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EFC Update Newsletter - November 15

15 November 2022

Urgent Call to Prayer and Action on Assisted Dying

A change in the law allowing medical assistance in dying (MAiD) for mental illness alone will come into effect this March. The EFC is calling on each Canadian Christian to ask their Member of Parliament to stop the expansion. See the EFC's media release and action kit for more information. 

You can also join the EFC Nationwide Prayer for MAiD, an online event Dec. 1 at 11:00 a.m. ET. (8 a.m. PT / 9 a.m. MT / 10 a.m. CT / Noon AT / 12:30 NL). 

Do You Have a Set of Sunday Shoes? (Faith Today article)

Do you have a set of “church clothes” in your closet? Alex Newman’s latest feature article walks readers through the many varied responses to this question across Christian history to the present day.

Sign up at FaithToday.ca/SubscribeFree for a print subscription to read more regular columns and articles like this. Why not go beyond the limited selection at www.faithtoday.ca and get the full magazine delivered to your door?

National Worship and Prayer Gathering Nov. 25  

24/7 Prayer Canada is hosting a national worship and prayer gathering in Vancouver that you can attend online or in person (including a dinner). It will include key speakers from Canada and the 24/7 International Team focusing on transforming our cultures of prayer within our churches. The event will help you grow deeper in your ministry leadership, church life and personal relationship with God. Learn more and register here.

This Week’s EFC Prayer Prompts   

This week’s prayer request is about pornography. Pray for freedom from the bondage of pornography and for healing in relationships affected by porn. Pray also for wisdom in teaching our kids and for legislators to recognize the public health impacts of porn and take steps to restrict its harms. You can learn more on these issues at TheEFC.ca/Pornography.

This week’s affiliate highlight focuses on Defend Dignity. The EFC regularly partners with Defend Dignity, an initiative of The Christian and Missionary Alliance (an EFC affiliate denomination).  

You can always find the week’s prayer prompts at TheEFC.ca/TakeAction. Also, we offer new pandemic-focused prayer ideas each month at TheEFC.ca/Covid-19.   

Coming Events at TheEFC.ca/Calendar

→ Sustaining Mental Health in Faith-Based Organizations (Wycliffe College/Jennifer Bowen), online, Nov. 16
→ Can Hospitality Change Canada? (Alpha/Krish Kandiah), online, Nov. 17
→ I Will Give You Rest conference (Gospel Coalition), Oakville, Nov. 17-18
→ Chat on Fostering and Adoption in Agricultural Families (CFFO), online, Nov. 21 
→ A Colorful Christmas Tour (World Vision/The Color/Brooke Nicholls), Alberta Nov. 24–27; Manitoba Dec. 9–11; Ontario Dec. 13–18 
→ Why the Faith? The Changing Nature of Faith in Canada (Cardus), online/Ottawa, Nov. 24 
→ National Prayer & Worship Gathering (24/7 Prayer), online/Vancouver, Nov. 25  
→ Vaccines, Faith and Trust (CSCA/Rebecca Dielschneider), online, Nov. 26
→ Entrepreneurial Leaders Org. Forum (ELO), online/Toronto, Nov. 30
→ The Old Testament as a Resource for the Church? (Wycliffe College/Lissa Wray Beal), online/Toronto, Nov. 25
→ EFC Advent Prayer for MAiD (EFC), online, Dec. 1
→ Communications Workers Watercooler Break (CCCA), online, Dec. 9

In Case You Missed It

Four new articles from Faith Today now in French
Job Openings: Pastor (Lethbridge, Montreal, Brampton, Toronto, Ottawa, Sault Ste Marie, Uxbridge); Toronto congregational justice and mercy coordinator; Montreal director of leadership programs; and more (FaithToday.ca/Classifieds)     
Bill to Clarify Law on Child Sexual Abuse Materials    
Bill to Verify Age and Consent on Pornography Sites
From Rodriguez to Carter to MAiD (Faith Trends podcast)
A Human Christian Response to Depression (Faith Today article)