Tag "International Pastors and Leaders Forum"
IPLF wraps up month of fasting
Throughout November, pastors, leaders, and parents across Ottawa gathered for dedicated times of fasting and prayer. Organized by the International Pastors and Leaders Forum (IPLF), they set their sights on one thing: pursuing God’s heart for the city’s youth and young adults, especially those raised in the Church. […]
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Midnight revival cry multiplies
Scripture commands believers to “pray without ceasing” and “give the Lord no rest”. In the last year, Isaac Gimba was inspired to take the Bible’s exhortations on prayer fairly literally, and the resulting midnight prayer initiative has grown beyond what he anticipated. “For about a year I was terrified […]
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The God who answers prayer
I’ll never forget the words of an OC Transpo officer. I was job-shaddowing her and I mentioned prayer to steer the conversation toward faith. “Prayer is a good thing to do,” she quickly responded. “God won’t really answer or do much for you, but it’s good to pray.” For a […]
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2021 sees greater response to City on our Knees
Each year, Pray Ottawa challenges the Church to kicks off the year with a week of prayer and unity that they call “City on our Knees”. While some may expect lockdown restrictions to lower the turnout, organizers are seeing the opposite […]
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Reflections on the year of vision
I’m thankful that I resisted the temptation to preach a sermon on “2020 Vision” back at the beginning of this year. Not that I didn’t have lots of plans for the year, but by Easter time it became clear that God had different plans for all of us, and for everyone […]
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Pastors gather to discuss racism
More than 100 pastors and Christian leaders joined a videoconference to hear Ottawa’s black pastors share their experiences of racism. The call was a first step in a broader initiative to seek God’s heart for racial reconciliation […]
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International Pastors and Leaders Forum charts a new course
The International Pastors and Leaders Forum (IPLF) has elected a new president. The organization, which brings together immigrant leaders of churches and ministries, broke with their tradition of […]
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Churches unify in revival cry
Even with Canada Day behind us, the Church is actively celebrating Canada’s 150th anniversary; and more than that the Church is rallying in cries for God to send revival.
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International Pastors and Leaders Forum focuses on unity
Given the unique challenges immigrant pastors face, the IPLF’s annual conference aims to encourage and empower them for service in their communities. This year’s theme is “Encouragement for […]
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