Forty-five leaders met in Kitchener this week for 5 days of intensive training in disciple making. This was the second five-day orientation to the 'Way of Jesus' offered by the EMCC National Team. Participants included pastors and lay leaders from EMCC churches across Canada, guests from the Ethiopian Kale Heywitt Church, and the members of the...
Over 1500 people gathered at Braeside Camp in Paris for the 41st Pitch & Praise. With respect to weather and ministry, this one will be hard to beat. Guest speakers, Shane Claiborne and Jo Saxton sparked very significant small group conversations which led to many students beginning to follow Jesus. Worship times led by Jon Bryant...
Our friends from Yeshu Darbar (Court of Jesus) in Allahabad, India have come alongside sister Sheeba, who runs an orphanage for girls that have been rescued from the streets or from abusive situations. Yeshu Darbar has helped many of the girls gain entrance into local universities to further their education.
Tej Rokka is the President of our sister denomination in Nepal which includes 40 churches. He sent this report on April 27th, two days after the recent earthquake.
Greetings in Jesus name. Thank you for your prayers, your concern and your help. We were near the end of our worship service when the lights suddenly went out and the pulpit was...
Five years ago, Immanuel Fellowship EMC in Winnipeg, Manitoba found themselves with large numbers of young people, many uninvolved and uncommitted. While the leadership prayed and sought the Lord for His wisdom to address this challenge, the seeds of a new ministry were planted, and today have sprouted into a drama ministry that has touched...
On March 18 Pastor Deborah Olukoju, and other recipients of the annual Prime Minister’s Volunteer Awards were honored by Prime Minister Harper at a special ceremony in Toronto, Ontario. The awards recognize individuals or groups of volunteers, businesses and not-for-profit organizations in five regions across Canada. Deborah was nominated,...
Martin Nieuwets, Youth Pastor at Bethany Community Church in St. Catharines, ON., has taken a novel approach to disciple-making which involves apprenticeship, formal education and mission.
The arts touch us all and possess the power to create tremendous cultural influence and change. Val Lieske, founder and Artistic Director of Fire Exit Theatre, a community theatre company in Calgary says, “I believe, ‘stealing’ from Andy Crouch who wrote Culture Making, that we (North American Christians) can no longer sit back...
A number of people glanced over as they passed the elderly woman working in her front lawn. She had finished planting flowers in the garden and was now struggling to plant a sapling to replace a tree felled by a wind storm the previous summer.
“Can I help you?” offered a young man stopping in front of her house.
near the end of our worship service when the lights suddenly went out and the pulpit was...
