A Holy Night
Andrew Stephens-Rennie
November 30, 2024
Can you imagine a world with stars brightly shining–a world ready to embrace our dear Saviour’s birth? Can you imagine a world that lays in
Can you imagine a world with stars brightly shining–a world ready to embrace our dear Saviour’s birth? Can you imagine a world that lays in
A few weeks ago, meeting with colleagues from across the country about developing the church’s capacity to participate in God’s mission, our discussion took a
I don’t know when you’ll be reading this. I’m imagining a Tuesday evening with a cup of tea. Or perhaps a Sunday morning before heading
What would you do if you were newly elected to Parish Council, only to find yourself responsible–in ways you had never previously imagined–for difficult and
Over the last few months I’ve found myself visiting a variety of parishes across the diocese. As part of the rollout of the “Thriving Communities” process, I’ve
In the early 2000s, all across North America, a new conversation about church was brewing. Younger people from a variety of denominational streams were waking
Over the past number of months I have been quietly working with regions and congregations to roll out the new Thriving Communities process our diocese
Throughout the season of Epiphany, seventy-five people from across the Diocese of Kootenay (and several more from beyond!) joined together to study “When Church Stops
It seems a basic enough question, and yet, I wonder how often we think about the reasons why we gather. We all have our reasons
It’s been three months since I started working full-time as the Director of Missional Renewal in our diocese. The first month or so focused on
In my early twenties, I was hired as an outreach worker for an inner-city congregation that had decided, after years of disengagement with the neighbourhood,
Wholehearted Worship Daring Discipleship Right Relationship Thriving Communities In May of this year, at the Diocesan Synod, the people of this diocese adopted a plan
When you tell the story of God’s faithfulness in your life, where do you start? Do you start with the stories of your ancestors or
I walked into a small Sunday schoolroom one afternoon, just before the evening service. Rather than shelves filled with ‘Godly Play’ figurines and parable boxes,
Each year, as the summer approaches, I find myself slowing down. After a year full of joys and sorrows, of ups and downs, of pastoral
On the third last day of the Rossland ski season, after a morning meeting with the regional dean on the slopes of Red Mountain, I
Holy Saturday is my favourite observance of the Christian year. It is my favourite, and it is so often overlooked. After Good Friday is said
A couple of weeks before Christmas, I stopped by an acquaintance’s house to drop off a gift. Before I reached the steps, the door was
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