehorse has a high density of self-identifying non-religious population, according to Statistics Canada. At just under 51%, it might even be the most secular city in North America.
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How to Remember God’s Faithfulness In the Wilderness
How did God show up in your wilderness? How has God moved in your life during this wilderness season? How has God provided for you? How has he guided you? I’d like to give you an opportunity to reflect on some of God’s goodness and faithfulness during your wilderness season.
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2 QUESTIONS MILLENNIALS ARE ASKING ABOUT YOUR CHURCH
Many Young Adults Have Walked Away. According to research, 40-50% of Millennials connected to the church in their teens will walk away after their senior year of high school. This trend has happened for almost a decade and it’s time to ask why? This thought stems from Conversation (Chapter) 5 of Carey Nieuwhof’s book, Lasting Impact,…
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WHAT’S IT LIKE BEING A WIDOWED SINGLE PARENT?
“My Spouse Passed Away.“ This is one of the most difficult causes for single parenthood. In some situations, it happens suddenly because of an accident. In other circumstances, it happens over time, as the family walks their mom or dad through an illness that eventually takes their life. Either way, the remaining parent is left to become both, the primary caregiver and the primary…
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CONSIDER CREATIVITY
Communicating With Our World: Part 5 Our last piece to Communicating With Our World is to Consider Creativity. Here’s a recap of what we’ve covered this week: Part 1: Christians Are…Annoying Part 2: Consider Compassion Part 3: Consider the Cost Part 4: Consider Culture In John 3:16, we read, “…God so loved the world that…
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CONSIDER CULTURE
Communicating With Our World: Part 4 Our next consideration when Communicating With Our World is to Consider Culture. Getting back to John 3:16, we read “…God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him…” The key word in today’s post is “…whoever…” Whoever means whichever people group, whichever…
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CONSIDER THE COST
Communicating With Our World: Part 3 Yesterday, we considered compassion. This morning, we Consider the Cost as we strive to communicate with our world. Going back to our key verse, John 3:16, we see that “…God so loved the world, that He gave His one and only Son…” We read in the Old Testament that…
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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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WHY CHURCH NEEDS COLOUR
An Unusual Sunday Morning Imagine it’s Sunday morning. You’re in your car, on your way to church. It’s a beautiful fall morning. It’s cool and crisp but the sun is shining and the sky is clear. As you pull up to the church, you notice an unfamiliar vehicle in your usual parking spot. But that’s…
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SELFIE-STICK TO NARCISSI-STICK
Romans Road Step #2: The Need Romans 3:23 tells us that “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God“. If you grew up attending Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, AWANA or a Bible camp, you likely memorised this verse. As we move forward in our post-series centred around The Romans Road, Romans…
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MANKIND IS WITHOUT EXCUSE
Romans Road Step #1: The Beginning Last week, I introduced a post series on The Romans Road. Today, we take our first step on that road. And The Beginning is always a great place to start. From chapter 1 of Romans, we read the following: “For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and…
