Christian HERALD
Volume 32, No. 1 • February/March 2025
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Marching Forth
The 2025 Toronto Prayer Breakfast coincides with Shrove Tuesday, gathers local ministry and marketplace leaders at new Don Mills venue
After celebrating its 30th anniversary last year, the Toronto Prayer Breakfast is moving to a new midtown venue, as it gathers local congregational, para-church and marketplace leaders on the morning of Tuesday, March 4.
For decades, the Toronto Prayer Breakfast has taken place on the first Tuesday of March. This year, that tradition naturally aligns with Shrove Tuesday, a day marking the beginning of the Lenten season for many Christians.
The March 4 date is significant, as this year Christians of all stripes, Evangelicals, Catholic, Orthodox and others will all celebrate Easter on the same date. (Eastern Christians often hold Easter celebrations a bit later than Western Christians, owing to
their use of the Julian Calendar.)
This year the Breakfast will feature Keynote Speaker Richard Long. Richard is the Lead for Pastoral Engagement with Ottawabased One Way Ministries, and is the author of the book ‘The City-Wide Church: Unity that God Blesses.’ Leading worship will be Canadian recording artist and songwriter Martine Kelsey, who recently opened for CeCe Winans on her Canadian tour. Pastor Donnie Persaud will lead the Prayer segment of the event.
The 2025 Toronto Prayer Breakfast is jointly sponsored by the Canadian Bible Society and The Salvation Army, along with a number of local organizations.
This year, the Breakfast will serve a plated hot meal instead of the usual buffet to
allow attendees more time for fellowship.
“The Early Church devoted themselves to teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to prayer,” says Christian Herald Publisher Fazal Karim, Jr., who serves as Chair of the TPB. He continues, “While the Bible does not command a city-wide Prayer Breakfast, it encourages Christian leaders to gather for prayer and fellowship. That’s what this gathering is all about.”
The year 2025 marks 1,700 years since the Nicene Creed, when Christian leaders convened in 325 A.D. to define the essentials of the faith. To mark the anniversary, this year’s TPB will include the recitation of the Nicene Creed.
Cornerstone Bookshop launches new store expansion
Cornerstone Bookshop, based in the Yonge and Finch area of North York, has announced they will be adding approximately 1,000 square feet of retail space to their store, by absorbing the retail unit next door.
The store expansion is a welcome announcement for Toronto’s Christian retail sector, which has seen numerous closures in the past decade, as online platforms have increased significantly. Online services can offer extremely competitive pricing, but having a local Christian store with knowledgeable staff to guide new believers to quality Christian books and Bibles is invaluable to a community.
Cornerstone’s renovation is scheduled to begin this spring, and will create a 14foot pathway leading to the new space.
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The new venue, Parkview Manor, located in the Don Mills and Eglinton area, is easily accessible by both car and public transit. Organizers expect this year’s attendance to be in the same 500-550 range as previous Breakfasts, but say Parkview Manor offers room to grow the event in future years. Doors open at 6:30 a.m., with the two-hour program beginning at 7:00 a.m. Tickets are $50, and a Table of Ten costs $450. At press time, there were already more than 400 confirmed attendees, with tables booked by local congregations, denominations, ministries, schools and businesses.
To purchase tickets or a table, visit www. torontoprayerbreakfast.com before Feb 28.
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Adam was not an ape-man
The so-called ‘missing links’ will always be missing.
Adam and Eve were created, body and spirit, by immediate and direct acts of God. Adam’s body was formed out of the dust of the ground (Genesis 2:7; Genesis 3:19), and Eve’s from Adam’s body (Genesis 2:21-22). Neither arose from an animal parentage. In a few verses, the Bible declares to be false the belief that mankind developed through an evolutionary process from an ape-like creature.
It is claimed that fossils show the increasing complexity of life through time and provide intermediate examples along the evolutionary path. A favorite among evolutionists is Australopithecus, for which Richard Leakey and a fossil named Lucy are famous. Australopithecine are supposed to be our evolutionary ancestors. However, Leakey reported to have discovered in Olduvai Gorge, below Australopithecine remains, stone tool which are normally attributed to the creative abilities of man. This means that man existed at the same time as (and before) the creature which is supposed to have been our ancestor! Evolutionists claim that the co-existence of evolutionary branches is possible, as one branch gained ascendancy the other died out. In fact, the Australopithecine are merely fossilized apes similar to bonobos (pygmy chimpanzees), which are essentially the same size.
A disconcerting aspect of the claim for the evolutionary development of man is that it is based almost entirely on fossilized bones. Evolutionists seem to forget that:
1. There are very few fossils which are
purported to be human ancestors— bone fragments from fewer than 200 distinct individuals exist. It is futile to make the grand claim of human evolution on so little ‘evidence’.
