Bishop Keith Elford

Every day when I come into the Ministry Centre, I walk past a print of a short, elderly man standing on a wharf talking earnestly to a man who is about to be rowed out, with others, to a sea-going ship. It’s clear from the artist’s interpretation that the conversation […]

When the troupe of bright eyed, smiling children came marching into the Opening Ceremonies of the Council of Bishops in Butuan City, The Philippines, dressed in bright red dance costumes everyone turned and simultaneously gasped and smiled broadly.  Over the next 10-15 minutes, we were moved by the precision of

I have to be honest with you. I love living in Canada because I enjoy lots of things about each of our four seasons.  But when the leaves start to turn colour and the air is a little more crisp, we know that football season is upon us. While I

I recently watched a very thought-provoking video lecture entitled The Story of Stuff. In her presentation, Annie Leonard, who is an expert in international sustainability and environmental health issues, explores the impact of consumerism and materialism on global economies and international health. She talks about the North American practices  of

“Pastor Benjamin is a Gondu tribesman who has been working among his own people for the last 10 years or more.  He is the shepherd of the church that he has planted.  In recent months, both the pastors and believers of his area have been attacked and threatened with dire

On the face of it, one could say that the vision of The Free Methodist Church in Canada “to see a healthy congregation within the reach of all people in Canada and beyond” sounds like a franchising plan to put cookie cutter congregations in every part of Canada and scattered

There’s a buzz word that has been around long enough for me to think that I’m catching on to a fresh articulation of a great concept, and long enough for the cynics and smart guys to call it a “flavour-of-the-month fad” that is now tired and passé. I’m talking about

When I was in either Grade nine or ten at Uxbridge Secondary, I signed up for a First Aid course with Mr. Cascomb, one the gym teachers at our high school. We learned a lot about ways to treat injuries and even save lives. Yet, the one thing that I

Have you ever been a visitor to a gathering of somebody else’s extended family – perhaps a wedding or a funeral or maybe you just lucked out and got invited to a family reunion – and stayed with the group long enough to get a sense of what they are

You’ve been treated generously so, live generously- that’s so like Jesus! If you were asked to strike the theme of the next General Conference, what would you choose? We’ve had some great General Conferences in the past with some wonderful themes – “Called to declare Jesus—anywhere, any time, in all