Articles for tag: Impact Ontario

October 14, 2013

By Jim Tune Eastern Canada (Ontario and the Maritime provinces) was the seedbed for what finally became known as the Restoration Movement in Canada. Long before the thoughts of Barton Stone were circulated north of the 49th parallel, and several decades before Alexander Campbell visited the Canadian churches, a simple movement””similar, but not identical to that in the United States””took root in Canada. It was an appeal to model the church according to the simple doctrine and polity of the New Testament, to pursue unity, and to discard denominational labels and creeds. Scottish “restorationists” arrived upon the shores of New

August 18, 2010

Christian Standard

Mission & Evangelism

Extending Help, Hope to a Guatemalan Valley

By Jennifer Taylor School “˜Project” Most people in the Ulpan Valley of Guatemala live in poverty. Many can”t read. Surprisingly, a small team of engineers from middle Tennessee is changing the situation. Engineering professors and students from Lipscomb University (Nashville, Tennessee) have volunteered on short-term mission trips to Central America since 2004. They help with disaster relief or by building bridges and water towers. But short-term missions have limited value, according to Kerry Patterson, associate professor of mechanical engineering at Lipscomb, in a recent Tennessean article. “You are there for a week or 10 days, and then you are gone,”

August 21, 2005

Jim Tune

Church & Ministry Church Planting

Momentum-Makers: New Initiatives for Kingdom Growth in Canada

Church planting momentum is building in Central and Eastern Canada through rapid growth, intentional giving, national-level collaboration, and creative multisite experiments that open new doors for gospel ministry.

August 21, 2005

Russ Kuykendall

Organizations & Events Local Churches

Doing Church in the City

A look at Keele Street Christian Church in Toronto’s Junction—its 1800s roots, changing neighborhood, multicultural congregation, and the practical challenges and ministries of doing church in a major city.