Why has Toronto, Ontario, sometimes been called Toronto the Good? It goes back to Mayor William Howland, a Christian business person who gave away most of his considerable wealth to local home missions. William’s father was the Honorable William Pearce Howland, second Lieutenant-Governor and Finance Minister of Ontario (1868-1873), John A. Macdonald’s first Minister of … [Read more...] about Mayor William Howland: Canadian home missions pioneer
Mission
Engaging in the mission of the church, to share the good news of Jesus to our neighbours and to the world. Encouraging those who are being persecuted for their faith, and coming alongside those ministering in the name of Jesus.
Dr. Robert Jaffray, Missionary publisher
When it came to missions, Robert Jaffray and his publisher father did not agree. His biographer AW Tozer commented, “Age, paternal authority and the strong leverage of economic pressure – all were on his (dad’s) side, while Rob had only his vision, his crusader’s zeal and his dogged determination to obey God rather than man.” Jaffrey, at age seventeen, had been … [Read more...] about Dr. Robert Jaffray, Missionary publisher
Dr. A.W. Tozer’s missionary heart for the lost
Dr. A.W. Tozer’s many writings stir us to think, to feel, to hope, and to search – both locally and globally. He believed that the widest thing in the universe is not space: it is the potential of the human heart. Tozer knew that the best Christian leaders had large hearts. Nothing can take the place of affection. Why read Tozer? He gives us God’s missionary heart for the … [Read more...] about Dr. A.W. Tozer’s missionary heart for the lost
A.B. Simpson: Canadian founder of a global missionary alliance
We thank God for Canadian pioneers like A.B Simpson, who have helped send thousands of Alliance missionaries throughout the globe. Albert Benjamin Simpson was born on Prince Edward Island on December 15th, 1843 of Scottish Covenanter heritage. His family had emigrated from Morayshire, Scotland to Bayview, P.E.I. After the collapse of his father’s … [Read more...] about A.B. Simpson: Canadian founder of a global missionary alliance
Dr Henry Wilson: A penitent lost soul, a natural with children
Few people were as successful as Dr. Henry Wilson. Born in Peterborough, Ontario in 1841, he won the Wellington scholarship and entered Trinity College, ultimately receiving a Doctorate of Divinity in 1883. His first ministry was as curate of the Cathedral of St. George’s Kingston, Ontario. There he fruitfully ministered for 17 years until one … [Read more...] about Dr Henry Wilson: A penitent lost soul, a natural with children