EFC President at Pentecostal Prayer Summit
EFC President Bruce J. Clemenger is a plenary speaker this week at the annual prayer summit of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Newfoundland and Labrador (PAONL), held at the Emmanuel Conference Centre in Newfoundland. The annual event gathers pastors and spouses from across Newfoundland and Labrador. The PAONL is an affiliate denomination of the EFC.
Transitions at the EFC
This week we say farewell to Bill Winger who has served the EFC faithfully since 2001 as CFO and as VP for finance and administration and, most recently, as Executive Vice President. Bill is retiring and we all wish him a well-deserved rest. This week we welcome Dr. David Guretzki as our new Executive Vice President and Resident Theologian. David has served on the EFC Board for 9 years and was Dean of Briercrest Seminary and Professor of Theology and Public Life.
Battling Pornography: a Guide for Canadians
The EFC has just released a resource to equip churches, small groups and individuals to think through and respond to the issue of pornography. To order a free print copy, email us at EFC@TheEFC.ca or call toll-free 1-866-302-3362.
Join in on World Refugee Sunday
World Refugee Sunday is held annually on the Sundays before and after June 20 (World Refugee Day) to remember the needs of refugees. Plan to join in prayer and action, responding in practical ways to God’s call to “love the stranger as yourself.” The EFC offers a webpage of new information, resources and links.
Watch Latest Episode of Love Is Moving TV Series
You can watch last week’s episode of Love is Moving, a TV series for young adults produced by the EFC’s Joel Gordon and Ben Porter, on Vimeo! It features singer-songwriter Karen Jewels, who talks about her own clothing line, Rock Holy, and it shows the 24-7 Church youth group in Burlington volunteering with Sew on Fire Ministries. Episodes air Fridays at 8 pm on YES TV.
Director of Donor Relations Visiting PEI in July
Don McNiven, our Director of Affiliate and Donor Relations, will be in PEI from July 25-28. If you’d like to meet him to find out more about the EFC or how you can get involved, email Don. He’ll be glad to connect with you.
→ The Change Leadership Conference, Toronto, May 31
→ EFC Director Julia Beazley "Why you should care that your child is watching Porn", Fort Francis, June 2 ; Emo, June 3
→ Unite (Worship Experience), Toronto, June 3
→ Family Foundations – School of Ministry Coordinator Training, Ottawa, June 11
→ God, Atheism, & Ultimate Meaning, Hamilton, June 14; Ottawa, June 21
→ God’s Agape/Probability Design for the Universe, Toronto, June 13; Waterloo, June 15; Montreal, June 22
→ Wonder Jam 2017, Vaughan, June 17
→ World Refugee Sunday, worldwide, June 18 or 25
→ National Aboriginal Day, June 21
→ Canadian Church Press Convention, Quebec City, June 21-24
→ Word Awards Gala, Mississauga, June 23
Love Is Moving Among B.C. Youth
Hundreds of copies of Love Is Moving magazine are being distributed in B.C. this month through the Historymaker youth conference (www.historymaker.ca). Students will also be challenged at the conference to join God’s movement of youth across the country who are vibrantly living out their faith and inspired to share how God’s love is moving in their communities. Tell us about your upcoming youth event or conference. Learn more about the EFC’s Love Is Moving magazine.
How to Lead Well When Leading Is Hard: Agents of Change in a Resistant Culture
“Culture eats strategy for breakfast." That’s a quote from Gary Nelson’s coauthor, Peter Dickens, in this adapted excerpt from Leading in DisOrienting Times: Navigating Church and Organizational Change (Chalice Press, 2015). Nelson is president of Tyndale University College and Seminary and has plenty of experience in church leadership. He emphasizes that openness to change is a crucial characteristic for leaders in an age when society is shifting faster than ever before.
→ One sermon in 150+ Vancouver churches on June 11
→ Six things I wish I had learned in medical school
In Case You Missed It
→ The EFC at national and provincial prayer breakfasts