Atlantic Connexion

• Andrew shared, “We had a packed house on Sunday and six first-time salvations! Church members served the community all weekend. Beautiful to watch…from set up to tear down…love was on display.”

• Saint John First (Graham Perry) had 6 teams – the most of any church – and raised more than $9,500. Congratulation to Nathan Perry (middle right) for being the top fundraiser for the second year in a row – way to go!

• But that doesn’t have to be the story. In fact, recent research shows that if someone from your church helps to build a bridge to Christian community in a student’s new town, the chances that they’ll stay connected to the local church doubles. It’s for that reason that Jeremy MacDonald (Moncton) has put together the resources to do that in a unique and special way — by inviting your graduating students to become Post-Secondary Missionaries. Sent from your church to their new communities.

• PreacHer Sunday (see below in Upcoming Events) is continues across the Atlantic region. Victoria Rowe (Framework) was invited as guest preacher this Sunday @ Crosspoint (John Sherwood).

The River (Mark Soone) is rolling out a month-long focus to highlight PreacHer Sunday. Mark is pictured above with the second two women speakers who will be featured the next two Sundays. Mark shared, “I have been praying about this since I first heard of it. So about 6 months ago we developed a plan. We like many churches don’t have a female staff pastor….but we are going to have a different lady sharing part of their journey in Christ during each of the 4 Sundays. I have been working with them and the creative arts team as we prepare for what God has them to share. I’m excited about what He is going to do to us and through us as we collectively become more comfortable sharing the goodness of God and His amazing transformative power. I’ll be sharing an abbreviated message each week to compliment and tie in with each of the themes/stories.”

• Congratulation to Thomas (Jorja) Mason who started earlier this month as Worship Pastor @ Encounter (Jim Agrell)!
• Also to Jordan (Jessica) Day as he joined the team as Young Adults & Missions Director this month at Moncton (Jim Clements)!

• Since its inception, the Genesis Network has seen multiplications come to fruition in the form of a missional café (www.outpostcafe.ca), focused ministry and church planting for the Canadian military and university students (in Kingston), multi-ethnic church revitalization (Cornwall) and has several pending kingdom location launches for Montreal and Smiths Falls with longer term planting vision for various portions of Quebec (Quebec City, Shawinagin, Rimouski, Riviere-du Loup, Trois Rivieres, Saguenay, Gaspe and others).

1. Focused prayer for wisdom, people of peace and Jesus’ Kingdom heart for present and future multiplications.
2. Prayer-led investment of resources – funding, people, gifts and/or talents to help the movement grow.

• If you’d like to see a video highlighting some of the ministry happening through one of our expressions, you can do so HERE. Each one of these people being baptized is either a volunteer, a customer or a family member of someone who has connected with Jesus through this missional initiative.

• Don’t let the “work” of the ministry, which is right and good, detract from “time” with Jesus. Never let those be in competition… because if you drift, the time with Jesus will always get overlooked. (AJ Plaizier)
• Pride steals our freedom to love and serve others, holds us captive to a certain image and in bondage to a need for control. (Dan Reiland)
• Embracing servant leadership is not a strategy, it’s an identity. (Crawford Loritts)

• Caton’s Island has reached 95% of the 2025 Vision… so far! With 1917 campers this summer, we would only need 108 men come to the men’s weekend to crush this goal two years ahead of schedule – PTL!

• We recognize that many of our Wesleyan churches do not have females on staff.  To help navigate this, HQ has created a database of women available to preach during the month of September. HQ is asking that all credentialed women use this form (CLICK HERE) to share their availability to preach in September. If you would like assistance in finding the right fit for your church, please contact DBA Member, Victoria Rowe (Framework) at pastorvictoria@framework.church.

• It was also announced during an event for Women in Ministry @ Beulah Family Camp that the Atlantic District will provide a 100% reimbursement on the registration expense for any credentialed lady from our Ministerial Tribe who chooses to attend the Wesleyan Holiness Women Clergy Conference on March 7-9, 2024. CLICK HERE for registration details (travel, lodging, and meals are a personal/church expense).

• All middle school, high school, and young adults are welcome to come discover their kingdom calling. We are expectant for God to move in mighty ways. Mark your calendar for December 28-30, 2023 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

SAVE THE DATE: Atlantic District 2024 Winter Ministerial
When: January 17-18, 2024
Where: Kings Church (Valley Location)
Who: Dr. Steve DeNeff

• CLICK HERE to watch the YouTube webinar provided for Atlantic District Churches.
• If you’re interested, here is a link to the curriculum page on our Love New Canadians website.