My purpose in writing this treatise is to help you as a pastor prepare for your retirement, the end of your public ministry or whatever name you choose to call it. It will come to an end eventually....
What does Easter Mean? Delivered. Take a look at a video Main Street Baptist Church did to help celebrate Easter....
Greetings from Open Arms Church in Parrsboro! We want everyone to know how much we feel blessed to meet in our new building. ...
COVID-19 has certainly changed the way we worship... Yet nothing can stop the work of Christ in the lives of people. Amidst this "new normal" churches are finding innovative ways to celebrate and worship together. Faith Baptist Great Village and Open Arms Parrsboro are two churches that are moving forward in faith and doing this a bit different. Both churches held services in the great outdoors recently. ...
Wondering what ever happened to the quick build at Open Arms Parrsboro? Well take a look at the photo album - the work continues. ...
Fellowship Atlantic Regional Council is pleased to announce that Doug Campbell has accepted the position of Regional Director for Fellowship Atlantic. Get to know Doug... ...
We are planning another "online cluster" for May 21st from 9 to noon with special guest Tony Schnare. Tony will be facilitating a conversation "Pastoring Through a Pandemic." We will investigate the emotional and spiritual trauma of Covid-19 on ministry staff and volunteers. ...
Brothers and Sisters,It was wonderful to see so many of you at our Supercluster this past week! This is a centrally important week for our churches. We will have Good Friday and Easter services. To remember and to celebrate our Saviour's death, burial, and resurrection is indeed a high privilege. May God bless you as you minister. May hearts and lives be changed by the Goo...
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Brothers and Sisters, There are times when we are asked for our opinions on certain doctrinal topics or some current event. I wonder if we treat both of these categories in the same way in our responses? By that I mean, do we answer a question about something objective in the Bible with the same confidence as we would give our opinion on some hot topic related to something...
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Brothers and Sisters, The cut-off date for registering for the Ministry Retreat is today: TUESDAY, MARCH 12. We have 28 people registered and we are excited to gather in Moncton. If you are planning on being part of this, you need to register today. We are also very excited about our upcoming Supercluster on Thursday, March 21 at Crossroads in Truro. Pastors, please plan o...
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Brothers and Sisters, The cut-off date for registering for the Ministry Retreat is within a week. If you haven't yet reserved your spot, see the section below. The calendar has turned to March. This month, let's particularly pray for Parker's Cove Baptist Church (Colin McMahon) and Living Water Baptist (Jeremy Head). March also means a Supercluster in Truro (Crossroads Bap...
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Brothers and Sisters, Our recent (Sackville) cluster discussion led us to talk about bold church ministry in these days. Steve Adams referred to an article he had appreciated, and he made some very important points. Pastors, if you want to know what they were, you'll have to ask someone who was there (I am trying to 'salt the oats' so you'll attend the Supercluster on Marc...
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Brothers and Sisters, Have you reserved your place at our Ministry Retreat in April? The cut-off date is coming soon. See the box below for more information. Darryl Dash wrote a Gospel Coalition Canada article on The Preacher's Two Voices. The preacher's two voices are the one he speaks with and the life he leads. It is excellent and I encourage you to read it. In the arti...
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Brothers and Sisters, Our February Clusters are scheduled for this Wednesday (in Halifax) and Thursday (in Sackville). Here are discussion questionson chapter 5 of Stronger Together. Have you reserved your place at our Ministry Retreat in April? See the box below for more information. From Ray Ortlund - Quietness vs. Prominence "I have calmed and quieted my soul." Psalm 1...
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Brothers and Sisters, As I write this, I have heard that a group of people from our Great Village church is on a mission's trip to Honduras. They had some travel challenges at the beginning of their journey. Please pray for them as they seek to minister this week. Our church here in Sackville is beginning the year by studying the book of Nehemiah. This week, we are in chap...
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Brothers and Sisters, For Christmas I received the book Friendship with the Friend of Sinners by Jared Wilson. What a delight it has been for me! Wilson says that the idea for the book began one day when he was reading Exodus 33:11: "And thus the Lord used to speak to Moses face to face, as one would a friend." "It gave me goosebumps," he writes, "to think about experienci...
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Brothers and Sisters, Greetings to you all! Praise the Lord we get to minister together. First Thessalonians 5:14 has been a ministry verse that has caused me to do a lot of thinking. It says, "And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all." I want to particularly focus on the "help the weak" line as it ap...
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