So what difference will that make for us as churches in Canada? Tim Day, executive director of City Movement, has now completed his tour of 30 Canadian cities – presenting to some 2,000 church leaders along the way. At the end of it all he summarized his three biggest take-aways as, “we are bigger than we realize; we all have different versions of the same fundamental problems; … [Read more...] about The Canadian Christian community is bigger than we realize
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Secularization and the church in Canada
From the beginning, secularism has divided the church – from within and from without. “I believe that pluralistic secularism, in the long run, is a more deadly poison than straightforward persecution.” (Francis Schaeffer) Secularism – the Canadian experiment When one is force-fed secularism in its pablum form, it is easy to keep swallowing and ignore. We easily embrace … [Read more...] about Secularization and the church in Canada
West Coast Christian Accord revealed
The West Coast Christian Accord arose like an unexpected pregnancy. On September 26, after 21 days of fasting and nightly prayer meetings, the WCCA was birthed with over 1000 signatories affirming 14 clear declarations focusing on human sexuality, gender and marriage. 185 pastors were among the signees. In December 2017, Pastor Kevin Cavanaugh (Cedar Grove Baptist Church, … [Read more...] about West Coast Christian Accord revealed
TWU drops mandatory covenant for students
On Thursday, August 9th, 2018 the 16 men and women of Trinity Western’s Board of Governors met to contemplate the sword handed to them by the Supreme Court of Canada as the mandatory community covenant squirmed with life before them. Like Solomon, they needed wisdom to ensure the University continued to thrive after five years of legal battles which had been finally … [Read more...] about TWU drops mandatory covenant for students
Child sex trafficking – fastest growing crime in Canada
Nothing catches the attention of parents like news of a child abduction or assault in their community. For years, parents have been able to shrug off child sex trafficking as an issue in other parts of the world. Now, a mother wants to shake us all up. She wants to “traffick-proof every community.” A MODERN EQUAL SOCIETY DOES NOT BUY AND SELL WOMEN AND CHILDREN So … [Read more...] about Child sex trafficking – fastest growing crime in Canada