Marc’s Blog

This has been an unusual time for churches. There have been a lot of things to figure out, and there have been a lot of lessons learned. There have even been some surprising discoveries and some very good stories. All of this is good. I know that there are those […]

A friend reached out to me the other day with a very kind offer.  It was along the lines of “I am not sure if you need this, but just know that if you ever need a listening ear or somebody to pray for you, I would be willing to

Full confession: I stole this idea from my friend Loreli, but I didn’t ask her so don’t say anything.  Also, writer’s block is a thing. Sometimes when I do get a writing idea I talk myself out of it. I think, “I should say this, but that sounds real close

I’m sometimes asked, “Would you do anything differently if you were to pastor a church again?”  I think I might. Here are some of the things that popped into my mind. I would celebrate more.  I would do my best to find appropriate ways to celebrate what God is doing

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

I have been thinking quite a bit about coaching lately and that’s probably because, as a movement, we’ve recently deployed 6 Regional Coaches across the country. Our hope is that these coaches will help pastors, boards and leaders in each local church build and maintain robust health, as each church

Recently my network worked our way through the book ‘If Jesus Were Mayor’ by Bob Moffitt and Karla Tesch.  The premise of the book is fairly straightforward.  The big idea is that God is in the process of restoring all things to Himself and since that is His agenda, He

So a couple of weeks ago, Bishop Cliff shared an interview he conducted with Lawson Murray of Scripture Union Canada.  The point of the interview was to encourage us towards greater Scripture engagement.  If you missed those Cliff’s Notes, the links are here: https://fmcic.ca/cliffsnotes-october-3-2017/ https://fmcic.ca/cliffsnotes-october-10-2017/ By the way, if you

Recently I was looking around for some apps that would help me in my devotional life.  I scrolled through various Bible and prayer apps and podcasts – mostly seeing what was out there but also looking for some different things to try.  I came across a prayer app that was

I have a lot of conversations with churches who are planning.  Some are planning specific events while others are putting together a 2-year ministry plan or a 5-year long range plan.  All of that is exciting.  But I find that there are some good questions that would serve all of