Welcome to Advent. God became man and dwelt among us – how incredible is that! We are now entering the time of year when we especially focus on Advent and how that reality so dramatically changed our lives. While we celebrate Advent every time we worship together, our focus is sharpened as we approach Christmas. […]
Remembrance Day (Canada) and Veterans Day (USA) are both observed today, Monday November 11th. The incredible freedoms we enjoy here in North America were won on far away battlefields by veterans, both living and dead, whom we honour this day. Grace is free but it is not cheap. So too is freedom, and we who […]
The ENGAGE conference was held at Kingswood on Oct 18-19. This event is designed to encourage and equip worship leaders and worship teams and featured several special guest speakers and worship leaders. There were 83 registered guests from 28 churches spanning 6 denominations. Congrats to Elizabeth Rhyno and the crew for this outstanding event. Halloween was last […]
Gloria and I began last week with a three-day trip to San Antonio, Texas to meet with circa 25 other District Superintendents and spouses in a peer learning gathering. The fellowship was heartwarming, the information exchange enlightening, the instruction of high quality, the scenery spectacular and the sense of camaraderie energizing. I have been privileged […]
Happy Canadian Thanksgiving! Yesterday I was privileged to speak at Kings Valley and to install Brent Ingersoll as the Lead Pastor. Great energy and synergy swirling in the place. Excellent spirit and strong crowd in both services. The installation and my message are both available on vimeo. Met with the Leadership Team at Deep Water last week. I enjoyed the […]
TECHIE DAYS this week – Tuesday at 10:30 at Kingswood Wesley Hall and Wednesday at 10:30 at Hammonds Plains Cornerstone. Dr Lorne Oke, Executive Director, Center for Learning and Innovation at IWU will be our special resource guest. The Camp Board met on Friday at Beulah. Good word overall from both Beulah and Caton’s 2013 and plans are […]
Gloria and I had a refreshing few days away last week. Last weekend I spoke at a Missions Convention at Trinity Wesleyan in Central, SC. Following that, we met Troy and Lisa at the Billy Graham Library on Monday – they were in the area for the wedding of a friend. The two of us […]
I was privileged to speak at a Missions Weekend for a church in another district this past weekend. Gloria and I will be taking a few days of vacation this week. However, I am fully available through email, twitter, texting and cell phone if and as needed. We plan to be back in the district […]
Last week was largely given to zone ministers meetings in Fredericton, Saint John, Yarmouth and Dartmouth. There is one more to take place at Houlton on Wednesday of this week. Great response. My goal of 100 ministers present has already been exceeded with another meeting still to go. Except for one, every minister who was […]
Direct report from Caton’s: God truly blessed us this year!! We saw 72 salvations and 71 re-commitments!! There was also a 42% increase in campers this year over last. Mark your calendars for our next event: Caton’s Island Men’s Weekend: September 20 & 21 Theme: Ordinary Men – Awesome God Cost: $40 Speakers: Robin Churchhill – RCMP and Mark […]
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