EFC to Intervene in Case on Church Freedom
The Supreme Court of Canada has granted intervener status to the EFC and co-intervener the Catholic Civil Rights League in a case that concerns whether Canadian courts should intervene in the internal decisions of churches regarding membership and discipline. Historically, Canadian courts have considered these matters beyond their expertise and jurisdiction. The Wall case will be heard in early November.
Celebrating Rev. Lim’s Return to Canada After Imprisonment
EFC staff joined Light Korean Presbyterian Church in Mississauga yesterday to celebrate the safe return of Rev. Lim after he was released from a prison in North Korea. The EFC’s David Guretzki, Aileen Van Ginkel and Anita Levesque attended this gathering, which included MPs, media, and a Senator’s staff member. Anita Levesque had the opportunity to address the gathering. Pastor Lim recently gave an interview to CBC News about his experience and how he believes it strengthened his faith.
Love Is Moving on New TV Show!
If you’re watching TV next Friday night, don’t forget to tune in to Outside the Box With Sheldon Neil. The show premieres Friday, September 8, and the EFC’s youth initiative Love Is Moving will appear in a regular weekly segment featuring young people living out God’s love. Outside the Box will air each Friday at 8:30 p.m. on YesTV.
EFC Speakers at Affiliate Ontario Churches
This past Sunday, Joel Gordon, the EFC’s Creative Director, spoke at Mindemoya Evangelical Missionary Church in Manitoulin Island, while EFC Vice-President David Guretzki spoke at City Centre Baptist Church in Mississauga. Consider inviting an EFC speaker to your group or church. Find a list of popular topics at TheEFC.ca/Speakers.
EFC Director to Visit Kingston/Belleville Area
Don McNiven’s itinerary for B.C. is now full, but he will be visiting the Kingston, Napanee, Belleville and Cobourg areas in Ontario the week of October 23-27, 2017. Don is our Director of Affiliate and Donor Relations. If you would like to meet with him, just email Don and he’ll be happy to arrange a meeting. For a regularly updated page with Don’s public itinerary, visit Don’s page on our website.
Completing Canadian Sentences, Subject and – How Do Our Lives Preach About God to Our Neighbours?
Our columnist John Stackhouse notes that the French word for ‘preacher’ is le prédicateur. “Literally le prédicateur becomes ‘the predicator’…someone who ‘asserts something about another thing.’” In an increasingly secular society, the lives of Christians make a statement to the watching world about what it means to follow Christ. Stackhouse asks, “How will we prompt better predicates about our kind of Christianity?”
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→ Freedom Session Leadership Training, Calgary, Sept. 8-9; Vancouver, Sept. 15-16; Toronto, Sept. 23
→ Foundations of Media Strategy, launch of 5-wk online course, Sept. 14
→ Women on the Frontlines Canada, Grimsby, Ont., Sept. 14-16
→ MCC Festival for World Relief, Abbotsford, B.C., Sept. 15-16
→ New EFC Webinar, online, Sept. 19
→ Story in Ministry, online course, Sept. 20
→ Does the Church Matter? Interdisciplinary Studies Conference on Church since 1517 Reformation, Edmonton, Sept. 20-21
→ Christian Legal Fellowship National Conference, Mississauga, Sept. 21-23
→ Inscribe Christian Writer’s Fellowship Conference, Edmonton, Sept. 22-23
→ What we read this summer
In Case You Missed It
→ Homecoming for Rev. Lim
→ Help young adults through back to school transition
→ The EFC to intervene on behalf of TWU
→ Speak truth to power: Use words when necessary