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Moses as a Biblical Framework for Third Culture Kids
I had preached on the text before, but as I looked at it again, I began to reflect on Moses’s upbringing in the Egyptian court as an ethnically Hebrew child (Exod 2:9–10). I wondered what it would have been like to live within two very different cultural and religious worlds. As I reflected on this more, I began to think about my own experience growing up in the United States and the United Kingdom (UK) before moving back to Korea and eventually settling in Canada. Continue reading
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J. Oswald Sanders, Spiritual Leadership, Chicago: Moody Press, 1967
John Oswald Sanders was a Bible College educator and general director of the China Inland Mission, now known as Overseas Missionary Fellowship. Continue reading
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An Experience with a Church Merger
Mission Baptist Church, with roots in the late 1800s, had early successes in Mission, BC, having a large Sunday School and a strong presence. Starting in the 1950s, however, the church was chronically challenged with significant internal discord, resulting in multiple splits over several decades. Continue reading
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Tagged bringing churches together, church mergers, churches joining, William Badke
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God Works at the Heart of the Sanctuary and at the Threshold on the Periphery
When is a high school not “just” a high school? The answer is, when the followers of Jesus gather there to worship and hear God’s word and there is a powerful moving of the Holy Spirit. Continue reading
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Translating the Message: A Personal Reflection
Sanneh’s seminal work, Translating the Message: The Missionary Impact on Culture has had a lasting impact on missiological thought… Continue reading
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When to Make Counselling Referrals
“It takes a village to raise a child.” You are part of a beautiful church amidst a larger community. I imagine your community feels blessed to have you. As a result, you may have many people come to you for support and guidance–what an honour! Continue reading
What is the status of the church and what does the future look like?
What is the status of the church a few months into 2023? It is broken… Continue reading
COVID and Harmony in the Church
Over the past three years, the pandemic has impacted our churches in a variety of ways. One of the saddest has been the tension created in some churches because of different views people have had on how the church should respond to the pandemic. Continue reading
The Return to Normal – What Does It Mean?
At the start of the pandemic, I read… Continue reading
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Today’s Youth Desire Mentors
Mentoring relationships may be one way in which youth cross from meaninglessness to purpose and begin to experience the fullness of life in Christ. Continue reading
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Tagged desire for mentors, mentors, mentors for youth, need for mentors, youth despair, youth meaninglessness, youth thrill seeking
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Are Pastors Essential Workers?
The Covid19 pandemic…I’m sure you are as weary of it all as I am. I look back on the year and my role as a pastor and think it is a fair question to ask, “are pastors and church staff members essential workers?” Continue reading