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Making the Most of Our Opportunities

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Brothers and Sisters, Greetings to you all in this new year. I thank God when I think of you. One of the "things" about the end of one year and the beginning of another is book lists. I have probably read 10 lists of people's favourite books for 2023. Do you have some books you have really appreciated and been helped by? Do you have a plan for how to read good books in the...

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Resting, Rejoicing, and Responding

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Brothers and Sisters, This is the final Fellowship Atlantic update you will receive for 2023. Thank you to all who have read through the emails we send out each week. I hope they have been helpful to you and your church in some way. This time of year for churches is an interesting mix of two categories: "what needs to be done" and "what has already been done." On one han...

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How People Come to Christ

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Brothers and sisters, I am confident that we all are hoping and planning so we can share the good news this Christmas season. It's part of being a follower of Christ. I was helped by a discussion on evangelism at the micro-conference on "Creating a Culture of Evangelism" this past week to consider all the different ways God is working in us and through us to be light and...

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Is Church Membership Biblical?

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Brothers and sisters, Greetings to you all. This is the week for the micro-conference in Saint John, Moncton, Charlottetown, or Halifax on Creating a Culture of Evangelism. See below for more details. At National Conference, Fellowship International introduced "10 Essential Elements of Catalyzing Movements." Our Church Planting Director, Brad Somers, and others were helpf...

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Thank You, Pastor

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Brothers and sisters, Greetings to you all. It was a joy to gather with some pastors in Sackville and to see pictures of the Halifax Cluster this past week. Thank you to all who made the effort to come. It was a precious time of prayer for each other and discussion about what it means for us to be Stronger Together. We have run out of the free-to-you books we are discussi...

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November 2023 Pastor Clusters

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This week our Nova Scotia and New Brunswick Pastor Clusters met to discuss chapters 1 and 2 of the book Stronger Together. Pastors, if you missed this month's cluster, make sure you're there next time! Delete November 2023 Pastor Clusters ...

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Fall 2023 Super Cluster

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We had a great turnout for our Super Cluster on October 19 at Crossroads Baptist Church! During this gathering we discussed a section of the book Stronger Together. We all value cooperation with one another, and we're working toward doing it better. Take a look at the photo gallery below. Delete Fall 2023 Super Cluster ...

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The Pastoral Prayer: Don't Ditch It! Don't Wing It!

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Brothers and sisters, Greetings in the name of the Great Shepherd who loves the church and gave Himself for her. This week we get to hear from Brad Somers, who was prompted in his thoughts by our National President, Steve Jones. The topic is pastoral prayer. The Pastoral Prayer: Don't Ditch It! Don't Wing It! Every Church has a way of leading its congregation in worship...

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An Update from Our President

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Brothers and sisters, Greetings to you all. It was so wonderful to see many of you at our Fellowship National Conference in Toronto this week. I think FA had the greatest representation, considering the number of churches we represent. We had warm fellowship with other delegates from our region and with men and women from across our country. Because of the National Confe...

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A Testimony from Frank Kohler

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Brothers and sisters, I am so delighted to be in partnership with you in this gospel work! Not only do we aspire to be stronger together, but we are showing signs of one-another ministry. Below is a testimony from our brother in Christ, Frank Kohler. In chapter 3 of Dave Harvey's book Stronger Together, we read, "Commitment and collaboration are central to society's he...

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