2. A tremendous variety can be found within a single species. For example, full-grown horses can be big (almost 2m tall) and small (.7m tall). We all know of the variety that can occur among dogs, yet they are all dogs. So, the fossil bones of ‘pre-hominoids’ are likely individual variants of apes.
3. The majority of an organism’s biology resides in its soft anatomy which
“In a few verses, the Bible declares to be false the belief that mankind developed through an evolutionary process ...”
is not preserved in fossils. So, it is merely guessing to suggest that the ‘prehominoid’ creatures were developing human capacities.
Yet, evolutionists take a few bones fragments and conjecture a new species and
claim them to be missing links! The missing links will always be missing because there are no pre-hominoid ancestors to man. Despite this, the textbooks and the popular media continue to spout the same nonsense about man’s supposed ancestors with blaring headlines—note an example, “Homo Naledi, New Species in Human Lineage, Is Found in South African Cave” (New York Times, 2015-09-10).
Scientists steeped in the evolutionary paradigm attribute all human attitudes and preferences to evolutionary forces. They claim that man responds to inputs from his environment in a computer-like fashion or instinctively like an animal. For example, they claim that girls’ preference for pink is a result of early hominoid foraging patterns and that we find poetry beautiful because it stimulates certain parts of our brain. The silliness is obvious to anyone not wedded to the religion of Darwinism.
These claims have no resemblance to the reality in which human causation is more than passive responses to material stimuli, and they are supported by no empirical evidence which considers the complexity of man—man made in the image of God (Genesis 1:26–27), the highest order among all creatures; man, who is sin-stained but is still the most magnificent creature that came from the hand of God.
Consider having Creation Ministries International visit your church (there is no set fee!). Our speakers can address different topics related to God’s creative work. Contact us through creation.com.
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Canadians at the Fourth Lausanne Congress: Celebrating Collaboration
Last September, the historic Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization (L4) gathered 5,394 on-site delegates from 200 countries in South Korea, along with over 2,000 virtual delegates and more than 2,000 congress team members. Among them were over 185 on-site Canadian delegates and 140 online, spanning the "4 As" sectors: Academy (Theological and Educational), Assembly (Local Church Communities), Agency (Missions Organizations and Networks), and Agora (Marketplace, Workplace and Public Spaces).
Bringing together diverse voices from around the world, L4 focused on urgent gaps and opportunities in global mission. The congress created space for Canadian leaders to connect locally, regionally, and globally through collaborative sessions and canvases, exploring ways to release nextgeneration leadership, engage digitally, and strengthen intercultural collaboration.
by Bosco Tung and Joel Zantingh
A key culmination of L4 was the signing of the Collaborative Action Commitment (CAC), a pledge to strengthen partnerships, remove barriers, and mobilize every Christian—whether pastor, homemaker, educator, missionary, or marketplace professional—into God’s mission today. Many Canadian delegates affirmed that meaningful partnerships and collaborations across denominations and cultures are essential for the whole church effectively declaring and displaying Christ, together.
To build on the energy from L4, you’re invited to Mission Conference 2025: Living God’s Story, Serving God’s Mission on Saturday, March 29 at Light Presbyterian Church (6965 Professional Court, Mississauga). Rev. Dr. Christopher Wright will deliver three keynote addresses, and several
L4 delegates will be leading practical breakout sessions. Early Bird registration is $20 (includes lunch) until February 23, then $30 until March 23, and $20 at the door (no lunch).
Find details and register online at
newhopefellowship.ca/mission-conference-2025 or scan the QR code on the event poster (Page 5.)
To watch free recordings from the Fourth Lausanne Congress, visit lausanne.org/ accelerate. For questions or to connect further, email learn@lausannecanada.com
Canadian delegates pose for a group photo at the Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization in Seoul, South Korea in September 2024.
A Season of Prayerful Unity
Heaven is calling us collectively to our knees. How will we
This month’s issue is a bit smaller than usual, owing to my work on several other projects, including the 2025 Toronto Prayer Breakfast. After 30 years, I’m happy that publishing Christian Herald is still my mainstay, but every now and then I feel led by the Spirit to assist in other areas of ministry, and those calls have to be answered. The paper will be back to our regular size very soon.
More and more, we see the world navigating turbulent times, with people chained to the news cycle trying to decipher what exactly is going on. It’s in these times that Christians have an open door with their neighbours to share God’s peace, and influence their neighbourhoods and communities for Christ.
We seek a revival of Christian faith and values in our country, but revivals are most often borne out of a season of intense and unified prayer. Are we willing to join together and pray for our cities, provinces and
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country? As one of the parties responsible for publicizing Christian events in the GTA, I have to say, we don’t seem to get a lot of event listings for city-wide prayer meetings that cross denominational lines.
