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Canada Without Poverty, Part II (United Church of Canada)

Presenters Darlene O’Leary (Citizens for Public Justice) and Megan Hooft (Canada Without Poverty) lead participants from a faith foundation and a focus on faith in community, through a brief look at the impact of power and privilege. Moving towards a way of seeing people through a human rights lens, participants learn how people can respond in ways Read more

By United Church of Canada, 10 years ago

When ‘Spiritual but Not Religious’ is Not Enough (United Church of Canada)

Join minister and celebrated author, Rev. Dr. Lillian Daniel, for a one-hour conversation on her most recent book, When “Spiritual But Not Religious” is Not Enough: Seeing God in Surprising Places, Even the Church. During this webinar Lillian will give a new spin on church with stories of what a Read more

By United Church of Canada, 10 years ago

Evangelistic Preaching in a Tongue-Tied Church (United Church of Canada)

Our United Churches are full of good people who are eager to make a different in the world. But these same people are often very uncomfortable speaking their faith outside the safety of our stained glass sanctuaries. What role does preaching play in addressing this short-coming as we seek to Read more

By United Church of Canada, 10 years ago

Evolutionary Christian Mysticism (United Church of Canada)

Bruce Sanguin had an awakening experience on the shore of Narragansett, Rhode Island. He realized that he was the presence of the universe, in human form, evolving. He underwent an irreversible transformation of consciousness that involved his realization of unity with All That Is. Following this experience, his theological and Read more

By United Church of Canada, 10 years ago

Experiments in Missional Living (United Church of Canada)

This webinar explores how the focus is on: “defining your unique WHY?” as a congregation; the importance of establishing strong core values; living out the gospel admonition that finding life requires losing life; moving from congregational insulation to kingdom collaboration by forming creative partnerships with unlikely allies. Register for this Read more

By United Church of Canada, 10 years ago

Exploring Open Source (United Church of Canada)

The concept of “open source” – free and open sharing of technology, design and knowledge is quickly becoming a disruptive element in fields of software (where it started) and hardware development, and education, to name but a few. This is in part a result of expectations around mass collaboration, crowdsourcing Read more

By United Church of Canada, 10 years ago

Evangelism in a New Light (United Church of Canada)

One of the earliest admonitions in life is this: “Pay Attention.” One of the hardest things in the world to do is this: “Pay Attention.” Nobody attends to attention. People teach how to think, not how to pay attention. But paying attention changes one’s brain, one’s being, one’s future. Evangelism is the art Read more

By United Church of Canada, 10 years ago

Poverty in Canada: 4 Stories (United Church of Canada)

Come listen and learn from people with lived experience of poverty. Inform anti- poverty work by learning from and becoming strategic partners with people living in poverty (rather than seeing them as a target group). People can only move from charity to justice when people with lived experience are leading the Read more

By United Church of Canada, 10 years ago

Reformed Spirituality (United Church of Canada)

Many people would be surprised to learn that John Calvin, the founder of the Reformed branch of Protestantism, believed that mystical union with Christ was of utmost importance – union in our individual hearts and the hearts of faith communities. In fact, denominations within the Reformed tradition, of which the United Read more

By United Church of Canada, 10 years ago

Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (United Church of Canada)

Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) is mentioned several times in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. What does it mean? How is it applied in Canada in relationship to resource development and First Nations, Metis, and Inuit? How does it relate to the Duty to Consult? Read more

By United Church of Canada, 10 years ago