Friends at Jackson’s Point

A week ago I was in Toronto for some meetings…well, actually I was at Jackson’s Point Conference Centre.  That’s a place that I’ve stayed at dozens of times down through the years.  The first time was at a Church Growth Conference …yeah, we use to hold conferences and talk about how we could help our…

How do we get the worms on the hooks?

I’m in Toronto tonight.  The purpose of the visit is to join a group brought together by the Candidate’s Secretary to discuss strategy around the recruitment of people to be Salvation Army Officers.  A tough sell you might think – maybe the impossible dream. But wait a moment…there is an upswing on the application numbers…

Faith Community supports plan to end homelessness

Photo from the Edmonton Journal Today 30 members of various faith groups in Edmonton gathered to publicly sign and support the City of Edmonton’s plan to end homelessness.  The Rabbi was our spokesperson and while the majority of members were from the Christian Community, the man to the left of me is a Buddhist, and…