On April 5, we celebrated alongside 5 people who got baptized. It sure felt like heaven was celebrating with us. What a rich time of hearing their stories, prayer, public declarations of faith, worship and plunging! Congratulations to Jayden Williams, Alvin Deegan, Lou-Ann Pinay, Brad Morand and Cora Stevenson on this step in your faith journeys. We’re excited for what […]
One of our core practices at WCV is community, and part and parcel of expressing and demonstrating God’s love to one another (as well as inviting his kingdom to come, now) is healing prayer. To see God heal, you have to be attentive to people who need healing, and you have to be willing to
When the death of Jesus began to seem just over the horizon of time, followers of Christ began to want to touch something that would seem like a physical bridge between them and that moment. Relics begin to surface. People wanted to hold the cup that Christ held at the Last Supper. They wanted to
After six months of learning in the Vineyard School of Justice, we had the privilege of celebrating our four students this past Monday evening with a moving graduation ceremony. Below you can see the year-end video screened in their honour, read Suhail’s (the director of the school) commencement address, as well as the pieces read
Recognizing what the Father is doing and blessing it, is our primary strategy for identifying new leaders in the Vineyard. Like the old proverb says, “one who thinks he is a leader but has no followers, is merely taking a walk.” We recognize leaders amongst us precisely because they are already leading. It’s first about the
It’s time to haul out the old metal dunk tank again! On Easter Sunday, April 5, we are going to witness the baptisms of a number of people as they make a public confession of their faith in Jesus. If you believe in Jesus and haven’t yet taken this step, we invite you to think
Board Of Director’s Comments: 2014 was an encouraging year financially. We stabilized our income and expenses and exceeded our budgets. Expenses in 2015 will increase $21,500 which is significant. Salaries and ministries are the largest part of this. We remain confident in the ability of the community to support our 2015. Pre-authorized giving continues to increase and
We are hosting a public information night for anyone who is interested in finding out more about the Vineyard School of Justice and about our upcoming school (Oct. 2015 – Apr. 2016). We’ll share the who, what, where, why, and how of the school, have former and current students share their experiences, and facilitate a time of
Here is a great song to rest in. It’s the “Song of the Month” for March. You can check out other songs of the month at the Vineyard Songs website. Also, there is a new Vineyard Worship Canada site, where our own Krista Heide has an art gallery – among a growing collection of other great
In this last day of our fast, we encourage you to take some time to review your week of “more with less”. Our prayer was that you would experience the Holy Spirit’s presence in your life in new and deeper ways. How has this happened for you? Sometimes our fasting seems fruitless – perhaps this
Fasting and prayer are often solitary activities. However, Isaiah 58 implies that true fasting involves others. This kind of fasting points us in the direction of community. Isaiah admonishes us to refocus on the needs of those around us – to think first, not of ourselves, but of others. What does this look like for
The ancient Celts said, “the one to whom little is not enough will not benefit from more.” They understood something about simplicity and savouring the small things. So many in our day and age have lost this perspective. Our fleshly appetites are insatiable and, like baby birds in the nest, they’re only briefly quieted when
Our garbage dumps tell a story. They tell us that our society has an addiction to anything and everything new. Canadians produce more garbage per person then any other country on earth (777 kg / person / year). Certainly there are many reasons for this, but I think one of the contributing factors is our
