Thank you Mark for your dedication and love for people, and your openness and willingness to teach amd guide other leaders in the church. I will always treasure the times you came to Edmonton to share with us in NADC, and later DMC. May you enjoy your retirement, and Gods favour. And make "snow angels" when you can. Henry Bosch Edmonton
Thank you Mark for your dedication and love for people, and your openness and willingness to teach amd guide other leaders in the church. I will always treasure the times you came to Edmonton to share with us in NADC, and later DMC. May you enjoy your retirement, and Gods favour. And make "snow angels" when you can. Henry Bosch Edmonton
I've listened to Mike Frost live at a church planting congress, shared a cup of coffee with him, and I think his message of "missional", like that of Craig Van Gelder and Al Roxburgh is timely, inspirational, motivational, and biblical.
I agree that there is healthy diversity on the task force team. I'm just a little suprised that Diaconal Ministries Canada - resourcing and encouraging deacons for over 50 years - has no staff representation on the "team"!
Hi Karl,
You know that posting comments to others' observations are not my cup of tea, but I want to make a remark on the previous. From my observation more and more deacons are willing to step into a helping relationship with people in need. They are indeed getting better at developing holistic "institutional responses" - and by doing so find themselves face-to-face and heartbeat-to-heartbeat with people they can help. Many deacons I know are active in a personal way. By walking along with people in need, assisting in basic needs, advocating for just solutions, they often find their actions are of mutual benefit. Whether sitting down with folks to share a community meal, or finding congregational partners to provide free tax preparation, or finding an apartment for a hard-to-house immigrant family, or mentoring a refugee family, or weeping with a family who lost a loved one, I am so very grateful for the deacons who serve with love and integrity. Up here north of the 49th, we spend a considerable amount of time encouraging and equipping our deacons. There's lots of good written materials, electronic and otherwise, for deacons to equip themselves.
Henry
Posted in: Reflection on Mark Stephenson's Leadership as Director of Disability Concerns
Thank you Mark for your dedication and love for people, and your openness and willingness to teach amd guide other leaders in the church. I will always treasure the times you came to Edmonton to share with us in NADC, and later DMC. May you enjoy your retirement, and Gods favour. And make "snow angels" when you can. Henry Bosch Edmonton
Posted in: Reflection on Mark Stephenson's Leadership as Director of Disability Concerns
Thank you Mark for your dedication and love for people, and your openness and willingness to teach amd guide other leaders in the church. I will always treasure the times you came to Edmonton to share with us in NADC, and later DMC. May you enjoy your retirement, and Gods favour. And make "snow angels" when you can. Henry Bosch Edmonton
Posted in: Missional Church
I've listened to Mike Frost live at a church planting congress, shared a cup of coffee with him, and I think his message of "missional", like that of Craig Van Gelder and Al Roxburgh is timely, inspirational, motivational, and biblical.
Posted in: Task Force on Deacons - Names Announced!
Hi Karl,
I agree that there is healthy diversity on the task force team. I'm just a little suprised that Diaconal Ministries Canada - resourcing and encouraging deacons for over 50 years - has no staff representation on the "team"!
henry
Posted in: A Deacon Reflects
Hi Karl,
You know that posting comments to others' observations are not my cup of tea, but I want to make a remark on the previous. From my observation more and more deacons are willing to step into a helping relationship with people in need. They are indeed getting better at developing holistic "institutional responses" - and by doing so find themselves face-to-face and heartbeat-to-heartbeat with people they can help. Many deacons I know are active in a personal way. By walking along with people in need, assisting in basic needs, advocating for just solutions, they often find their actions are of mutual benefit. Whether sitting down with folks to share a community meal, or finding congregational partners to provide free tax preparation, or finding an apartment for a hard-to-house immigrant family, or mentoring a refugee family, or weeping with a family who lost a loved one, I am so very grateful for the deacons who serve with love and integrity. Up here north of the 49th, we spend a considerable amount of time encouraging and equipping our deacons. There's lots of good written materials, electronic and otherwise, for deacons to equip themselves.
Henry