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Below you will find a collection of reflections from our Forge team. We hope they encourage you, challenge you, and equip you to engage your neighbourhood and churches. To see older blog entries click on the “Older Entries” link below.

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What are the questions we are asking?
Over the last 8 weeks as we have encountered “staying in place,” I have heard church leaders from...
Missional Commons: A Canadian Conversation
It is 28 years since I planted Southside Community Church in Burnaby, BC. I did not know what I...
Understanding the Times
The spread of COVID-19 has everyone from governments and business to families and churches trying...
The Decade Ahead
Happy New Year to you from Vancouver. Linked In reminded me this last weekend that it has...
Peace
It's always winter but never Christmas It seems this curse just can't be lifted Yet in the midst...
Recognizing Advent
Advent was not a season that I recognized growing up. I was part of a conservative evangelical...
Perfection in Rags
“Perfection in rags.” That was how my friend Justyn Rees described the incarnation of Christ this...
An Invitation to Wait
Advent is a season of preparation and waiting - an invitation for us to reconsider with fresh eyes...
Listening for the Voice of Jesus
It encourages me greatly to know that I’m engaged in God’s mission for the world. I join in God’s...
Abundant Community and the Kingdom of God
Lately, I have been learning a lot about what it means to be a healthy or abundant community and...
We’re not giving up on evangelism
The latest EFC survey numbers are in and they aren’t pretty. Canada is increasingly trending...
Honey, We Shrunk Our Faith
Many of us likely remember the Disney movie of the past generation called Honey, I Shrunk the...