Filling the Gaps
By Dana Barber, Member Care Specialist, CBOQ
Minus 11 degrees! That is the average winter temperature, overnight, in Simcoe, Ontario. Tha...
The Church and the Community
By Pastor Jim Perkins, Almonte Baptist Church
Almonte Baptist Church (ABC) is in the town of Almonte which is about 40 minutes west of Ot...
The Greatest Joy
Hungry? Feeling ignored?
This is what over 300 people in North Bay are feeling too. According to a 2020 survey by the District Social Services Admi...
Am I Going Back to Church?
By Church Life and Leadership
We have all experienced the “great disruption” and we have all landed at different points to the notion “a...
Appreciating your Pastor
By Marc Potvin
October is the month to let pastors know how much they are appreciated. Below are some of the easy suggestions on how to appreciate ...
Stepping Out in Faith
By Julaine Palmer
In her book, “The Long Field,” Pamela Petro writes about the emotions of eagerness and dread in relationship to her love of the ...
Hot Dogs and Watermelon
By Joan Church
The homework we were assigned one week, during our small group study on revitalization with Cid Latty, Congregational Development A...
Walking Together in a Good Way
Kathy Root Parr
With all the issues facing us today, why is it important to stay focused on Indigenous issues? And why is it especially important f...
Being a Pastor in a Secular Age
By Marc Potvin, Pastoral Leaders Development Associate, CBOQ
When my children were in grade nine, one day out of the school year, they were given t...
Culture Building
By Rev. Dr. Danny Zacharias, Associate Professor of New Testament Studies, Acadia Divinity College
I have a good friend and he has a bit of a mot...