But perhaps this is changing. The clarion call to prayer right now is deafening. We are about to enter a season of pre-Easter prayer and fasting (whether or not you formally call it ‘Lent’ is irrelevant. Everyone prepares their heart for Easter.) This year, all Christian traditions--Evangelicals, Mainline Protestants, Orthodox and Catholics--will commemorate Easter on the same date.
This is hardly unheard of, as the dates do line up every now and then. But then we have other prayer campaigns overlapping here as well. The annual 40 Days for Life, the prayer campaign to end abortion, overlaps with Lent this year. As does the an-
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nual Prayer for the Muslim World initiative. PrayON, a campaign to pray for Ontario political leaders, has had to fire up their prayer campaign because of the early election call in the province.
Just after Easter, Ignite Prayer Toronto will take place, with a mandate to try to raise up 1,000 Houses of Prayer across Canada. Ignite Prayer is supported by numerous top-tier Christian ministries, including the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, Alpha Canada, and more.
It feels like Heaven is intent on calling us collectively to our knees, perhaps in preparation for something that is coming.
The question is, how will we answer?
As Canadians struggle to manage the chaos around the world - whether it’s emanates from here at home, America, China, Ukraine, the Middle East or elsewhere - Christians need to be ready to provide answers. I know we’re already engaged, with food banks fighting hunger; divorce, grief and addiction recovery ministries; crisis pregnancy outreaches; child welfare helps, and dozens of other good projects.
But when the Spirit is unmistakably calling us as the Body of Christ into a special season of prayer, it’s important to answer. Even if that means setting ‘normal’ aside for a while and seeking the face of the Lord.
2084 and the AI Revolution, Updated and Expanded Edition: How Artificial Intelligence Informs Our Future
By John C. Lennox Zondervan
384 pages, Hardcover
Mathematician and philosopher John Lennox believes that there are credible responses to the daunting questions that AI poses, and he shows that Christianity has some very serious, sensible, evidence-based things to say about the nature of our quest for superintelligence. This newly updated and expanded edition of 2084 will introduce you to a kaleidoscope of ideas:
• Key recent developments in techno-
logical enhancement, bioengineering, and, in particular, artificial intelligence.
• Consideration of the nature of AI systems with insights from neuroscience.
• The way AI is changing how we communicate, implications for medicine, manufacturing and the military, its use in advertising and automobiles, and education and the future of work.
• How data is used today for surveillance, thought control.
• The rise of virtual reality and the metaverse.
• The transhumanist agenda and longtermism.
• The agreements and disagreements that scientists and experts have about the future of AI.
• The urgent need for regulation and control in light of the development of large language transformers like CHATGPT.
• Key insights from Scripture about the nature of human beings, the soul, our moral sense, our future, and what separates us from machines.
Rebecoming Come
Out of Hiding to Live as Your God-Given Essential Self
By Dr. Merry C. Lin Baker Books, 208 pages, Softcover
Finding our true selves has become the call of authentic living. But this is where we can get it wrong and inadvertently pursue the wrong things. Living out of our true selves isn't just about becoming--it's about unbecoming all the things we believed we had to be to be loved and rebecoming our God-given essential selves.
In this practical book, clinical psychologist Dr. Merry C. Lin guides you through a self-discovery process toward life-changing, daily transformation. Lin is the executive director of the Toronto-based Dr. Lin & Associates.
My Turn to Care: Effective Caregiving for those you love
By Dr. Warwick Cooper 272 pages, Softcover
My Turn to Care is a self-published resource intended to be a discussion tool for family and pastoral conversations. Dr. Warwick Cooper brings together more than 40 years of experience as a pastor, counsellor, and nursing home chaplain. Cooper has pastored in Vancouver, Toronto, Winnipeg and Windsor - including an 18-year stint as Pastor of Counselling for a large GTA congregation. Described as a “compendium of resources”, each chapter reveals scriptural principles, anecdotes and helpful materials on the journey of caregiving.
‘No Address’ film to share profits with churches fighting homelessness
Releasing in U.S. Feb. 28, Canadian release not yet scheduled
SEAFORD, Del. (BP) – Grace Baptist
Church Senior Pastor Larry Davis doesn’t believe you can be like Jesus unless you help the poor among us. “Even though He said we’d always have them, He didn’t say not to help them,” Davis said.
For the past four years, Grace Baptist Church in Seaford has housed homeless women during the winter in cooperation with Love INC.’s (In the Name of Christ) Code Purple outreach, sharing hospitality, the Gospel and agape love as the women accept invitations to Bible study, worship and fellowship.
On SuperBowl Sunday, Davis will baptize four women housed at Grace Baptist, where between five and 15 women seek shelter on any given night, he said. Statewide, homelessness in Delaware has increased 58 percent since 2020, according to the annual Point-in-Time (PIT) Count, numbering 1,358 one January night in 2024 in the state with a population of 1.1 million people.
