getReal Seminar: Insights on Dialogue Evangelism at Ambrose University College

November 4-5, 2011  (Friday 6:30 pm-9:30 pm; Saturday 9:00 am-4:00 pm) Admission – FREE

Past theory into practice; guiding the Christian into sharing his faith in a pluralistic world.  You are more ready than you know to share Christ with those being made ready for good news.

Guest speaker Rev. Joel Van Hoogen is the co-founder and executive director of Church Partnership Evangelism (CPE). He has pastored several Canadian Alliance churches and is currently the Bible teacher at the Bread of Life Fellowship in Boise, Idaho. Rev. Van Hoogen travels extensively, speaking and teaching in the area of the deeper life in Christ and evangelism. His messages are regularly broadcast through the Bread of Life radio program and can also be heard on www.sermonaudio.com.

For additional information contact Jaffray@ambrose.edu

Self-interest guides our buying and selling. When it comes to buying shoes or haggling over a car,
“So, what’s in it for me?” helps evaluate possible purchases. But is this a good question when it
comes to church participation? In North America, congregations often function as a provider of
religious goods and services. “Church” has become a consumable good – a place we go to
receive something – rather than a sent and sending community, a missionary people.

What do we do with a “So, what’s in it for me?” church?

Consumed is a two-month journey for church leaders who want to think about and experiment
with post-consumer and post-attractional church practices. The journey is built around two
teaching days and two half-days for reflection and conversation.

Please click on the link for more info about a location near you:

Consumed Edmonton

Consumed Calgary

Or to register immediately, go to www.forgecanada.ca.

The number of church mergers in the U.S. and Canada has been rising over recent decades, many of which are multisite or become multisite. In fact, one in three multisite campuses is created as the result of a church merger. This report compares the similarities and differences among mergers and multisite churches, offering many examples along the way.

DETERMINING LEAST REACHED AND MOST RECEPTIVE PEOPLES IN CANADA FOR MISSIONAL IMPACT

As we seek ways to be a “multiplicative, transformational church”, one of the things your church is encouraged to consider is:

“Who are the least reached and most receptive people in my community or other communities in Canada that we might consider for impact as part of the expression of our missional heart?”

That question is a challenging one, and you may wonder what the easy and quick solution to answering it is.  The reality is, there simply is no easy and quick way to discern the answer without research, discussions, and a reasonable amount of effort.  However, the following tool will help you define the essentials of the process and the information you will need to determine where it is, and whom, Christ would have you consider in partnering with Him and perhaps others to extend His kingdom from Sea to Sea.

Forgotten Voices tells the stories of 40 amazing women who had a significant role in the history of The Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada.

Accompanied by nearly 90 photos, this well-researched book is a compelling and inspirational read for anyone interested in the role of women in the church today.