New Mini-Course: Why Church? (Starts Wed. March 6)

I will be offering a new online mini-course, beginning on Wednesday March 6 (7:30 – 8:45 p.m.) and running for 6 weeks.

The course title is “Why Church?” We will be exploring how the nature of the church, as depicted in Scripture, should inform and inspire how we do church together. Attending properly to what the church IS encourages a holistic approach to the church and helps us integrate life together in community with worship, mutual ministry, spiritual formation, and mission.

One of the things that struck me when I travelled to Colombia recently is how holistic, Spirit empowered, and transformative the church is there. Returning to Canada was a little bit like moving from a world of vibrant colour and texture to something more bland, flat, and monotone. While I realize that the contexts are very different, and therefore the church will be different, I still think the church in Canada is in deep need of a wake-up call and a thorough renewal. Church attendance is at an all-time low, even though people are desperately seeking connection and community. Why is this?

What would it look like for the Kingdom of God truly to come and become manifest in Canada? In your city, region, and neighbourhood? 

What would it mean for the church to embody in common life together everything that Jesus said and demonstrated about the Kingdom?

Rather than trying to be all things to all people, I believe that the church needs to return to its biblical roots, to return to its first love, to “seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness/justice,” and to live out together the social implications of the gospel.

Join us, as we explore together what it means to be the church and the implications for ‘doing church’ today.

Please share this link with anyone you think might be interested. Click here for the full brochure.

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