Lisa Howden

CliffsNotes – March 23, 2021

Evangelism? Part 3/4 Just a quick reminder that if your Church family is planning on participating in the national Good Friday service (11:00 AM EDT – so that our BC brothers and sisters can join in), then please message me privately pastors, so that I can acknowledge your Church family in […]

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CliffsNotes – March 16, 2021

Evangelism? Part 3/4 If you haven’t already, then please take a moment to read Cliff’s Notes from the past 2 weeks (parts 1 & 2) – use this link:https://fmcic.ca/category/cliffsnotes/  Below are discussion points for you and your Church family: There are, absolutely, brilliant Holy Spirit moments when you have an

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CliffsNotes – March 9, 2021

Evangelism? Part 2/4 If you have not already, then please, take a moment and read last week’s Cliff’s Notes: “Evangelism? Part 1”: https://fmcic.ca/cliffsnotes-march-2-2021/. Below are further discussion points for you and your Church family: Somewhere in your 3-5 Year Ministry Plan, you should have a statement that reflects the following

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Attention, pas dedans

J’ai récemment participé à un webinaire sur les mesures de santé de l’église locale organisé par un ministère international. L’idée était de jeter un coup d’oeil aux choses que les églises et les dirigeants devaient faire attention dans un paysage post-pandémique. Je ne suis pas ici pour parler du webinaire

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CliffsNotes – March 2, 2021

Evangelism? Part 1/4 My hope is to spark a conversation in your Church family, especially among your leaders, about “evangelism”. I remember the very first time someone asked me about my faith. I was at Carleton University, and it was in a philosophy class. I was chatting prior to the

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CliffsNotes – February 16, 2021

“So, Bishop what do you think?” Someone asked me this question, last week. They were referring specifically to the respectful and meaningful online conversation that has been happening among our pastors with regards the LGBT+ community and FMCIC. It’s a fair enough question. So here is my response: My personal

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CliffsNotes – February 9, 2021

Does Wesley Have Anything to Say About a “Rule of Life”? Part 2 Some housekeeping: Yes, the Rule of Life is open to everyone! I would love to have representation, nationally, from all demographics and from all of our churches. Please register here: https://fmcic.ca/fmcic-rule-of-life/ You can sign up to be

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Questions à se débattre avec

L’autre jour, je parlais avec certains dirigeants concernant le matériel de base sur comment faire des disciples, et l’un d’eux m’a surpris. Ils ont dit : « Vous parlez comme si nous allions être en mesure de faire tout ce que nous avions l’habitude de faire avant la pandémie. »

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