Category: The United Church of Canada
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In the work that I do in my day job as Regional Minister for Church Planting here with The United Church on the west coast of Canada, I’m often asked the question: Why should we bother starting new communities of faith? After all, much of the church in my context appears to be dying these…
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Way back in January 2016, in my heady Anglican years, I co-authored this ‘tract’ – a tongue-in-cheek manifesto of sorts, with my friend Matthew Cook – with some edits and support from Meagan C. and Jess Z-C, of course. Within a few weeks, it had jumped to over 13,000 views and numerous comments and emails…
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This apology, comes from my participation in the ?aps ciik cha chim hiy ap / Road to Reconciliation / Making it Right group in Port Alberni, BC. The non-indigenous United Church church planter, Sarah Williams of Courageous Community took 11 pages of notes in a day-long meeting of survivors of the Alberni Indian Residential ‘School’ who…