Sep/Oct 2024 features: The church's global future; Making room for inefficiency; God's delectable love; What is Christian nationalism?; A heart of seniors; The EFC at 60; Supporting international students; FT interview with Dorothy Pang
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Cover story
The church's global future. Canadians look ahead to collaborating at Lausanne 4 in Korea. By Ilana Reimer
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Features
Making room for inefficiency. Learning from cancer and Mary of Bethany. By Aimee Patterson
God’s delectable love. Christian camps use food to express gospel values. By Patricia Paddey
What is Christian nationalism? And do we have it in Canada? By David T. Koyzis
A heart for seniors. Countering ageism strengthens ministry. By John Longhurst
Looking forward at 60. How the EFC is still at work uniting Evangelicals to bless Canada. By Bill Fledderus
International students need wraparound supports. Ministries demonstrate how churches can help. By Julie Fitz-Gerald
The FT interview: One on one with Dorothy Pang, director of the Tyndale Intercultural Ministries Centre in Toronto
Fellowship skills series. How to deal with mixed feelings. By Margaret Clarke
In each issue
Behind the scenes. The future of the Church. Opportunities to reflect and improve. By Bill Fledderus and Karen Stiller
Talking points. Milestones, Readers Write, Podcast Lineup, Contributors
News. Notes. Ideas
- Hope from Canada’s Afghan Church. Toronto ministry serves regionally and worldwide.
- Oldest church-run radio celebrates 100. Station predates Newfoundland joining Canada.
- English classes serve new Canadians. Conversation Café network grows.
- Podcast encourages leader soul care. Healthy Christian Leader Show made in Halifax.
- Connecting around prayer and chat. New Reclaim-App will offer meditation and more.
- Podcast shares urban ministry stories. Sidewalk Skyline has Windsor Pentecostal roots.
- Faith trends. Snapshot of voting intentions.
- Inspiring ideas: You've got a friend in me. Food for the soul. Active ministry. Faith and prayer for all. Faith and prayer for all.
- By the numbers. Teleworkers spend more time with their children and get more sleep than other workers.
- Noteworthy: Papyrus of ancient infancy gospel discovered. Drawing a line on Sunday sports. Five Christian universities in Canada above 1,000 students. AI’s place in churches. Uptick in religious hate crimes.
Cross connections. Forgiveness and justice. The hard work of letting God lead the way. By columnist David Guretzki
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At issue: For prayer and action. A vision for unified prayer and action for reconciliation
The gathering place. Religious freedom of Christian hospitals. Modelling Christian ethics in the public square. By columnist Bruce Clemenger
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News from the EFC. Supreme Court challenge to prostitution law. New resource with update on MAiD. Ignite prayer. Communicators meet in Winnipeg. Bills on online harm and pornography. A vibrant Canadian Church? Abuse prevention conference.
All things reconciled: News from the Peace and Reconciliation Network. Turkish churches support Syrian refugees. African churches called to be reconcilers. Women and men ministering together. By David Donaldson
Thriving in digital. Reclaiming digital discipline. Prioritizing Christian values in a fast-paced world. By Joanna la Fleur
History lesson. With one voice. Fostering unity in congregational worship. By Melissa Davis
Church and community. Serving Happy Valley–Goose Bay high schoolers, one pizza slice at a time
Books & culture
- Extended book review: A New and Ancient Evangelism: Rediscovering the Ways God Calls and Sends, by Judith Paulsen
- Extended book review: Jesus Shrank My Dating Pool: Holding Out for a Godly Man When It Feels Like You’ve Missed the Boat, by Marie-Eve Dawood
- Extended book review: Mortal Goods: Reimagining Christian Political Duty, by Ephraim Radner
- Extended Reading the Bestellers book review: My Effin' Life, by Geddy Lee
- Q + A: with Toronto novelist Randy Boyagoda
- Canadian Creatives: A Timber Choir, a painting by Penny Gabor
- New media roundup
- Unburdened: A Lenten Journey Toward Forgiveness
- Strangers & Exiles: Pursuing Faithfulness as Pilgrims in a Faithless World
- Same Old, Same New: The Consolation of the Ordinary
- On Mennonite's Writing: Selected Essays
- A Church at War: MacKay Presbyterian Church, New Edinburgh and the First World War
- Evangelicals and Abortion: Historical, Theological, Practical Perspectives
- and more.
Final word. Alison Jackson, road race cycling competitor with Team Canada at the 2020 Tokyo and 2024 Paris Olympics.