Engaging With Purpose #6 – Sent
This Sunday we concluded our series, "Engaging On Purpose," based on Michael Frost's book, "Surprise the World." The final habit is to begin identifying yourself as a missionary—a sent one—by journaling the ways you’re alerting others to God's presence, character and...
Keep Surprising The World
As Pastor Josh winds down our Engaging With Purpose message series, based on Michael Frost's Surprise the World, we encourage you to keep practising the habits that were taught and have included some extra resources to help keep you going ... BLESS - “I will bless...
What We’re Singing on Sunday
Next Wednesday we will be entering the season of Lent, a season often associated with ancient practices which some may view with suspicion. However, we believe that there is much to be learned from ancient practices and liturgical traditions. We can find meaningful...
Lent Devotional 2020
This week you will find, either in your mail file or on the foyer counters, a Lent Devotional book. You are encouraged to use the Be In Christ Lent Devotional book during Lent, this year beginning on Ash Wednesday, February 26. As you use the Lent devotional, try to...
Engaging With Purpose #5 – Learn
Drawing from Michael Frost's book Surprise the World, this week's message challenges us to learn Christ. How did you do with last week's Habit - Listen? Don't forget to keep practising the first three habits we've learned about: Bless, Eat, Listen. "In the same way,...
What We’re Singing on Sunday
Michael Frost writes in Surprise the World, "If we're being sent into the world to live intriguing lives, arouse curiosity, and answer people's inquiries about the hope we have within, we need more than ever to know what Jesus would do or say in any circumstance."...
Engaging With Purpose #4 – Listen
Drawing from Michael Frost's book Surprise the World, this week's message challenges us to listen to the Holy Spirit. The first two challenges of this series have been to bless and eat with people. This week, we are challenged to spend quiet time, waiting for God to...
What We’re Singing on Sunday
This Sunday we are learning a new song, My Feet Are On the Rock, by I Am They. This song is about triumph over trial. When we're in the storms of life, we can rise above the turmoil and dance in the rain because our feet are on the solid rock of Jesus. To watch the...
Way to go, Wild Goats
We love to celebrate the big stories in our church family's lives and this week we celebrate with Connor and Hudson Jantzi who participated in the First Lego League Ontario West Provincial Championships, hosted by FIRST Robotics Canada. The focus of this event was to...
Kahquah Kids Camp Registration
Kids Camp registration begins this week. Yes, it's hard to start thinking about registering your kids to summer camp when we're in the middle of an arctic chill. However, Kahquah's Camps can fill up very quickly so don't dawdle because it will be summer before you...
Partnering With God – Jon Hand
What’s the difference between outreach and incarnation when loving our neighbours and engaging people’s spiritual curiosity? Jon Hand shared the mic with his friend Christian Wiley in this challenging and encouraging message on how to partner with God to reach beyond...
What We’re Singing on Sunday
One of the songs we'll be singing this Sunday is Ever Be by Bethel Music. Each one of us has a unique life story where God has been present and has been our hope. We all get to answer the question of why God's praise will ever be on our lips. As you sing the lyrics,...
Chili Cookoff Recap and Winning Recipe
At our 5th annual Chili Cookoff, we had the most inventive chili entries ever! Just when we thought we had seen it all, our chili chefs rose to the challenge and made 145 judges question the sanity of trying some of the culinary creations. Thanks to our amazingly...
Engaging With Purpose #3 – Eat
As we continue with our message series, Engaging With Purpose, this week we were challenged to "eat" with others, the next step in the five habits for living transformational lives: Bless, Eat, Listen, Learn, Sent (B.E.L.L.S.). How did you do with last week's...
What We’re Singing on Sunday
Last Sunday, Pastor Josh gave us a homework assignment to work on this week. Consider this question: "why have I chosen to be a follower of Jesus?" How is your assignment coming along? We are not all equipped and gifted to be evangelists but we are all equipped and...