Tag "Evangelism"
Moving for God’s glory
After six years of renting space at West Ottawa Community Church, offering classes 6 days a week, Arise School of Dance has moved to a new location, in Stittsville. Their new studio opened the last week in August. Directors Naomi Gilman and Jennifer Turco say since the move, they have noticed a 20 percent increase […]
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Celebrating the hope rising in the Middle East
Good news from the Middle East can be hard to find. Yet encouraging stories of hope from the Middle East are a focus at the Metropolitan Bible Church’s Celebrate Missions 2016 conference. The keynote speaker this year is Nizar Shaheen, founder of Light for All Nations, a Middle Eastern media ministry. Despite […]
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Music festival outreach targets Vanier
The Dunamis Army is preparing for a major outreach targeting young people in Ottawa. The street-evangelism group, led by Israel Gimba, is hosting a free music festival August […]
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Faith for revival fire in Ottawa
Awake the Nation believes this is Ottawa’s time. They are moving their Ignite Ottawa outreach event into the bustling heart of downtown Ottawa, for its iconic seventh year, because they believe revival is coming. This year’s Ignite Ottawa, which previously ran in the broader Ottawa Valley, takes place at the Fire of God Church in the ByWard […]
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A new generation of Alpha
Alpha has undergone a massive re-energization. The iconic film series, featuring Nicky Gumbel, is no longer the centerpiece of the Alpha initiative. While churches can still use those videos, Alpha Canada recently spearheaded production of an entirely new film series for Alpha International. The new series seeks to help the Church engage Millennials in a […]
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Reviving Counsell
John Counsell is back on the air. Counsell’s show “Late Night Counsell” airs live, exclusively online, weeknights from 9 until 11 p.m. “What? You thought I was just going to ride off into the sunset and […]
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Challenged to reach out
Operation Mobilization (OM) Canada has a challenge for Canadians. This summer, they are travelling to nine Canadian cities, offering a one-week course, teaching believers about other religions. As Canada’s demographic landscape becomes increasingly multicultural, OM Canada is challenging the Church to study […]
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NET missionaries celebrate this year’s catch
National Evangelization Team (NET) ministries gathered their missionary teams last month, in Ottawa, to celebrate God’s work during the past year. Net missionaries are all youth, ages 18 to 30. The six teams spent the past eight months […]
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Why befriend an inmate?
I have often wondered God what wants me to do. Christianity calls us to care for the marginalized, but the scope of that command can be overwhelming. A few years ago, my friend Tony Kiar told me that Prison Fellowship Canada (PFC) needs […]
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Putting Alpha under the microscope
The world-renowned Alpha Program has run countless times in the Ottawa area. On June 18, Alpha facilitators and potential enthusiasts will gather for the Alpha Lab to discuss the program’s successes and how […]
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