The June Retreat was something of a misnomer. This gathering was work! Representatives from both Catalyst and Observer churches put in long hours, wrestling together to cast vision, to wonder about mission, and to grapple with difficult questions. Coffee fuelled...
I feel very honoured to have been a part of what was an incredibly uplifting and spirit-filled weekend retreat. Over the course of the time together, I learned a lot about the organization that is forming and the people forming in and around it. Each person was a...
Dear Canadians, Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. (1 John 4:7) Love. Always the focus of people of the Way. Walking together for flourishing; encouraging gifts; dismantling...
Dear Canadians, When asked which commandment was the most important, Jesus replied: The First Commandment: "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength." (Quoting Deuteronomy 6:5) The...
Dear Canadians, Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst? (1 Cor. 3:16) This statement was in full evidence yesterday at the “Working Retreat.” God’s temple, the 29 people from across Canada, are here at the...
