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Movement Day – 2011 in NYC
We heard wonderful things about Movement Day in 2010 in New York City. This year I know of representatives who are planning to attend from Toronto, Ottawa, Kingston and Montreal. Although it is only a one-day event, the experience is … Continue reading
Posted in City Church, City Transformation, International, Missional, Urban Approach
Tagged blogaday2011, Movement Day
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Unity Service in Sherbrooke, QC
This morning in Sherbrooke, Quebec the English-language congregations gathered for their second unity service this year. Since we were in the area, some of us from the House of Prayer Consult joined with hundreds of others at the theatre in … Continue reading
Transformation Conference July 7-9 in Newark, NJ.
Ed Silvoso was with us in Ottawa about a month ago. Today Gerry Organ from One Way Ministries hosted a follow-up meeting with about 20 business and congregational leaders. We are excited about the new synergies and the new vision to … Continue reading
Posted in City Church, City Transformation, International, Transforming Neighbourhoods
Tagged blogaday2011, Ed Silvoso, Ottawa
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Kingston Day of Prayer
I love what the city leadership team, (the Kingston Transformation Network) in Kingston, Ontario is doing these days. They just came off a great weekend of learning and thinking together about Human Trafficking. Now they are headed for a “Kingston Day … Continue reading
What’s an Urban Monastic? – Jim Tice
It’s great to see some really good prayer being stirred up in Guelph, Ontario. Jim Tice is working on a 24-7 prayer effort in that south-western city, an hour and a half west of Toronto. Here’s something from his most recent blog … Continue reading
Posted in 24-7 Prayer, City Church, Classical Spirituality, Monasticsm, Urban Monasticism
Tagged blogaday2011, Jim Tice, Urban Monasticism
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Some Great Missional Thinking from Dave Harder
Here’s some great quotes from Dave Harder who leads a missional congregation here in Ottawa called The Journey. He also leads the Missional Track of Mission Ottawa and he is always pushing us in the right direction. “Whenever someone (in … Continue reading
Providence Point
I had never been to Lanark, Ontario until this week. It’s a very small town an hour to the west of Ottawa which used to be known for its wool mills. We are here at a fairly new retreat centre … Continue reading
Leadership Summit with Glenn Smith
Today I head off to the annual Leadership Summit for Mission Ottawa. This year the emphasis will be more on serious strategic thinking about how we can make an impact on the nation’s capital in the years ahead. For that … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian Cities, City Church, City Transformation, Mission Ottawa, Missional, Montreal, Ottawa, Unity, Urban Approach
Tagged blogaday2011, Glenn Smith, Mission Ottawa
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Relational Unity is Foundational
Unity is essentially an organic, not an organizational matter. We must be one because the triune God is one. As Rex Koivisto writes, “The unity of the one Church is at root a relational unity of love. This is where … Continue reading
Posted in City Church, City Transformation, Unity
Tagged blogaday2011, City Reaching, Jack Denison
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Crieff Hills Community
Over the next couple of days I will be near Guelph, Ontario facilitating a leaders’ prayer summit for the “Love Hamilton” leaders network. The setting is Crieff Hills Community, a retreat centre that we have been visiting for 30 … Continue reading
Posted in City Church, City Transformation, Hamilton, Together Canada, Urban Approach
Tagged blogaday2011, Crieff Hills
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