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John Hall

John Hall is the president of Novo Canada. Before that he served for eight years as the Executive Director at Mission Central (formerly Missions Fest Vancouver). In 1997 he, his wife, and brother-in-law started Eco Outdoor Sports in Metro Vancouver. In 2003 John and Wei stepped out of the business to prepare for full-time ministry. During that time the Lord impressed on John and his family the importance of hearing and obeying Jesus every day, something that he tries to integrate into everything he does. In 2010 God changed the family’s direction and led him to finish his degree at Regent College in preparation for life as a full-time missionary. Now, with Novo, that journey continues with Canada as the focus for his missionary energy.
John, and his wife Wei, live in Richmond, BC. They have two wonderful adult girls. John completed his MA at Regent College in 2010.

Building churches that align with Jesus’ outcomes

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In my new role at Novo Canada, I’ve been thinking about how we measure success. Part of that process requires that we are brave enough to ask the question, “What do we measure? ” As a mission organization do we measure conversions, for instance? Is that measure helpful? What does it say about our priorities as an organization? More importantly, is it something that Jesus … [Read more...] about Building churches that align with Jesus’ outcomes

Defining Mission

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I’ve had a few interactions recently where it has become clear to me that church tradition trumps scripture when it comes to a definition of mission. Many Christians from a Protestant background would define mission as crossing from one culture to another for the purpose of spreading the Gospel. They’re not completely wrong, but it doesn’t seem to do justice to Jesus’ … [Read more...] about Defining Mission