If you have ever been to a wedding service, you can thank Archbishop Thomas Cranmer for his contribution of the words: ‘to love and to cherish.’ Cranmer beautifully translated from the Latin Sarum rite these now familiar vows: “to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness, and in health, to love and to cherish, till … [Read more...] about Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, shaper of the Anglican Way
Leadership
Good leadership encourages us to reach higher to achieve greater things.
Martin Luther: Here I stand
In 1934, Hitler tragically became the German Fuhrer. That same year, Mr. King, a black preacher from the United States, visited the places of the Reformation in Germany. He was so impressed that he changed his name and that of his eldest son Michael, to Martin Luther. His son Martin Luther King Jr. is famous for having an anti-racist dream of civil rights for all. In … [Read more...] about Martin Luther: Here I stand
Menno Simons, Father of the Mennonites
How many Mennonite or Mennonite heritage people do you know? In the Fraser Valley alone, there are at least 24 Mennonite Churches, led by over 100 pastors. Menno Simons has birthed a remarkable Mennonite movement of around 200,000 in Canada and over two million people in at least 86 countries. If you attend a church, like millions of Baptist, Pentecostal, … [Read more...] about Menno Simons, Father of the Mennonites
Purpose and passion with Larry Law
An interview with Larry Law, Founder and CEO of Living Water Resorts, Collingwood Ontario. As a Christian business leader, if you were asked to share your life’s purpose and passion, could you do so easily, in a sentence or two? That is a challenge Larry Law, founder of Living Waters Resort in Collingwood, Ontario, passed with flying colours. “It’s two-fold”, he … [Read more...] about Purpose and passion with Larry Law
Leading in your work space
Brene Brown defines a leader as “anyone who takes responsibility for finding the potential in people and processes and has the courage to develop that potential.” You may be a leader in ways you haven’t imagined yet. Last month, I shared the four relationship-oriented behaviours of effective leaders identified by Michael Sessions. These included support through friendliness, … [Read more...] about Leading in your work space