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Church & Faith Trends - Graph of Church megatrends Demographic, cultural and technological megatrends are rapidly reshaping our ministry context.

Understanding Canadian church and faith trends helps us better explain who we are as Evangelicals, helps us understand our place in the broader culture, and helps us make better ministry decisions.

The EFC works collaboratively to conduct and foster research that studies the changing contexts in churches and Canadian society.
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Media releases

New polling reveals Canadians’ views on medical assistance in dying

Only half of Canadians (51%) are aware MAiD will become available on the basis of...

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EFC Launches Faith Trends: a new podcast to connect research and ministry

The Canadian Christian podcast landscape has a new show that features conversations...

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Articles

Evangelical 360 podcast debuts today

A new podcast from the World Evangelical Alliance features Canadian Brian Stiller as...

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Lausanne report sees gaps and opportunities for global mission

The Lausanne Movement has released a report analyzing the state of the world and the...

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Podcasts

Elephants, tigers, rabbits and the Great Commission in Canada

Lisa Pak serves at Finishing the Task, a Great Commission initiative led...

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How are churches being planted in Canada today?

Planting churches isn't a paint-by-numbers proposition. There are new and creative...

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Research

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Understanding Canadian church and faith trends helps us better explain who we are as Evangelicals, helps us understand our place in the broader culture, and helps us make better ministry decisions.

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Women in the Canadian Evangelical Church

Understanding Canadian church and faith trends helps us better explain who we are as Evangelicals, helps us understand our place in the broader culture, and helps us make better ministry decisions.

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Videos

How do we love our neighbour when they've survived trauma?

Brenton Diaz, a trauma therapist in Ontario, helps us understand what it means to...

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Single in the Church? A discussion for everyone

A wide-ranging conversation about singleness with Karissa Sovdi, a counsellor and...

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Government

Submission to the Special Senate Committee on the Charitable Sector

How do religious charities benefit Canadian society? The EFC participated in a review in April, and the committee has now issued its report (June 2019).

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Dispatches from Brian

African Church Leaders Taking Hold

Africa, the “dark” continent brought to light by missionary David...

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When is a Heresy a Cult?

Spiritual movements produce bizarre and often cult-like offshoots. Nowhere is this...

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Documents

Snapshots: Evangelicals in Canada 1900-2000

A large poster summarizing the recent history of Evangelicals in Canada.

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Timeline of Evangelicalism in Canada

By George Rawlyk, originally published in Faith Today.

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