THE EFC UPDATE - 2016.10.11
Uniting Evangelicals to bless Canada in the name of Jesus
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NEXT EFC WEBINAR: RELIGIOUS FREEDOM OF OTHER RELIGIONS
Sign up now to join our Oct. 20 EFC webinar! Why should Christians care about the religious freedom of other religions? Bruce Clemenger, President of the EFC, will take questions and explain the Ktunaxa Nation case.
VISITING WITH THE ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH
Last week EFC President Bruce Clemenger was in Montreal at a reception for Catholicos Aram I from Lebanon, one of two leaders of the Armenian Apostolic Church (the other, Catholicos Kerekin II, is based in Armenia). The event, attended by leaders from several Christian traditions, facilitated conversations on a variety of issues facing Christians in the Middle East and globally. Many of the Christian Syrian refugees who have come to Canada this past year are members of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
NEW AT THEEFC.CA/BLOG
→ Applause on Refugee Sponsorship Goes Partly to Churches
→ Religious Freedom for the Ktunaxa Affects Everyone
WHAT CHURCHES ARE LEARNING AS THEY SPONSOR REFUGEES
Thousands of Canadian churches responded to the plight of Syrian refugees by becoming private sponsors over the past year. Three such churches – in Calgary, Halifax and Owen Sound – are profiled in the Sep/Oct issue of Faith Today, Canada’s Christian magazine. Read about them online and browse the entire issue.
SUBSCRIBE AND GET THREE FOR ONE
New limited-time offer! Canada’s Christian magazine lets you give two gift subscriptions free if you buy a third subscription for yourself or someone else! Get details online or by calling 1-866-302-3362. EFC magazine subscriptions are great for all ages, since they include both Faith Today and our youth magazine, Love Is Moving. A great way to bless three people all at the same time – perhaps yourself, a young person off to university and a friend or relative?
GUEST INSTRUCTOR
The EFC’s Rick Hiemstra will be giving an academic lecture this week on how Christians interact with broader Canadian society, sharing the latest information about how many Christians Canada has, where they live and how they are engaged with society. He’ll be in Ottawa at the Laurentian Leadership Centre. Invite an EFC speaker to your school, church or other group.
COMING EVENTS AT THEEFC.CA/CALENDAR
→ Quantum Physics & Christianity, Winnipeg, Oct. 11
→ Christian University & College Fairs, various Ontario locations, Oct. 12–18
→ Heritage Preaching Lectures, Cambridge, Ont., Oct. 13
→ Q Commons Simulcast, various locations, Oct. 13
→ Christians and Climate Change, Hamilton, Oct. 14
→ Change Conference, Toronto, Oct. 14–15
→ Gospel Outreach Conference, Toronto, Oct. 14–15
→ Women of Grace Retreat, Huntsville, Ont., Oct. 14–15
→ Hermeneutics in Context: CETA Conference, Langley, Oct. 15
→ FM419 Youth Training (Vancouver Festival of Hope), Oct. 15
→ EFC Speaker in Sillikers, N.B., Oct. 16
→ Chew on This! Anti-poverty Event, Canada-wide, Oct. 17
→ Christianity, Science, and Honesty, Waterloo, Oct. 17
→ Resetting the Relationship: An Indigenous Peoples Conference, Kitchener, Ont., Oct. 20–21
→ Global Leadership Summit rebroadcast from Willow Creek, various locations, Oct. 20–21
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IN ONTARIO, P.E.I. AND NOVA SCOTIA
Don McNiven, the EFC’s director of affiliate and donor relations, will be visiting in Ontario, P.E.I. and Nova Scotia this fall. He’d be delighted to visit with supporters to discuss the programs of the EFC and current research initiatives. Email him or call 416-902-9110.
DO YOU HAVE GOOD NEWS TO SHARE WITH CANADIAN CHURCHES?
Let us know about it, so we can help to spread your news more widely using our social media channels such as Facebook and Twitter. Drop us a line at SocialMedia@TheEFC.ca to share a hyperlink where other Canadian Christians can go to read your news, watch your video or download your helpful resource.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
→ Recording of a recent EFC webinar on how we can we most effectively show Christian love to those who are chronically ill or hurting in some other way
→ A recent EFC videoclip and blog post point out that online pornography fuels exploitation and sexual violence. The EFC is calling Parliament to study the public health effects of internet porn.