Davis has linked Grace Baptist with Robert Craig Films and the upcoming theatrical release of “No Address,” a feature film aimed at spurring outreaches to house the homeless who numbered 771,480 nationwide in 2024 PIT counts, the Department of Housing and Urban Development reported in December 2024.
No Address will give half of its net profits – from the film, a companion documentary “Americans With No Address” already streaming on several platforms, the novel “No Address” including an audiobook, a study guide and a soundtrack – to churches and other nonprofits involved in helping the homeless who register on the film’s website and pass vetting, Robert Craig Films CEO Jennifer Stolo told Baptist Press.
“For us, it’s important that we give back 50 percent of the net profits back to these organizations that we’ve partnered with across the county,” she said, “because they’re doing the real work and we just want to honor them.
“Our plea is just tell as many people as possible to go to the movie. The more people that go to the movie, the more that
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we can give back.”
Once the churches receive the funding, she said, “we just know that we’ve identified more than 1,200 nonprofits – churches and organizations – that are doing amazing work. And so whatever we’re able to give back to them, we just know that they will do good work with their homeless ministries.”
[Churches may apply for the grants at www. noaddressmovie.com/the-big-5-giveback.]
“This isn’t just a movie,” Stolo said. “This is a movement.”
Grammy Award-winning singer and actress Ashanti joins the cast that includes Emmy Award winner Ty Pennington, Beverly D’Angelo, Lucas Jade Zumann, William Baldwin and Xander Berkeley, among others in the film slated to run Feb. 27-March 5 in theaters nationwide.
Inspired by true events, the film follows individuals who experience homelessness for a diversity of reasons, based on a screenplay that has won dozens of awards at regional and local film festivals the past few years, Stolo said.
Robert Craig Films hopes to call people to action in the fight against homelessness.
“If we leave the theatre unchanged,”
she said, “we’ve missed the point. And so, that’s not our goal. The hope is that this film inspires people to see the homeless not as a problem to fix, but as people to love.
“And I think so often there are just so many stereotypes. And we really want to break the stereotype of homelessness,” she said. “The reality is many people experiencing homelessness are veterans, many of them are families. We see a rise in seniors now in homeless shelters.”
While the 2024 PIT count for the those who were homeless on Jan. 24 yielded 771,480, Robert Craig Films promotes the number of 2.8 million homeless in the U.S., half of them children. Stolo and other representatives gathered the number in research that included visiting cities with the largest homeless populations and meeting with leading agencies addressing the problem.
“The numbers are staggering,” she said. “It’s not the stories we think they are when we walk by someone on a corner. Many of them never thought they’d end up on the streets.”
In Seaford, Davis is supporting the film in hopes that the truth of homelessness will inspire compassion and ministry among churches nationwide.
“If someone is blessed enough to work with this population,” he said, “they will quickly realize that there’s many people that landed in a situation of homelessness and it could have been them. It’s the loss of a job, not being able to find a job, going through a divorce or a bad family situation or a situation of abuse” with no other family nearby to help.
Davis is excited for those he will baptize Sunday at Grace Baptist.
“They laugh a lot,” Davis said of the women. “They’ve grown spiritually. They all now have a study Bible the church has given them. I joked with a friend recently that Seaford will have the most biblically educated homeless population in the country.
“These people will know the Bible and they will be able to share the Gospel on the streets or whatever situation they find themselves in.”
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The Chosen Season 5 coming to theatres starting March 27
Following the success of last year’s theatrical run, 5&2 Studios will release The Chosen: Last Supper (Season 5) in theaters in the weeks leading into Easter on March 27, 2025. Shot in cinematic format, The Chosen: Last Supper brings the most pivotal week in history to audiences in this special theatrical release. During a four-week run in the U.S. and Canada, all episodes of The Chosen: Last Supper will be released in three parts – Part One (episodes 1-2), Part Two (episodes 3, 4, 5), and Part Three (episodes 6, 7, 8), which will enable viewing of all episodes throughout the entire run.
Angel Studios to release The King of Kings on April 11
Angel Studios has added The King of Kings to its 2025 slate, releasing on April 11, 2025 exclusively in theaters, just in time for Holy Week and Easter. Inspired by a Charles Dickens’ short story, the film is created by South Korea’s Mofac Animation and is the directorial debut by Seong-ho Jang .
The King of Kings stars top-tier Hollywood voice talent including Kenneth Branagh, Uma Thurman, Pierce Brosnan, Oscar Isaac, Mark Hamill, Forest Whitaker, and Ben Kingsley.
Encouragement Strengthens Hope
An interview with Amy Vezina
In today’s corporate business world, ‘what’s in it for me’ dominates many conversations involving change. Yet, the Bible teaches us servant leadership, opposing this self-centred ‘me first’ attitude, is what we need to learn. Taking care of others as our focus will help us to become a light shining in a dark place.
