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Scripture Earth: Sharing the Gospel in Diverse Languages
The website, ScriptureEarth.org, containing one of the largest repositories of Bible resources available, is a hidden jewel in the toolbox for diaspora ministry in Canada!
Changing the Oil on your Cross-Cultural Worker
How do we care for our Cross-Cultural Ministry Workers? Using car maintenance as an analogy, Mark unpacks three ways the church can support & care for Cross-Cultural Ministry Workers....
Low Soul Battery Alert: Self Care for Leaders
Why is self-care a vital practice for leaders in our day? You wouldn’t let your phone battery run low why would you do it to yourself? Like batteries, your body, mind and emot...
The Joy of Transitions
God calls us to follow Him in obedience. Almost always it means change. Leaving our comfort zone, we move into unknown territory, feeling anxious, fearful, and sometimes terrified. Yet we can journ...
8 Qualities of Shepherd-Leaders
Here are eight qualities of a shepherd-leader we can learn from the good shepherd in John 10.
Conversations as Hospitality
Conversations. We have them all the time! After all, how could we offer hospitality without one? But, have you ever thought of conversation itself as an act of hospitality?
Loving Strangers: Why the Canadian Church Needs Biblical Hospitality
Canadian Christians should be known by their love and acts of hospitality. Followers of Jesus should reflect the qualities of the One they are following.
The Joy of Evangelism
If you’re like me, when someone starts talking about the need to get more involved in evangelism, the first thought to come to mind isn’t ‘JOY’. Maybe its stress. Or guilt. Or shame. Or fear. Why d...
Shine
The moon has become an interesting metaphor for me of what it means to ‘shine brightly’ as a witness for Jesus Christ to the world.
Unlike the stars, which like our sun are gaseous ...
Blessed are the Peacemakers
I do not belittle the challenges facing the Church today, or each of us personally. Disputes arise because issues are deep and complex, but our posture in disagreement affects our witness to the wo...
5 Simple Questions
The story of Kairos' momentum is startling, but it relies on activating ordinary Christians with a shared passion to lead in ways that they have never led before.
Here are 5 simple ...
Interface: Developing Missional Churches
Interface is an invitation into an ongoing conversation about the call to join God in his mission in the world, starting in your neighbourhood.
Offered as a facilitated, video-based curri...