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New church structures for a new church future

Dear colleagues, Last Friday, the Ministry Seminar for students in the first two years of the M.Div. discussed Bivocational: Returning to the Roots of Ministry [...]

  • October 22, 2018
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The Bible in Christian Life

Dear colleagues, Here is an obvious statement: for Christians, the Bible is important. That thought has recurred for me several times in recent weeks. I [...]

  • October 15, 2018
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Giving what we have to build the church

Dear colleagues, This summer, I visited Manitoulin Island, the island that separates Georgian Bay from the rest of Lake Huron. Manitoulin is important to me [...]

  • October 9, 2018
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Priestly ministry and party membership? An election day reflection

Dear colleagues, When he was Archbishop of Cape Town, Desmond Tutu instituted a policy that prohibited clergy from being members of a political party. The [...]

  • October 1, 2018
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Lancelot Andrewes and the integration of scholarship and prayer

Dear friends, As the weather turns and the school year shifts into a new gear, I find myself thinking about the integration between the life [...]

  • September 24, 2018
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“Thus chosen, now, O Lord, we ask…”

Dear colleagues, One of the hymns at our recent retreat had the refrain: “Thus chosen, now, O Lord, we ask for faith in your unfailing [...]

  • September 17, 2018
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“Before we can evangelize people, we need to teach them about the sacred”

Dear colleagues, This spring, I had the chance to spend a little time with my seminary classmate and friend Steve Blackmer. Steve is now the [...]

  • September 10, 2018
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“The church is a safe place to take risks”

Dear friends, One of my favourite definitions of church is this: “The church is a safe place to take risks.” (It’s not clear where this [...]

  • September 4, 2018
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Theological Education and Professional Ministry: Luxury or Necessity?

By the Rev. Dr. John Simons, principal When I was a student in theology (divinity, as we called it then), we were informed that the [...]

  • May 16, 2015

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