The fact that all churches are imperfect does not justify lack of vision, casual leadership, or sloppy programs. It’s merely a truth that can help us as leaders see that making progress and solving problems is core to our work. If successfully leading a local church was easy, nearly anyone […]
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The second Regional Gathering of the season was in Quebec – and in French! Worship time was once again joyful and significant. Pasteur Nathan (AKA L’Eveque de Quebec) was quite encouraged by the attendance, enthusiasm and spirit in the room. So was I and I was also pleased to visit
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‘In the same way that a healthy elephant is bigger than a healthy rabbit, a church’s size has nothing to do with its relative health – or relative value’~ Karl Vater To read to full article please click here: Is Your Church Measuring Health Or Size? They’re Not The Same
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This past weekend Karlene and I made our first trip together to beautiful British Columbia! Pastor Ken Dryden (not the hockey player, though he is related) invited us to be with Lakeside FM Church in Salmon Arm, BC on Sunday morning and then with the BC network this week. Lakeside
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In his article ‘Don’t Just Stand There, Say Something: Intention vs. Action in Evangelism‘ Ed Stetzer shares that simply praying for the lost is not enough, our prayers must result in real, evangelistic, intentional action. To read the full article click here: Don’t Just Stand There, Say Something: Intention vs.
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This weekend I experienced my first Regional Gathering as Bishop. I won’t say much because it’s only the first of 10! Thank you Una Church for hosting. Their worship team didn’t just lead in a few songs to get us started – no, they led us in worship! It’s a
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“Just as godly people can struggle with physical sickness, godly people can struggle with mental sickness. Both are a result of our fallen and broken world. While we have made progress in this area, according to a recent LifeWay research project on 1,000 people, there is still work to do”~ Eric
By the time you read this I will already be home, but I wrote this in the Amsterdam airport. I was in Sri Lanka and then Ghana and I left feeling very encouraged about these meetings and the future of these churches. Pastor Marty Misener of the Niagara Falls FMC
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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
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Good Afternoon, Bishop Cliff, Paula Moriarity and Marty Misener are on their last day in Sri Lanka. Bishop Cliff and Paula will continue on to Ghana and Marty will return to Canada. They are very grateful for your prayers. The favour and blessing of the Lord was evident during their
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