In his article Avoiding the Church Comparison Trap, Thom S Rainer says “Learn from other churches. It is always healthy to be in a learning disposition. But don’t compare your church with others in a negative sense. Nothing good can from it. Rejoice in your present calling. Such an attitude […]
Hello Friends, Bishop Cliff is currently on vacation. He and Karlene are in Ireland enjoying the sights and some time away. Please continue to keep them in your prayers. It’s Camp Season! A great time to get away with your family to enjoy each other, unplug from the busyness of
Rick Warren, in his article Four Practical Reasons for Small Groups says “We may attract attenders through preaching, but disciples are made in small groups.” Click here to read the full article: Four Practical Reasons for Small Groups
Two weeks ago, at a New Leaf Design Shop in Vancouver, the Church Planting Department decided to give some advice from CliffsNotes a try. Instead of putting everyone up in hotel rooms like we normally do, we decided to stay together in an Airbnb. As a result we really got
We have just finished up the 11th and final Regional Gathering. Thanks to all who took the time to show up and ask good questions and pray with us. I attended most of the gatherings, and I said a lot of the same stuff at each one. That’s part of
Manitoba, Merci pour avoir accueilli notre dernier Rassemblement Régional! Nous avons commencé le 3 Mars de l’autre côté du pays, au Québec pour finir à Brandon en Manitoba. Je ne savais pas vraiment à quoi m’attendre: quels genres de questions alliez-vous poser, quelles préoccupations alliez-vous soulever, quel serait le niveau
Manitoba, thank you for hosting our last Regional Gathering! We started across the country on March 3rd in Quebec and ended in Brandon, Manitoba. I didn’t know exactly what to expect: what kind of questions would you ask, what concerns would you raise, what the enthusiasm-level would be and how
In the article Love God, Love People, make Disciples – Everything Else is Scaffolding, Karl Vater says “…as long as our buildings, programs, services and traditions are helping us stay obedient to the call of Christ they should stay in place. But, like construction scaffolding, we need to be willing
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Bonjour mes amis, L’Évéque Cliff est sur Ottawa pour quelques réunions. Le Rassemblement Régional à Wesley Chapel a eu lieu Samedi dernier et vous trouverez quelques photos de cet événement dans la galerie photo. Un grand Merci au Pasteur Sabrina, au Pasteur James Pedlar, Veleyne Amsterdam et à leur équipe
Hello friends, Bishop Cliff is in Ottawa for some meetings. The Regional Gathering at Wesley Chapel took place this past Saturday and there are some pictures from the event in the photo gallery. A huge Thank You goes out to Pastor Sabrina, Pastor James Pedlar, Veleyne Amsterdam and their team
