No gloves, no shelter, minus 40 degrees. Why we followed God’s call to help lead a church in Canada!

Our heart behind the theme of this year’s Commission Festival event.

“Our time with these faithful brothers and sisters was a tremendous privilege.”

There was a tangible sense of God’s presence as we worshipped together in Italian.

CF23 was a taste of heaven; God in his great kindness met with us in a field once again.

We are asking God to help us present the reality, glory and grace of our unshakeable Lord and Saviour to these precious souls through music and song so that they can behold and be left in awe of Him, and have their lives transformed as a result.

Mountain top moments of faith happen in the big meetings and the little ones. It happens in small moments of encounter in every corner of the campsite.

The beauty and diversity of the church is only amplified when everyone finds their place, including our young people.

A number of churches are now seeking to partner with us into unchurched areas of the USA.

The losses of 2021 were excruciating, but they pulled our community together in a special way.

The Queen famously described 1992 as an annus horribilis - a horrible year. 2021 was ours.

Trying to figure out how to do ministry during a pandemic, move countries, cities and churches...

We felt a call to plant a church in Red Deer, Canada, on the first day of Westpoint 2018.

Starting a piggery business as a precursor to planting the church.

Have you seen the image of the Pope in a Balenciaga-style puffer jacket? As a leader with Gen Z and Gen Alpha representation in our churches, whose native tongue is tech, how do we help young people build belief and grow in discernment in a disingenuous world?

Like Black Monday it was a day of financial loss for some, like bloody Sunday it was a day when excessive blood was shed. And yet we do not call it Black Friday or Bloody Friday, but Good Friday.

Jon shares on where they are now, what sort of church they called to be and plans and faith goals for this year and beyond.

Jon reflects on what came next after they were finally able to gather in person. They had garden gatherings, meetings in the school, camping trips, and saw God's faithfulness in drawing people together to form Trinity Life Church.

As we celebrate Mother’s day I am so grateful that I had a mother who prayed for me.

Jon tells the story of how they were able to move and gather the initial families under lockdown.

I have found there will be at least one person asking “yes but what did the festival ever do for us?“  It is an important question to ask but also to hear the answer!

“I bet you’re glad to be back aren’t you?”
Insights into Cross-Cultural Mission - part 3.

“Surely you need to talk about Jesus!”
Insights into Cross-Cultural mission - part 2

We were becoming, for the first time, outsiders.
Insights into Cross-Cultural Mission - part 1