What is encouragement? Amy Vezina tells us that it’s impacting someone, to give them support and hope in what they want to achieve. It’s not always positive. Sometimes it simply provides a new perspective on a decision or situation. It requires stepping outside one’s comfort zone.
While it’s sometimes speaking positive uplifting words, encouragement also includes a commitment to read God’s Word, lead with integrity, ignite hope, and at times it means helping someone see things through a spiritually discerned set of new lenses.
Amy’s Story
As a twenty-year-old, Amy recalls working at a restaurant and serving a couple who built Friday date night into their schedule. But their window of time was always tight--merely one hour. Amy noted that they always ordered the same drinks and meal, so she began to get their order placed ahead of time, so that it was ready upon their arrival.
One day they noticed her engagement ring, and that led to a conversation about
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her future career and marriage plans. Amy learned that the lady was CEO at a large insurance firm. When she handed Amy her business card and invited her to apply for an upcoming job opening, leadership doors opened that resulted in a job, and within six months a promotion to a higher management level.
Feeling blessed, Amy talks about “paying it forward”. Now she consciously tries to encourage those she works with or supervises, always looking for ways to help them flourish as leaders, better equipped to serve others in their circles of influence.
That gift of having others to serve is one of the greatest benefits of being an encourager. In Amy’s life she is currently experiencing this blessing through being a facilitator for a CCBF ‘BIZ group’ in the Waterloo area and a leader for ‘Bright Believers’.
Another benefit is the expanded capac-
“She believed God was in control, and trusted Him, which caused her to not feel afraid.”
ity to trust God, and experience a confidence that God is always in control. For example, during COVID days, Amy recalls how so many around her seemed filled with fear and trepidation.
But she was told ‘there’s something different about you!’ That difference, she realized, was her faith and dependence on God. She believed God was in control, and trusted Him, which caused her to not feel afraid. Somehow that set her apart from many around her.
Amy’s two book recommendations are: Ed Mylett’s The Power of One More, plus a soon-to-be-released book by her mentor Richard Magnussen, entitled Go Big.
Amy’s offer of practical advice on this concept of encouragement is two-fold. First, focus on the Bible and what it teaches us. Did you know that the Bible is a love letter from God to each one of us? If I got a love letter from that special one I love most, I’d memorize it! God’s Word not only teaches us to know God better, it brings delight into our soul, as we increase our trust in Jesus, and grasp the depth of His love for us.
Secondly, find a mentor. Mentorship is highly under-rated. We need someone mentoring us and as business leaders, we need to become mentors, too. When times of discouragement come, as they no doubt will, it is of great value to have someone who cares enough about us to pray for and
with us, strengthening us with hope and encouragement that is biblical, and Christfocused.
Three Christ-centric Biblical Principles...
• God strengthens us. Amy shares the life verse she chose for her baptism, which is: “I can do all this through him who gives me strength.” Philippians 4:13 NIV
• You are not alone. “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 NIV
• Hope brings joy and peace. “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13 NIV
Nancy Kingdon [www.writinglegacy.com] is an author and freelance writer for the Canadian Christian Business Federation. The CCBF exists to support business leaders in the study and application of Biblical Leadership Principles with peers, in order to transform lives, strengthen businesses, and positively influence and impact our world. www.ccbf.org
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Monthly Morning Meetings
Local chapters of The Canadian Christian Business Federation host monthly morning breakfast meetings for Christian business and professional leaders, men and women, in select Southern Ontario cities. For more information, or to inquire about starting a CCBF chapter in your community, visit www.ccbf.org.
Pastor and Entrepreneur Conference 2025 Thursday, February 20, 2025
Every day, the people where we live and work are looking to entrepreneurs for leadership. How entrepreneurs build and invest shapes culture. They can be sources of brokenness or instruments of redemption. The world is coming to them.
The Pastor & Entrepreneur Conference for will help Pastors to connect with your Entrepreneurs and Unleash them to be fully alive in their business, your church, and our cities. www.pastorsandentrepreneurs.org.
CONCERTS & MUSIC
Gospel Music Industry Hub
Mondays; 7:00pm
GMI Hub Online is a weekly meeting and webcast of panel meetings with successful gospel music industry leaders discussing the state of the gospel arts industry and sharing their experiences and knowledge. www.gmihub.ca.
The River Worship - Season 11 Tuesdays @ 7:00pm
Midweek worship has arrived in the Durham Region! You’ll find us at the Canada Christian College auditorium, 300 Water Street, Whitby. The River exists so you can come before God in the middle of the week, leave everything else at the door, and encounter Him in a personal and meaningful way. Expect to hear your favourite current worship songs and get ready to worship. Things might get a little loud! www.theriverworship.ca.
