Come to the Table by Johanna Giesbrecht – Yarn and metal. As we were approaching our “Fixed on Jesus” sermon series I was part of a discussion about how each of us come to worship together with our own thoughts and feelings; we come with our own theories about life and our spirituality. This is represented […]
The inspiration for the Outer Circle was a result of a prophetic word given a number of years ago. It’s the picture of Musk Oxen who form a protective circle around the vulnerable members of the herd in times of trouble. This is a glimpse of the kind of community God has called us to
There is a simulcast conference coming up that we’d like to encourage you to consider attending. It’s hosted by Forever Families of Canada. Empowered to Connect is two days of practical & game-changing TBRI®: Trust-Based Relational Intervention® education that will help you in caring for children & families. It’s ideal for: Parents (birth, foster, adoptive, grandparents) Professionals
So many conversations are happening right now – so many questions are being asked – this is great. Let’s keep it moving forward in a positive direction. To that end, we want to have another evening specifically dedicated to doing GYVE with the LGBTQ topic. This time we will have Debbie Chan (traditional) and Cornelius
The Journey Continues… Ma’wa’chi’hi’to’tan is Plains Cree for “let us gather together.” The conversation and gathering continues this year and we hope you’ll consider being part of it. If you are indigenous, or you work directly with indigenous people this gathering is for you. >>Info and registration here. >>View the Brochure Note: WCV is a
In the spirit of graciousness, understanding and respect, we have been posturing ourselves to hear multiple perspectives on the issues surrounding human sexuality and gender. We’ve learned that “listening is love” and that we don’t have to agree with someone in order to listen to them. We’ve also said that “every voice matters” but also,
Colossians 4:2 “Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.” Prayer changes things. It changes the world around us, and it changes us. Various kinds of prayer are part of our regular practices here at the Vineyard. Prayer Ministry, Intercession and Prophecy are three of our Core Practices that relate to prayer. Like we often
For those people who are part of WCV and who were not able to attend our Hot Button evening on Feb 11, we want you to know you missed a beautiful thing. People deeply listening to each other from opposing perspectives is a sacred thing. If you missed, no problem – you can still listen
Make your plans! The quadrennial Vineyard Canada National Gathering is this summer in Montréal. July 23-26. We’re calling this time together “Portage – When the Church seeks first the Kingdom”. In this video, National Director David Ruis unpacks this for us. Register here.
Speaking Up Thank you for all your participation in our series thus far. Many of you have voiced appreciation, apprehension, curiosity, concern and a whole host of other feelings and related thoughts. We deeply appreciate this. These are all signs of engagement. We also deeply appreciate your prayers. They are critical. However, we’re also aware
A few quick notes about the Outer Circle: We have postponed the January Outer Circle due to the Hot Button Evenings that are scheduled for Jan and Feb. We didn’t want to overload people’s evenings any more than necessary. The next scheduled Outer Circle is March 10. This is also our Annual General Meeting night. If your
We’d like to remind you – and invite you – to join the conversations around the Hot Button topics. We know that many of you are having conversations among yourselves. This is great! Please keep having them. Also, please make sure you participate in our two Hot Button evenings. We’ve intentionally tried to keep the
On Sunday I showed a short clip from a CNN report about the unlikely friendship between Daryl Davis and a KKK leader. I also referred to a Tedx talk Daryl Davis gave which provides more of the background to this amazing story. Here it is:
