The vision of the Free Methodist Church is to see a healthy church within the reach of every Canadian and beyond. Here are some of the ways that we are currently working to make that happen.
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
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I’ve been thinking about my part in helping my church continue to move towards robust health. Not me as National Leadership Team member or director of whatever, but me as a member of my local church. The same role that most of you find yourselves in. We all have a
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There is a component to church health that we don’t talk about enough. When we talk about church health we think systems, discipleship/ outreach, vision/ mission, revitalization strategies and so on. This is all good but something seems to be missing. Or maybe it’s just assumed, but if we assume
Recently I had the opportunity to be part of a baptism service. I love these types of services. They are probably my favorite. One of the best parts is hearing the stories of what God has done in people’s lives. The ones I heard that day were moving, inspiring and
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J’ai étudié toutes les ressources disponibles concernant la revitalisation de l’église. Il s’agit notamment de livres, d’articles, de sites Internet et même d’une conférence/formation organisée par nos amis de l’EML-USA. Il y a beaucoup de bonnes choses utiles sur la revitalisation de l’église, mais il y a des parties que
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I have been looking into all the resources out there regarding church revitalization. These include books, articles, websites and even a conference/training event hosted by our friends in the FMUSA. There is a lot of good, helpful stuff out there about church revitalization, but there are parts of it that
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So far this year there have been a couple of internet phenomena that I have noticed. One was the “how much did you age” thing on Facebook, which didn’t really inspire me to write. So I won’t be subjecting you to pictures or reflections of what time has done to
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I know we aren’t through Christmas yet, but I wanted to help us get a jump on our New Year’s resolutions, and this is my last post until 2019. Here are some things I think the church should resolve to do in the coming year. And when I say the
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Advent is almost upon us. And it seems like every year I end up writing the same type of article. So I have been racking my brain trying to figure out something different to write. Then I got inspired by a couple of my friends on Facebook and wound up
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Every now and then I will reference the 1992 sports movie The Mighty Ducks when talking about churches. Not because it is my favorite movie (or even a good movie) but because there is a lesson or two in there for those of us who are a part of a local