Whitby Christian Coffeehouse
Saturdays; 7:30-9:30pm
The Coffee House is an outreach ministry of Durham Full Gospel Church focused on spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It was established over thirty-eight years ago and is still going strong. Halfway through the evening
there is a 15-minute break for refreshments and fellowship. Each night there is a different Christian group ministering through songs and testimonies of what the Lord has done in their lives. Held at 419 Brock St North, Whitby. For the current schedule of performing artists, visit www.durhamfullgospelchurch.org
Pat Barrett Beautiful Life Tour
Various Dates (see below)
Join Pat Barrett and Aodhán King this Spring on the Beautiful Life Tour, with Pat taking his new album “Shelter” and Aodhán taking his new debut album “Beyond Us”to several Canadian cities. As talented and respected songwriters, Pat and Aodhán have written some amazing and beloved worship anthems over the years such as “Build My Life”, “The Well(New Horizon)” and “Good Good Father” by Pat and “Touch of Heaven”, “Whole Heart (Hold Me Now)” and “Sinking Deep” by Aodhán. Tickets at: www.patbarrettmusic.com.
Apr 5, 2025; 7:00pm 1500 Kerns Road, Burlington
Apr 6, 2025; 7:00pm Canada Event Centre, 300 Water Street, Whitby.
Kingdom Bound Festival 2025
July 28-30, 2025
Three incredible days of Live Concerts, Art, Teaching and more! All with complete access to Darien Lake Amusement and Water Parks in upstate New York! Over 50 Bands, Artists and Speakers, including Skillet, Anne Wilson, Matthew West, We Are Messengers, Pillar, Newsboys, and many more. Join thousands of Christian music fans! www.kingdombound.org
CONFERENCES/MEETINGS
Financial Management God’s Way – Zoom Small Groups starting February 2025
Tom Copland’s experienced small group leaders will be leading Tom’s in-depth biblical financial study titled “Financial Management God’s Way”. This is the study where we see the most significant permanent change in the way people manage money. Tom is the author of the Financial Moments which are aired in 197 radio and TV stations across Canada and some northern United States. Everyone is welcome. For details and registration, go to www.coplandfinancialministries.org or email us at info@biblefinance.org.
Envision Pastors & Leaders Conference
February 3-6, 2025
A unique Christian leadership conference streamed from Israel. Your invitation to be enriched, envisioned, and empowered. Meet like-minded church and ministry leaders from around the world; Hear from proven Christian leaders about finding direction from God in times of crisis; Learn more about Israel’s amazing modern-day restoration; Engage with Israeli officials, community leaders, and Messianic and Arab pastors; Pray with church leaders from Israel and around the world. Register for this online conference at www.icej.ca.
Mavericks - Better Together
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
“Then those who feared the Lord talked with each other, and the Lord listened and heard...."
Malachi 3:16
For those of us seeking to help reverse the disciple making crisis in Canada through the pursuit of Disciple Making Movement principles and practice (DMM / CPM i.e. DBS), we need community with fellow mavericks. Join us for a day of connecting to care for one another, refresh our focus, learn from one another, and seek the Lord's direction for how we might collaborate as one body in our region. Our day will begin at 9am at Scarborough Chinese Baptist Church and conclude at 3:30pm. This meeting is being sponsored by 24:14, Outreach Canada, Novo Canada, Peace Communities with the gracious support of Scarborough Chinese Baptist Church. Cost: $25 (includes coffee and lunch.) Registration: www. zeffy.com/ticketing/mavericks-better-together.
Exploring Effective Disciple-Making Pathways Wednesday, February 19, 2025; 9:00am-3:30pm
Making new disciples of Jesus and helping them to thrive is a challenging topic. Pastors and Christian leaders face a host of obstacles. We all wonder if there is a better way. The truth is - there is, if we're willing to take risks and experiment.
If you are a pastor or leader who longs to see the people you lead making new disciples of Jesus, please join us. We believe that the Holy Spirit is at work in the lives of people in communities you live in, even before they make a decision to follow Jesus. What if we could train people to come alongside the Holy Spirit in this work and use that momentum to launch good news movements? If you feel like you have the willingness to experiment, then please join us on November 1st for a day of workshopping
ways to empower people you lead to make new disciples of Jesus, releasing transformation. Our day will begin at 9am at Melrose Community Church and conclude at 3:30pm. The cost of $25 includes a coffee break and lunch. (sorry no dietary considerations possible.) This meeting is being sponsored by 24:14, Outreach Canada, Novo Canada, with the gracious support of Melrose Community Church.
Location: Melrose Community Church, 375 Melrose Avenue, Toronto. Registration: www.zeffy.com/ticketing/exploring-effectivedisciple-making-pathways.
Redeeming Money 2025
February 19-21, 2025
Redeeming Money 2025 is the annual gathering of Christian financial professionals, their spouses, and the financial services organizations that serve them. We will come together to reorient our hearts toward God and money and to encourage each other in real and meaningful ways. Presented by Kingdom Advisors. Learn, connect, and worship with more than 2,300 like-minded professionals. Held at the Orlando World Center Marriott in Florida. www.kingdomadvisors.com.
