To say that the Coronavirus has changed the world would be an understatement. In the last 100 years, the world has not seen a global Pandemic. This is a disaster of unimaginable proportions, but it has not robbed us of our ability to communicate with each other. COVID-19 has changed the way we ‘do church’. With the closure of church buildings, and even with the loosening of … [Read more...] about Churches coping with COVID
Community
Creating community; belonging, connecting and supporting one another, celebrating the joys, and facing and overcoming the challenges in our common life together.
The early church and BC Christian Leaders – commonality of believers
As we enter the season of Pentecost, the compelling story of the early Church moves us. The Spirit’s gifting, bold faith, the commonality of believers in their eagerness to share with those in need. The Spirit’s outpouring and subsequent results were truly amazing. Local BC Christian leaders and the Church today has every reason to believe that God’s Spirit is still in the … [Read more...] about The early church and BC Christian Leaders – commonality of believers
Truth and Reconciliation
In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada compiled 91 Calls to Action. This was a response to the implemention of forms of genocide and colonialism over several hundred years, by the government and the church. Indigenous peoples across this nation, have still been trying to recover from being placed on reservations and having to endure institutions such as … [Read more...] about Truth and Reconciliation
REED’s answer to sex traffickers
In mid-October, 31 individuals had cooperated organizationally in a multi-provincial operation to pimp out 45 women and now they were faced with over 300 charges around sex-trafficking. Police had peeled back a small scab on a deep wound in Canada where the average age for victims is now under 15. The victims were prostituted seven days a week and the pimps earned about $1000 a … [Read more...] about REED’s answer to sex traffickers
Sex trafficking, what can we do about it?
Cathy Peters, a former high school teacher and now advocate against sex trafficking, says “I have been shocked that Canadians do not believe human sex-trafficking happens here and that Canadians do not believe it could ever happen in their families. I am surprised that Church folk are so bubble-wrapped and have no idea about this issue at all.” It might surprise western … [Read more...] about Sex trafficking, what can we do about it?