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Cliffs Notes: March 12, 2024

We have elected a new Bishop! Please take time this week to pray for our Bishop-elect as they prepare for their transition. To the Bishop Leadership Task Force, thank you for prayerfully discerning, for carefully processing nominations, interviewing, reference checking and finally deciding. Part of what it means to be Free […]

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Cliffs Notes: March 5, 2024

Solutions for Non-Thriving – Read to the End… Seven years ago, I challenged us to prayerfully pursue a sanctified imagination. I am confident, that like me, you assumed that this would lead to wonderful things. Perhaps we imagined thriving congregations, with many converts, positive community presence, and great financial blessing!

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Cliffs Notes: February 27, 2024

Black History Month & Scripture Reading I have been grateful to hear about a few of the meaningful and significant initiatives that some of our churches have engaged in during Black History Month. For instance, each Sunday at Mississauga Grace an inspirational story is being told about followers of Jesus

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Cliffs Notes: February 20, 2024

Your Listening Diet Allow me to direct this to Christian leaders, though it is an important question for all followers of Jesus: what is your listening diet? What is the nature or character of what you allow to pour into you? There is One who wants very much to “pour”

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Cliffs Notes: February 13, 2024

Civil War? I recently read a book entitled, “How Civil Wars Start”. It was troubling. The researcher outlines the key elements present and/or necessary to unsettle a nation and create internal violent strife. The research is based on all the data we have about civil wars throughout history. The author

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Cliffs Notes: February 6, 2024

This weekend I was in Madoc for Pastor Tyler’s induction service. Some children stood and gave a fun and creative speech, which included the words, “we already love you!” I loved hearing that. Our beloved retired minister Rev. Carl Bull has always said that our people need to know that their

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Cliffs Notes: January 30, 2024

On Friday, I ate Indian food with the National Leadership Team. On Saturday I was treated to Japanese food as our Japanese Church family celebrated Reverend Misa Mochinaga’s ordination. Thank you Misa for pursuing God’s calling as a pastor and spiritual director. I was reminded what a wonderful Church family we

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Cliffs Notes: January 23, 2024

This past weekend I was with our Rustle Church family. I loved their announcement for their spaghetti meal which was being held that night for the community. The needs of their neighbourhood are significant, and meals like this go a long way in helping to develop a friendship with the church.

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Cliffs Notes: January 16, 2024

Last week approximately 200 of us met on Sunday night to kick off our annual week of prayer and fasting. Thank you for making that a priority. Every day, approximately 50 of us met midday for 30 minutes nationally on zoom for prayer. We broke into break out rooms and

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Cliffs Notes: January 9, 2024

2024! “Father, i pray that this year would be one in which we as the Free Methodist Church in Canada would be “stirred” by Your Spirit. i pray that You reignite our love and commitment to Your Word. Forgive us for treating Your Word as anything less than sacred, inspired,

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