Starting Small
Bible studies and community groups in churches have a myriad of approaches. Sometimes planning and decisions for these groups are made by a pastor, in elder’s meetings, or by laypeople. […]
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A Message from Shaun Wick
To my Evangelical Free Church family, I want to begin by stating how very thankful I am for all of you, and for the overwhelming outpouring of support I have […]
A Link in the Chain: The quiet ministry of a military chaplain
As a military chaplain, Chris Willis is used to being surprised, always ready to meet the day and whatever it may hold. Chris doesn’t always know what he is walking […]
The Brightness of Montreal
In evangelical circles, it seems quite common for Montreal to be referred to as a spiritually dark, desolate place. This seems discordant when most sources describe the city as bright, […]
Coach? Mentor? Mentor-Coach? Coach-Mentor?
Are we confused yet? Over the past number of years, we’ve seen a deep dive on the words coaching and mentoring in leadership books, blogs and podcasts, including Christian ones. […]
Awake
Relationships are a vital part of our humanity. Fellowship, connection, encouragement, and correction are all key components of spiritual growth. During the isolation of Covid, we all felt the lack […]
EFCC President candidate Shaun Wick
Greetings EFCC Family! I am excited to announce that the search for a new EFCC leader candidate has reached a positive conclusion. The Search Committee and the EFCC Board of […]
Post-Conference Report
Greetings EFCC friends! I trust that you are well, and that you have times of refreshment planned for the summer! I want to share with you what happened at our […]
A Decade of Dependence: 10 years of Mercy City Church
There is a Chinese expression that roughly translates as, “In the blink of eye.” It is meant to describe how time flies when you least aware of it. By God’s […]
Israel – Gaza Conflict
To the EFCC Family! I write to you with a heavy and burdened heart. As you are well aware, on October 7, Hamas attacked Israel, causing more than 1,400 casualties and […]
Development Strategies for Long-term Poverty Alleviation
I want to take you to the village of Berlin of Diriamba, Nicaragua. In a clearing in the lush tropical forest is an area of crop production – beans mostly, […]
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Greetings EFCC sisters and brothers! Autumn is here and I trust that you are experiencing God’s grace and peace in your lives. We pray this for you here at Home […]