2024 NRB Convention
February 24-27, 2025 | Grapevine, TX
The National Religious Broadcasters Convention is the premier conference for Christian communicators. Whether you work in radio, TV, film, church media, or digital marketing, the NRB International Christian Media Convention is a can’t-miss event. www.nrbconvention.org
Expanding Religious Organizations in Canada Thursday, February 27, 2025 1:00-2:00pm
Organized by Mills & Mills LLP, in collaboration with InterJurisconsult to take place on the Zoom platform. This event will feature three expert speakers who will delve into key topics crucial for religious organizations looking to grow and thrive in Canada. The speakers and topics include:
• Taras Kulish, Charities & Not-For-Profit Lawyer at Mills & Mills: “Incorporating, Organizing, Governance, and Charity Registration” • Joseph Milevich, Canadian Business Immigration Lawyer, at InterJurisconsult: “Immigration Aspects of Employee Relocation to Canada” • Cassandra Fafalios, Litigation Lawyer at Mills & Mills: “Protecting Religious Organizations from the risk of Litigation.” To attend via Zoom, kindly register on Eventbrite.
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Gather 2025
February 28, 8:00pm-March 1, 2025 9:00pm Gather25 is a 25-hour global broadcast event uniting the Church across six continents in prayer, worship, repentance, and commissioning. Featuring seven core sessions hosted by different countries, each session includes stories, teaching, and worship from multiple locations, along with powerful, neverbefore-heard testimonies of the persecuted church. For 25 hours, every time zone, language, denomination, and generation will come together—whether in churches, living rooms, campuses, or stadiums—to lift up a single prayer and praise to heaven. Host a local Gather group or stream online for free, and be part of this historic moment for all who follow Jesus. www.gather25.com.
The 2025 Toronto Prayer Breakfast Tuesday, March 4, 2025; 7:00-9:00am The Toronto Prayer Breakfast provides an opportunity for Churches and Christian organizations to join with the business community, government leaders and local citizens, in prayer, fellowship, Christian love and shared faith. Keynote speaker: Richard Long of One Way Ministries. Worship: Martine Kelsey. Tickets: $50. Table of 10: $450. Tickets and tables available online. New for 2025: New location at Parkview Manor in Don Mills! www.torontoprayerbreakfast.com
The Missional Nature and Importance of the Teaching Ministry Among God’s People Fri, March 28, 2025; 7:30–9:00pm This mission pre-conference session invites church leaders—pastors, professors, missionaries, small group leaders, youth workers, and Sunday school teachers—to explore the vital role of teaching in God’s mission. Dr. Christopher Wright will examine three biblical texts and characters that highlight teaching’s significance in Old Testament Israel and the New Testament church, while offering practical insights on how leaders can prioritize teaching as a central part of their calling to advance discipleship and the global mission of the church. Held at Light Presbyterian Church, 6965 Professional Court, Mississauga. www.newhopefellowship.ca
Missions Conference: Living God’s Story, Serving God’s Mission (with Chris Wright) Sat., March 29, 2025; 9:00am–5:30pm Join us for an inspiring day with Rev. Dr. Christopher Wright, renowned author and mission theologian. Explore how the whole Bible reveals God’s mission for all creation, and how every believer is called to live missionally in everyday life. Featuring three keynote sessions, practical breakout discussions, and insights from field experts, this event is hosted by Light Presbyterian Church and New Hope Fellowship in partnership with Langham Canada, Lausanne Canada and MiCA. Held at Light Presbyterian Church, 6965 Professional Court, Mississauga. www.newhopefellowship.ca.
Evangelical Missiological Society (EMS) Canada Regional Conference Friday, April 11, 2025; 8:30am–5:00pm This year’s theme, "Ecclesiology & Mission," focuses on the Church’s identity and role as a dynamic mission community. Engage and explore thought-provoking papers addressing
how the Church engages across the Four As: Academy, Assembly, Agency, and Agora. Whether attending in-person or online, this conference offers meaningful dialogue, collaboration, and learning opportunities for students, scholars, practitioners, and church leaders. Held at Tyndale University (TIM Centre), 3377 Bayview Ave, North York. www.emsweb.org/conferences/canada.
MOVIES & TV
No Address
Theatrical release: February 28, 2025
A full-length feature film about a group of individuals that fall into homelessness unexpectedly. They bond together as an unconventional family, struggling to survive the streets, while warding off a harassing gang, unforgiving community, and local authorities. Inspired by true events, this compelling drama captures the heartwarming journey of those experiencing homelessness. www.noaddressmovie.com.
