by Frank Stirk | Posted 02/10/10
Christians Plan to Both Enjoy the Olympics and Protest It
Local Christians are seizing on the Games as a chance to enjoy a gigantic communal event and to remind anyone who cares to listen there are more important things in life than sports.
by Douglas Todd | Posted 02/10/10
Faith Groups Offer Help for Job-Loss Trauma
Ontario accounts for more than half of the entire national employment decline. Chartwell Baptist Church, Oakville, is helping people through the challenges
by Mags Storey | Posted 02/03/10
15 Years that Changed the World
The website, Internet Evangelism Day, offers churches how-to’s and resources for using to help them use the Internet effectively for evangelism.
by Staff, Internet Evangelism Day
Whistler Poses Many Olympic-Sized Challenges
It is hard to develop outreach in a town of 10,000 that has more than 2 million yearly visitors.
By Frank Stirk | Posted 12/09/09
A Church You Should Know: Redwood Park
The congregation at this Thunder Bay, Ontario, church believes God is leading them to help shape the future of their city through the life-changing power of God’s love.
by Charlene de Haan | Posted 12/02/09
Guitar Church Playing on Faith
Guitar Church began from a guitar club for teens and became an overnight success. It is now being franchised.
by Peter Biggs | Posted 12/02/09
Church Benefits from American Connection
A church with an unorthodox vision is prospering and growing in Niagara Falls.
by Alex Newman | Posted 10/21/09
God Is Working Through VBS
VBS reaches not only the child, but the entire family.
by Liz Fehr | Posted 09/23/09
Compassion for Unbelievers
We need to sympathize with those who see God as cruel and insensitive because of abuse from parents and others in authority. We need to present God as He really is in Christ.
by D. Douglas Devnich | Posted 8/12/09
A Church You Should Know: 614 Thorncliffe Park
A church like no other – the Thorncliffe Park Network is a 24/7 outreach made possible by the collaboration of Mennonite, Brethren and Salvation Army groups.
by Charlene de Haan | Posted 7/29/09
Evangelicals Contribute to Reconciliation Around the World
Christians who have worked in trouble spots around the world reflect on what it’s like to try to encourage healing and to build bridges between enemies.
by Alex Newman | Posted 7/22/09
Sri Lankan Author Urges Less Arrogant Gospel
In many places there are challenges to the old styles of witness. Our evangelism needs to become less arrogant if we want to reach those of other faiths.
by Mags Storey | Posted 7/8/09
A Church You Should Know: Hughson Street Baptist
“Sound doctrine produces good works!” God has called Hughson to an often forgotten community, and it’s well-known for its service.
by Charlene de Haan | Posted 6/17/09
A Strategy that Works
Apohaqui Community Church helps people who are far from God come near to God and become passionate Christ-followers.
by Charlene De Haan | Posted 5/13/09
For a Growing Number of Canadians, It's Hip to be Holy
A “rebranded” segment of the Church is growing and attracting young Canadians at a rate unlike any denomination.
by Larissa Liepins | Posted 5/27/09
Churches Show Love to Gangs Who Terrorize Them
"They're just people, too, people that Christ died for, just like us."
by Frank Stirk | Posted 5/13/09
Church Volunteers Eagerly Fight Floodwaters
When the rising Red River threatened the community, Little Britain United Church in Selkirk, Manitoba, was out in force helping their neighbours.
by Josiah Neufeld | Posted 4/29/09
Reaching Out
Churches are joining forces to sponsor refugees and help them build new lives in Canada.
by Connie Purvis
MCC Opens Used-Book Store, Café
Sam’s Place in Winnipeg, is a “meeting place with a heart.”
by Gladys Terichow | Posted 4/1/09
"More Than Gold" Olympic Outreach Launched
More Than Gold, a network for mobilizing Christians to serve and witness at the 2010 Olympics was recently launched at a Richmond, B.C., conference.
by Jim Coggins | Posted 3/18/09
Today’s VBS: More Than Just Popsicle Sticks
School-break camps run by churches contribute to community and can plant seeds of faith.
by Patricia Paddey | Posted 3/4/09
Reach Out Through the Internet
April 26, 2009 has been designated as an International Web Focus Day for churches. Find out how your church can extend its outreach online.
by Staff, Internet Evangelism Day | Posted 2/25/09
Churches Give Back to their Communities
It’s one thing to express love by putting money in the offering plate. It’s another to be an offering of love. Here are four churches that are creatively loving their communities.
by Emily Wierenga | Posted 2/18/09
Church Earns International Award
The members of a small church in Newmarket, Ontario, refused to let the magnitude of AIDS in Africa deter them from doing something about it.
by Stephanie Douglas | Posted 1/21/09
Giving Christmas a Makeover
Single moms hardly ever have money for themselves. Community of Hope in Edmonton reaches out to bless them at Christmas.
by Emily Wierenga | Posted 12/17/08
3D Shoot Connects with Local Bow Hunters
An Alberta church group hit upon a unique outreach when they discovered that they could use whatever talents God had given them for sharing the Gospel in their community.
by Cesar Parra | Posted 10/29/08
Reaching Canada Today
They are looking for churches that help them to draw closer to God and that are contemporary, inclusive, relevant, and genuine.
by Doug Matacio | Posted 10/22/08
Who Is My Neighbour?
A new research guide can assist congregations in understanding their neighbourhoods and shaping their ministries accordingly.
by Darryl Dash | Posted 9/24/08
Freedom and Sacrifice
Chinese Christians continue to thrive in spite of persecution. The dichotomy was especially highlighted during the Beijing Olympics. Faith Today explores reasons why this situation exists.
by Jeff Dewsbury (Photos courtesy Intercede International) | Posted 9/17/08