“I truly believe that the latter season of our lives should be exciting,” wrote Ross Wightman in his new book Is a Pastor’s Life Dull? Wightman (aged 90) knows what he is talking about. After 33 years in full-time ministry, the last 12 years at Bethel Temple in Mission, he retired in 1983. But he […]
Part 1: Is the local church disappearing?
See our ‘State of the Church’ series for past years In 2008 and in 2009, CC.com ran series of articles on The State of the Canadian Church. Both series drew extensively on research by pollsters, academics and church leaders. This year, we are looking at some of the same issues, but from the bottom up […]
State of the Canadian Church – 2010
See our ‘State of the Church’ series for past years Part 1: Is the local church disappearing? FOR SALE: 45-year-old, 270-seat church; $4.5 million or best offer. In the late 1950s, it was the aim of the United Church to have a church in every high school catchment area in Canada. Today, many of those […]
Okanagan fires bring out the best in local churches
As forest fires threatened a B.C. city late last month, some churches were in the line of the fire, and others were trying to help out. Some were in both categories. Three fires broke out on the west side of Okanagan Lake on the weekend of July 18-19. They quickly became major threats, fanned by […]
Christians disagree over 2010 Games
How should Christians respond to the 2010 Olympics? There are essentially two views, according to the Christian social justice agency Streams of Justice (SOJ). One is to embrace “the spirit of Olympism,” with its emphasis on “peace, human harmony and fair play.” The other is to denounce the games as a project of the rich, […]
Prodigal God to hit the stage
A full-length theatrical musical based on Luke 15 will be the flagship arts event for Christian outreach during the 2010 Olympic Games. Brian Doerksen’s Prodigal God will hit the stage next February in the Vancouver area, then tour Canada. Doerksen, the well known writer of worship songs from Abbotsford, told BCCN that his “musical tale […]
Christian bookstores find success by trying something new
Close to three dozen Canadian Christian bookstores have closed in the past twelve months, but that didn’t stop Larry Willard and two of his partners from officially opening a large new store in Toronto over the weekend. “God is opening a window at an unusual time,” said Willard, who admitted that the new store represents […]
Election provides a change of ministry for Coquitlam pastor
“We need to take church outside of the church doors, and be a light in the community,” said Bernie Hiller, a Christian minister running in the May 12 B.C. election. For the past four years, Hiller has been pastor of missions and middle school youth at Coquitlam Alliance Church. When the Liberal Party nomination in […]
The Many Strands of Rudy Wiebe
“One of the loveliest things that human beings do is tell stories to each other.” So said Rudy Wiebe, a leading Canadian novelist, who is headlining the 2nd annual ‘Many Strands: Celebrating the Art of Storytelling,’ May 29 and 30 at MEI Middle School in Abbotsford. The conference is not being called a Christian event, […]
Faith helps Schellenberg’s widow
Lois Schellenberg is the widow of Ed Schellenberg, an innocent bystander who was among the ‘Surrey Six’ murdered in October 2007. She and Ed’s brother-in-law Steve Brown have joined others in calling for “changes in the way government administers justice in B.C.” in order to protect others from gang violence. In March, they spoke to […]
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