“As soon as they left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew. Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they immediately told Jesus about her. So he went to her, took her hand and helped her up. The fever left her and she began to […]
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I have a confession to make: This year has been hard. I know that sounds obvious, but as a pastor of a small congregation, it has been difficult to lead my church through this pandemic. From the challenges of adapting congregational care, to the creative and technological challenges, to these last couple of months preparing
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I was preparing a liturgy for my congregation; words and passages from scripture that would lead them into the sacrament of Bread and Cup. It’s a very different thing to know if the words you have prepared will invite people to partake, alone, in isolation. And yet, this is something we do together, this is
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I’ve been on a bit of an adventure this past year, leaving a season of transition and uncertainty to entering a new role that involved discernment and discovery. Just like any pastor starting out with a new congregation, I have been discovering the history and heritage of intercultural missions in the FMCiC, and I have
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Last year I spent eight months as part of the ‘Launch Team’ for a church plant in Amherstview, Ontario. It was an exciting experience to witness and be a part of an entirely new congregation coming together, growing as leaders, and reaching out into what some considered to be an unreached neighbourhood. The team model
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My family and I were introduced to Grapeview Free Methodist by our Ghanaian friends when we first landed in Canada in 2015. I came to Canada as an international student. The church was so welcoming and became our home and family. It made it easier for us to settle as new immigrants because people were
Open Doors Open Hearts: The Value of Ministry to New Immigrants Read More »
Chansouk Piengkham is a Canadian from the Fraser River Valley in British Columbia. But that’s not where his life started and it’s not where he lives and ministers today. Chan is originally from Laos and immigrated to the USA years ago with his extended family, who live in the Seattle area. Over time, Chan came
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