He’s from Nazareth. In recent months, while the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) sought a new secretary general, I bothered the search committee with a suggestion: “Go down to Bethlehem and find a David, someone no one knows, but one the Spirit has appointed.” Smiles greeted my metaphorical reference to the Old Testament story. Well, surprise. They didn’t go to … [Read more...] about A new Secretary General at the World Evangelical Alliance
Brian Stiller
Brian Stiller was raised in a minister’s home on the prairies. He has served as director of Montreal Youth for Christ, Toronto YFC, and Canadian president of Youth for Christ. He was the President of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, which gave him a national profile as a voice for people of biblical faith. He also served as President of Tyndale University College & Seminary. Since July 1, 2011, Stiller has served as Global Ambassador for the World Evangelical Alliance, a global alliance which serves some 600 million evangelical Christians. Stiller is founder of Canada’s national magazine, Faith Today. He hosted a national weekly tel-evision program Cross Current and is the author of a number of books.
Brian and his wife Lily have a son Murray (married to Catherine) and a daughter Muriel (married to Jesse Pascal); and five grandchildren.
A word about the Pope
As our small group finished our brief time with Pope Francis, I wondered why he was lingering, so I waited and watched. It turned out that he was waiting for us to leave so that he could turn out the lights and close the door, a task not too small for this global pastor. Pope Francis has now left us after his 12 years as leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Roman Catholics, a … [Read more...] about A word about the Pope
Papua New Guinea: An intriguing land where the gospel has taken root
“If you can fly a plane in Papua New Guinea (PNG), you can do it anywhere,” a pilot once told me. That is an apt description of this mountainous South Pacific land. Roads are few. To reach most communities, one must fly, using their 650 landing strips (of which 20 can handle jets) in a land of only 10 million people. PNG is a complex and fascinating country, as I came … [Read more...] about Papua New Guinea: An intriguing land where the gospel has taken root
What was the Future of the Gospel Forum about?
I never expected that at a global conference called the Future of the Gospel Forum I would be captivated by a Malaysian who had gone to England early in his life to earn a PhD in micro-biochemistry and ended up running a global fund that seeks to fight poverty. Amidst about 250 church leaders, mission organizational representatives and specialists in missiology from 61 … [Read more...] about What was the Future of the Gospel Forum about?
Remembering Tim Keller
There are occasions when a person’s peculiar skills and character add something so remarkable to the world around them that when news comes of their passing, our attention is seized by this loss. Such is the case with pastor and Christian apologist Tim Keller, who died of pancreatic cancer on May 19 at age 72. Keller, well-educated and obviously gifted in making sense of … [Read more...] about Remembering Tim Keller