Click below to view a video message from President Bill Fietje. Bill is joined by Michael Pawelke, Senior Pastor of Compass Point Bible Church, Burlington, ON |
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Click below for a video message from President Bill Fietje: |
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Pray for those without a Shepherd Consider how Jesus Himself is at work in peoples’ lives, pursuing them and caring for them, like a shepherd would care of His own sheep. “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside still waters….” Psalm 23 vss. 1-2 Chuck Colson in his CD messages “Being the Body” which compliments his book “The Body” gi... |
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Maybe it’s my age or just this time of year, but I find myself thinking about the need to find “rest in the Lord” from the busyness of life. E.M. Bounds once said that when we work, we work and when we pray, God works. Hudson Taylor, just a few demanding years into his mission in the inlands of China felt overwhelmed with the burdens of the Chinese millions all around him. Through a letter from his brother in-law in England came the words that would f...
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 Lately I have been contemplating the whole issue of alienation and reconciliation. I know that this is from God's heart to His churc...
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We all need to make decisions every day. As leaders our choices often determine the direction and health of the churches and organizations that God has called us to lead. How do we make wise decisions? Recently I have been studying the story of Abram and Lot found in Genesis 13. When faced with a dilemma (crisis) of not enough land resources to share they decided to part company. Abram wisely allowed Lot to choose first. True to Lot’s value system he chose th... |
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 Hi Team,
The whole world was focused on China as the much anticipated and issue ridden Beijing Olympics unfolded. In the midst of ... |
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 Summer time is usually a time to find reprieve from the constant demands of church ministry. It is our desire that God grants each of you the times of refreshment and rejuvenation that you need.
Yet for some the summer intensifies our ministry schedule. In particular, continue to remember Don & Shirley Hamilton who are running over 20 DayStar summer camps at various First Nations locations surrounding Wikwemikong. Many AGC churches are providing teams to participate in these camps. Also remember Don’s continuing health struggle as he receives aggressive chemotherapy during this time. Fair Havens has reached the half way poi... |
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Please read the update from President Bud Penner below. The AGC Prayer Guide for June 2008 /Guide de Prières juin 2008 is available for download  This may be my last update to you as leader in the AGC in that my good friend and co-labourer Bill Fietje will be inducted as our new President at our June 5-8, 2008 Conference. It has been a pleasure serving with you!
You are in a place of great inf... |
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I trust you are “weathering well”. Everything seems to be more “extreme” this winter. But as good Canadians, winter brings out what we are really made of. When you receive this update the Regional Councils and the Quebec Committee, and likely the AGC National Board, will all have met. It is the beginning of many “final” meetings for me in the AGC. It has been a good journey! Canada West Jim Houston continues his exhausting pace of covering the four western provinces whether it is to encourage Pastors, help resolve differences in a church, or to encourage Pastors and Churches to move forward in their communities. Churches without pastors are fewer. Several are at various stages of finding and calling pastors. Two churches in Alberta, Wetaskiwin and Provost, are building new facilities. Canada East Under the chairmanship of Pastor Wayne Foster, a search committee has settled on a new Superintendent to be presented to the Region in June a... |
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The January update from President Bud Penner is below. The Prayer Guide for February 2008 / Guide de Prières février 2008 is available for download. I was encouraged from Psalm 5:3, “In the morning, O Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation.” I’m amazed at how much a person can get accomplished in the first 3 hours after getting up. Studies show that most people are more productive in the first 3 hours of their job than the remaining 5 in an 8 hour a day job. This verse reinforces my desire to “lay my requests before the Lord and wait in expectation” each morning. God is fully functional 24/7, but He knows we might not be and therefore invites us to start our prayer life early in the day. Motivational Opportuni...
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Download the December 2007 President's Update to read a message from Bud Penner. The AGC Prayer Guide for January 2008 is also available, as well as the bulletin for the AGC Week of Prayer 2008 |
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The Christmas season in the church opens many doors to the community, especially to those who have some Christian background, or who want to establish some memories that are positive around the holidays. In conversing with some Sikh families, they asked if they could celebrate Christmas with us this year. They perceived that Christmas is a festival of joy that they want their children to experience and participate in. Insidedge December 2007 Each church has been sent a quantity of this newsletter to distribute to their congregation, but you can also download it by clicking on the title above. This winter feature shares the excitement of ministry in Quebec, Denise DeGraaf’s walk to raise funds for impoverished children in Africa, etc. Christmas Gifts for Pastors Each pastor will be receiving one of the following two books; “Acts 29” is written by Chris Kovac and is ...
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