Canadian Evangelism

This is an Alpha, "look Back," which I find very encouraging. Amazing things are happening all around the world. I am happy to be called to play my part in my corner of it.   This year promises to be another great year, with all sorts of things happening: New Nicky Gumbel talks , free for download online with course registration; New Alpha Film Series , aimed at the young adults, but probably will be loved by everyone, coming in April; Global Advertising Campaign for 12 months with Bear Grylls beginning this fall. Sign up here to be kept up to date on all of it. I'm on my way down to Lethbridge for a one-day visit: a bit of a coffee time with area pastors and Shaila Visser, Alpha Canada's Natiional Director, then a television taping with Dick and Joan on Hope Television . Then back to Edmonton for Break Forth , were we have an Alpha booth and I present a seminar on evangelism in today's world. Once again, I would love your prayer-covering for my travels and fo...

7-week Alpha with Jamie Haith in McDonald's - Grande Prairie Alberta A brief trip to Grande Prairie. I stayed with my daughter and her husband (and my grandchildren). Therefore no accommodation expense, no (or very little) meal expense and no auto rental expense (I drove their pickup everywhere) so I treated myself to a plane ride up here to avoid the 5.5 hour drive on wintry roads. My first visit was with the new Rector of Christchurch Anglican , Rev. Faariborz Khandani. He is familiar with Alpha, as was his board member, Dan, who was also in the meeting. They were enthusiastic to hear of all the exciting new resources, either newly released ( Alpha with Nicky Gumbel ), the upcoming Alpha Film Series  and the Global Advertising Campaign with Bear Grylls coming this fall. I also met with Pastor David Nesbitt of Christian Fellowship Assembly . CFA has been a very faithful Alpha church. Pastor David invited me to come back with an Alpha display and resource table for the ...

Camrose Community Church I told you about my Camrose presentation in my previous post. The event was made possible by Shannon, Youth Pastor at Camrose Community Chuirch. After our presentation, she told this story to the gathering, which I had forgotten until now. It was a couple of years ago, when the Alpha Youth Film Series had just been released. I was in Camrose making cold calls on churches. Shannon was in her office, seeking God's guidance on what she could do with and for her youth group. "What resources," she prayed, "were out there that would be meaningful for her kids." Within a half an hour, she says, I walked in to her office with this recently released film series. She has run it both the following years and will run it again this year. Her youth group at the time consisted of about 12 kids from her church, but the first course, she told me, was attended by between 30 to 35 kids, and Alpha had a profound impact on a number of lives. Just another s...

Youth Associate Amy Croy (note the new job title) and I travelled today to beautiful Camrose to make a presentation to that city's Ministerial. The presentation went well, in spite of the enemy's attempts to interfere. Here is how it went: The agenda was set. The meeting was to begin at 11:30, starting with a brief devotional, then the taking of food orders, a bit more conversation, then lunch. After lunch I was to make my presentation, then Amy was to close with her story of Alpha's amazing success story at a Central Alberta First Nations' school. Then we would leave the group to carry on with the business section of their meeting agenda. That was the plan. So food orders were taken and conversation embarked on... and on... and on... The chairman decided to go to, "Old Business," which they did, and covered it completely. More conversation... and more... and more After about a half hour, it was suggested that I actually begin my presentation. My plan was to g...