Naskapi New Testament after 25 years
After 25 years of labour, Wycliffe Bible Translators has produced a New Testament in the Naskapi language, spoken in the Kawawachikamach community of Quebec. The project was headed by Silas Nabinicaboo, a lay reader in the aboriginal church, and Bill Jancewicz of Wycliffe. Every household in the community — located near the mining town of Schefferville, Quebec — received a copy at a public declaration ceremony September 16, with elders receiving large print versions.
New principal for ACTS
Trinity Western University has appointed Ronald W. Toews to the combined position of Principal for ACTS Seminaries and Associate Vice President of Graduate Theological Studies. Toews was assistant professor of leadership studies at the Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary, where he taught over 25 courses at the graduate level. TWU president Jonathan Raymond said: “The new positioning of the ACTS Principal within the University’s framework is very important to the success of ACTS Seminary and to the University. We share a common vision of educating, transforming and preparing our graduates to begin to impact and change the world for the good of mankind. We are delighted to have Dr. Ronald Toews lead this very important area of our institution.”
Manitoba schools promotion
Canadian Mennonite University, Booth College, Providence College & Seminary and Steinbach Bible College are working together to promote Christian higher education in Manitoba. The joint effort, called ‘Spirited Education,’ features a website and advertising campaign that encourages students from outside the province to consider studying at one of the four schools. “Not everyone who comes to study at our schools will stay in Manitoba,” said Sara Dacombe, communications coordinator at Providence. “But even if they don’t choose to stay here, the positive impressions of their time spent in Manitoba will make them goodwill ambassadors for the province wherever they go.” The schools chose the name ‘Spirited Education’ to tie into the province’s new marketing slogan, and to emphasize the spiritual, or faith aspect, of the education they offer.
4MYC takes a stand on national TV
Representatives of MY Canada participated on CTV’s The Verdict November 13 in support of Bill C-2, which includes raising the age of sexual consent from 14 to 16. They shared their opinion with an equal number of panelists who believed that the age of sexual consent should not changed.
GTA City Hall prayer survey
MissionGTA, a wide network of churches and ministries in the Greater Toronto Area, hosts bimonthly prayer meetings at Toronto City Hall. They have recently sent a survey to enable a wider participation of prayer for the city and have redesigned their web site.
Brian Thomas nominated
Brian Thomas has been nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award, in the category Best Instrumentalist, Solo for his latest CD, Prairie Rain. “To successfully garner the attention of your peers is a feat not easily achieved and a great honour,” said David Squires, who was Thomas’s music professor when Thomas was a student at Trinity Western University five years ago. Thomas will be heading to Gatineau, Quebec where the award ceremony will take place December 1.
Christians challenge big oil
Ecojustice (formerly Sierra Legal), a national environmental law group, and KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives have filed petitions with the Auditor General calling on the federal government “to justify giving billions of dollars in tax breaks to Canada’s oil and gas corporations, while having scrapped a key climate change program designed to assist low-income Canadians.” The petitions also demanded that the government publicly respond to the apparent contradiction between subsidies that encourage fossil fuel production and spending on measures aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The government must respond within 120 days.
Concordia new e-newsletter
Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary has launched an e-newsletter to inform Canadians with up-to-date information and news from the seminary.
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