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Since preaching on a weekly basis in French, I've been discovering what it takes for me to feel ready to preach Sunday morning. In an ideal week, between small groups, college ministries and church planting meetings, this is what I do to prepare:...
Last Sunday we had over 100 people in attendance, with several first-time visitors, and even a couple of regular families missing. We sang. Sam recounted how Christ radically transformed his life a couple of years ago. We looked at "The Secret Message...
A Provincial Movement: The Fellowship of Evangelical Baptists in Quebec (which we partner with here in Quebec) are in the middle of their vision: 30 new churches , 100 new workers , in 10 years . This vision began in 2002 and we are now looking at its...
I found this over at the desiringgod blog today, which is always a source of encouraging and convicting, God-glorifying discussion. But I'll tell you what... this is simultaneously inspiring and exceedingly difficult: May 29, 2008 | By: John Piper...
ROB: (born in 1977 and raised in the Pacific Northwest of the USA) studied theology at Davis college, met Martine in Paris on a mission trip, married Martine, moved to Quebec, learned French, had two children, and is now planting a new church in St-Jérôme...
Along with our entire regional church planting team in Quebec, we recently spent two days in Manhattan for the Dwell conference for urban church planters. We stayed with or good friends the Larsons in Fishkill, NY, and took the commuter train in each...
"Prayer is much, much, much, much more important than you realize. And your prayer life is much, much, much, much weaker than you are willing to admit." -The last words of the Dwell Conference for urban church planting; spoken by Tim Keller...
Attendance: about 95 people were present Atmosphere: Crowded and intimate simultaneously (both good things). Food: lot's and lot's. (If you'd like some leftovers, I think we still have some left) Baptism: our FIRST! (Samuel... in a portable...
Today (Palm Sunday) the room felt empty as we began, then, in typical baptist fashion, a mad rush of people began filling the back rows and then working their way toward the front. (Wish I had some photos to show you... maybe of our Easter service next...
We had, by mistake, set out 100 chairs, so we took a few away, leaving about 60 chairs (too many extra chairs and everyone sits in the back stairing at the empty chairs in front of them). Well, as people arrived, we had to add chairs again. We've...
About 10 minutes before the service began, as I looked at all of the empty seats, I mentioned that we may have set up too many chairs (we had set up 80), I was afraid that the place would look empty. My thinking at that moment was that it would have been...
Don Carson still teaches theology at least once a year in Quebec... in French! Of course, this due to the fact that he is the son of a Quebec church planter... and has a heart for ordinary pastors. This is a post from the Desiring God blog by David Mathis...
57 people attended last Sunday (Dec 9th). Praise God! Around 20 were under 16 years-old. Though very encouraged, our gauge of success is not in Sunday morning numbers. Not to say that Sunday morning numbers are not important. They are. The Sunday morning...
... And no meeting space yet Sunday morning (September 30th) our entire core group, along with three new believers, will meet together to prepare our first Sunday morning service October 14th, followed by a Quebecker-style BBQ (which means along with...
This article was written by Martine to a women's group in Hermiston Oregon. The question was "What Has God Taught Me?" regarding her experiences as a woman of God, wife, and mother of two. . . all in the context of ministry. What Has God Taught Me? Hi...
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