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Traduit de Canada Watch par François Godbout. Alors que la culture et les lois canadiennes évoluent rapidement autour de nous, il est essentiel que les chrétiens canadiens restent informés et réfléchissent ensemble. L’AÉC continue de répondre à ce besoin au niveau national, comme nous l’avons toujours fait, et plus récemment également par des ateliers « Faith Matters » organisés au niveau local. Au cours des deux dernières années, nous avons organisé des rencontres à Regina,

Articles de fond L'histoire de votre église. Le sociologue Joel Thiessen partage quelques idées intéressantes tirées de ses récentes recherches sur la manière dont une église peut raconter et vivre son histoire pour lui assurer un avenir dynamique. Regardez l'agneau. L'histoire de Pâques est plus grande que nous ne l'imaginons, écrit l'auteur et théologien albertain Mark Buchanan. Des vies bien racontées. La surprenante bénédiction de rédiger des nécrologies. Par Julie Lane-G

[ le français suit ] Canadian Christian women care deeply about their faith and living it out. But anecdotes and academic discussions dominate our understanding of how most women participate in the church. The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) and 13 other ministries are partnering to conduct research into how Canadian evangelical women understand their roles in the local church and what factors influence their participation. The Women in the Canadian Evangelical Church

A new podcast called evangelical 360° launches today that dives into contemporary issues impacting Christian life and witness around the world. Lively discussion and tough questions with leaders, writers and influencers help explore faith from different perspectives. Host Brian Stiller, a Canadian, is global ambassador for the World Evangelical Alliance. "Our hope is that each person listening will come away informed, encouraged, challenged and inspired," says Stiller. Learn

The partnership Ignite Prayer Canada shared a compelling vision during its online launch gathering Sept. 19, 2024. Imagine this: 1,000 churches across Canada radiant with God’s electrifying presence continual fires burning on spiritual altars with faith-filled and united prayer, Scripture-fed and Spirit-led, fixated on God’s rule and righteousness intercession fused with gospel proclamation activating harvests of lost people coming to Christ, baptized, Spirit-empowered, exper

AMAC is a newer affiliate of the EFC and shares a report of its anniversary by way of introduction. The Armenian Missionary Association of Canada (AMAC), founded on March 27, 1982, is joyfully celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2024. With hearts full of gratitude, we give thanks to God for His enduring blessings and guidance throughout our journey. To commemorate this special milestone, the organization is planning several events. The first one took place on July 20, 2024, i

Could we introduce ourselves? Because I think you might not know us. There’s been some chatter in political circles about a certain party leader visiting three evangelical Christian churches on a recent summer Sunday. I listened to a podcast about politics, where the panelists and host talk about the risk of this kind of visit and whether this is importing US style politics into Canada. They ask questions like, “Why does this raise eyebrows?” “Why isn’t this more risk than re

A vibrant Canadian Church in ten years? Toronto-area EFC donors and friends are invited to an Oct. 23 evening public discussion with David Guretzki, the EFC’s president, in discussion with Lee Beach of McMaster Divinity College and Dorothy Pang of Tyndale Intercultural Ministry Centre. Q & A to follow the discussion. Learn more at TheEFC.ca/VibrantChurch

Traduit de l'anglais par François Godbout Chaque vendredi matin, Brian Lopez, producteur de contenu vidéo et directeur de studio de l'AEC, allume les lumières du nouveau studio média de l'AEC à Ottawa et prépare l'espace pour l'arrivée de Shoaib Ebadi de Square One World Media. Ebadi est le premier client régulier du studio. Square One World Media est un affilié de l'AEC. Ebadi se connecte avec son équipe à Winnipeg et, ensemble, ils organisent une émission de télévision évan

This article comes from Read directly: https://evangelicalfocus.com/world/26379/how-will-the-church-and-world-look-like-in-2050-the-lausanne-movement-identifies-gaps-and-opportunities-for-global-mission What will the Church and the world look like in 2050? A new in-depth report analysing the state of the world and the opportunities for Christian mission has been launched five months ahead of the 4th Lausanne Movement Congress (L4), planned for September in Seoul, South Kore

Honouring the faithful and excellent service of Bruce J. Clemenger’s 30 plus years with the EFC, where for 20 years he has led as CEO and President, and recognizing David Guretzki’s leadership and his own unique gifting and expertise, the Board of the EFC is pleased to announce new senior leadership roles for the EFC. [UPDATE: See more in the EFC Update newsletter of Jan. 31, 2023] Effective January 31, 2023, Bruce J. Clemenger will be appointed to a new role as Senior Ambass

A major new EFC survey suggests half of Canadians are either agnostic, atheist or unreligious. And only a tenth attend religious services weekly. How will the church respond? The 2019 Church and Faith Trends Survey was conducted with 5,011 Canadians over the age of 18 August 12–16, 2019 on the Maru/Blue research panel. The survey was conducted in English and French. A detailed introduction to the survey and its results is included in the Jan/Feb 2020 issue of Faith Today maga