Sign Up Now for Next Week’s Mentoring Webinar
Research shows that young people do better when caring adults invest in their lives. That is true for most of us. What exactly is mentoring? Why does it matter so much? How can we do it better? How can Christian ministries and churches make mentoring part of their culture? Join our next webinar with expert guests Doug Ward of Arrow Ministries, Marg Gibb of Women Together and Pierre Bergeron of SIS Leadership. With host Karen Stiller.
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EFC Analysis of 2019 Canada Summer Jobs Program Application
The EFC’s analysis of the 2019 Canada Summer Jobs program application is now available. It examines three elements in the 2019 application: new wording for the Employer's Attestation that replaces the unacceptable values test from 2018; new criteria for Ineligible Projects and Job Activities which disqualify organizations that engage primarily or solely in pro-life advocacy work; and a Required Description of Hiring Practices to ensure an inclusive workplace free of discrimination.
Cardus Survey on Christian Education and Faith Development
Our friends at Cardus are reaching out to church pastors in hopes of enlisting their help in a new study of church leader perceptions and children’s faith development. Cardus Education is working with The Barna Group via an online survey. The survey is about 20 minutes in length. Kindly consider helping Cardus by clicking on the link and completing the survey before January 31, 2019.
Cardus writes: “Christian schools in Canada face a number of challenges, yet despite these challenges, a significant number of parents in Canada desire and choose a religiously oriented education for their children. Church pastors can play a valuable role in helping parents with these important decisions and often have significant relationships with schools. But a changing context may also serve to influence the norms within church communities and how church leaders see themselves in relation to these matters.”
If you are not a church leader, please consider forwarding this request to your pastor, but do not share more broadly.
Join Faith Today at Religion and Society Series Event
Do you want a better understanding of the relationships between artificial intelligence, cognitive sciences and religious belief? Faith Today editor Karen Stiller will be the moderator for a public discussion on these issues Jan. 25 in Toronto. You can buy tickets to attend the event in person, or there is also an option for groups to sign up for free to host a live feed of the event and then a local discussion. What Does It Mean to be Human: Ghosts and Machines will be held at the University of Toronto Convocation Hall. This event, sponsored by Faith Today and several other groups, is part of the Wycliffe College Religion and Society Series of critical conversations on matters of faith, society and public interest.
FT Interview: Bob Laarman of World Renew
In the new Jan/Feb Faith Today, read the FT Interview with Bob Laarman, director of disaster response services for World Renew, the disaster response and community development arm of the Christian Reformed Church in North America.
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→ Journey Discipleship Course, Vancouver, Jan. 15
→ EFC Webinar – Mentoring Matters, online, Jan. 16
→ EFC Speaker in Ottawa, ON, Jan. 18-19
→ Missions Fest 2019, Vancouver, Jan. 18-19
→ Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, worldwide, Jan. 18-25
→ Canadian Youth Workers Conference Saskatoon, Jan. 25-26
→ Break Forth One, Edmonton, Jan. 25-27
→ Rencontre au sommet 2019, Granby, Jan. 28-30
→ Global Christian School Leadership Summit, San Antonio, Jan. 30-31
→ EFC Speaker in Abbotsford, B.C., Jan. 31
In Case You Missed It
→ EFC Podcast: How Churches Can Protect the Vulnerable and Themselves
→ Accommodating Religious Difference: We Begin By Admitting There Is No Neutral Ground (Faith Today article)