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Our Broken Human Family
Genesis 37:2-11 What is your favourite TV show or movie featuring family dynamics? What makes that family interesting? Photo by Possessed Photography on Unsplash The Goldbergs follows a slightly dysfunctional family during the 1980s in all their big-haired glory. Beverly, the mom, is particularly memorable. She smothers [...]
Hurdles for Christian Higher Education
(Continued from Part II) A Future for Christian Higher Education, Part III Problem #3: Christian higher education is facing a crisis in Canada. Leaders in Canadian Christian higher education collectively express difficulty in recruiting students, often citing Christian parents as a primary obstacle. Increasingly, [...]
Who will lead Canada?
(Continued from Part I) A Future for Christian Higher Education, Part II Problem #2: We have a Christian leadership crisis in Canada. Currently, most Canadian Christian leaders are in their late 50s, with 41% in senior positions aged 60 or older14 and two-thirds of senior pastors serving [...]
The Church in Canada is in Crisis
A Future for Christian Higher Education, Part I Problem #1: The Church is experiencing a crisis in Canada. Canada is experiencing rapid changes in its social, spiritual, and moral climate that increasingly conflict with traditional Christian beliefs and values. In slightly over a year, Canada passed Bill [...]
Surprised by the Spirit
I grew up singing and praying in a number of different Baptist, Salvation Army, and (primarily) Pentecostal churches. Each church was unique in how they worshiped God, and each had distinct perspectives regarding what it meant to experience the Holy Spirit and how the Holy Spirit worked. The first time [...]
Does the Church need Pastors or “Leaders”?
"Leadership" seems like a buzz word among Christians these days. Between the newness of the study of "leadership,"[1] and the fact that there is nothing inherently Christian about "leadership," some Christians express concern that the emphasis on leadership makes churches unknowingly bring secular business theories (by which they mean anti-Christian [...]
A Look at Our Programs and Courses
Course Spotlight: Intro to Christian Mission
Because Christianity is by nature a missional faith, every Christian is called to participate in God's mission in the world. [...]
Course Spotlight: Vision, Strategy, Execution, & Assessment
Do you know how to run a tight ship? | tight ship: A well-managed organization, as in The camp [...]
Course Spotlight: Spiritual Formation of Leaders
Amma Syncletica said: "In the beginning, there is struggle and a lot of work for those who come near [...]
Course Spotlight: Preparing Sermons that Connect
"5 minutes into the sermon, I knew I was in trouble. People weren't with me. At the 10-minute mark, [...]
Course Spotlight: Integration of Theology & Counselling
How does biblical theology fit with present-day counselling theory? What does it mean to be a Christian counsellor? Biblical [...]
Course Spotlight: Technology & Communication for Ministry
Some churches use technology well; some do not. Many use it simply because it is done by other churches [...]
