Jesus went into the desert, Moses climbed Mount Sinai, Elijah fled to Horeb, my friend Heather drives to the lake. With young children, a disabled husband and a high-pressure job, Heather sometimes feels her connection to God is a rapidly...
“Are your wonders known in the darkness, or your saving help in the land of forgetfulness?” That’s the question the psalmist asks in Psalm 88:12. It could also be a question asked about how Canadian churches are responding to people with...
Faith Today: Welcome, Jason. Would you introduce The Pastorate to our audience? Jason Ballard: The Pastorate is an organization that exists to strengthen pastors. We’re responding to a deep conviction that local churches matter for the...
WWhen Rick Baker retired after pastoring Calvary Baptist Church in Oshawa, Ont., for 22 years, he thought he had prepared himself. “I determined, or at least I thought I determined, that I would never allow pastoring to become my...