The Last Supper
Theatrical release: March 14, 2025
A powerful cinematic Biblical journey that brings to life the ultimate act of love and sacrifice as seen through the eyes of those who walked alongside Jesus. This reimagining unveils untold perspectives, offering a deeply human and spiritual exploration of the moments that shaped history and faith. Through the diverse voices surrounding Him, the story invites audiences to witness a powerful and intimate portrayal of redemption and grace. Embark on an extraordinary cinematic journey where a timeless story comes to life, faith finds new depth, and the power of belief unfolds in a way you’ve never experienced before. www.thelastsupper.movie
The Chosen - Season 5
Theatrical release: March 27, 2025
The table is set. The people of Israel welcome Jesus as king while his disciples anticipate his crowning. But—instead of confronting Rome— he turns the tables on the Jewish religious festival. Their power threatened, the country’s religious and political leaders will go to any length to ensure this Passover meal is Jesus’ last. www.thechosen.tv
The King of Kings
Releasing in Theaters April 11, Easter 2025
Charles Dickens wrote a short story and read it yearly to his family as a Christmas tradition, yet the writing was largely unknown until it was published in 1934, six decades after Dickens’ death. The animated story follows Dickens, his son Walter, and their cat Willa as they become immersed in the story of Jesus. www.angel.com/movies/king-of-kings.
PRAYER
24 Hour Worshippers Toronto
Monthly
The mission of 24HW is to exalt God through worship and prayer as one body, while standing in the gap for the city, the country and the church. Worship and prayer teams from congregations in Toronto take 2-hour slots and pray through a weekend each month, starting on Friday at 7:00pm and running for 24 hours. www.24hourworshippers.com.
40 Days for Life
March 5 to April 13, 2025
The visible, public centerpiece of 40 Days for Life is a focused, 40-day, non-stop, round-theclock prayer vigil outside an abortion facility in your community. It is a peaceful and educational presence. Those who are called to stand witness during this 24-hour-a-day presence send a powerful message to the community about the tragic reality of abortion. www.40daysforlife.com.
Ignite Prayer Toronto
Fri, April 4, 2025; 1:00-9:00 pm
Join with Are you hungry for unity, to pray for revival and see churches come alive in prayer? Join with like-minded Jesus followers from across Toronto for a great day of equipping, worship and, most importantly, prayer! Held at 300 Steeles Ave E, Thornhill. www.igniteprayer.ca.
SUPPORT GROUPS
Alpha
Alpha is an 11-week course that creates a space, online or in person, where people are excited to bring their friends for a conversation about life, faith and Jesus. The same Alpha content is run all over the world, by Christians of all traditions, and provides a common expression of faith. Over 1 million people in Canada have experienced Alpha, and millions more have taken Alpha in over 100 countries and over 100 languages around the globe. Find a local Alpha course at www.alphacanada.org.
DivorceCare
DivorceCare is a friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life’s most difficult experiences. Don’t go through separation or divorce alone. Find a local group at www.divorcecare.org.
DivorceCare for Kids (DC4K)
Are your children angry, hurt, and confused about your separation or divorce? A DivorceCare for Kids (DC4K) support group is a safe, fun place where your children can learn skills that will help them heal. DC4K groups blend, games, music, stories, videos and discussion to help kids process the divorce and move forward. Groups meet weekly and are designed for children ages 5-12. Find a group at www.dc4k.org.
GriefShare
GriefShare is a weekly support group for those facing the loss of a loved one through death. You will be most welcomed into a warm caring environment in which you can receive hope and encouragement by relating to others who are facing similar emotions. Find a local GriefShare group at www.griefshare.org.
Parents of Human Trafficking Victims: Online Support Group
First and Third Thursdays, 7:00-9:00 pm
(Family members suffer greatly when a loved one becomes entangled in the sex trade. If you are a parent or family member of a young person exploited in this way, we offer a safe space for you to be understood. Zoom in or meet with us in person to process your feelings without fear of judgment. We also work with families,
individually, to bring an end to the exploitation. Parents Hope is part of the Christian ministry of Lifeworthy - SIM Canada. For more info, please email Lynda at parents.hope@lifeworthy.ca or visit: www.lifeworthy.ca.
Pure Desire
Pure Desire Ministries International is a biblically-based and clinically-informed ministry committed to true revival in the church through the healing of the present day epidemic of sexual brokenness. Pure Desire groups offer a roadmap to recovery from sexual addiction, betrayal, and relationship issues by providing a safe, confidential place to process your life story: learning how family of origin, traumatic experiences, and wounding messages impact relationships.
www.puredesire.org/join-a-group.
Sharing The Burden
There is Hope! Come and take life-healing steps. Addiction, anxiety, depression, co-dependency. Don’t be alone with it any longer. Group support, all welcome. email: scott@sharingtheburden.ca or visit www.sharingtheburden.ca.
WOMEN
Moms in the Making
Christian Infertility Support Group
First and Third Tuesdays; 7:00pm Moms in the Making exists to support and encourage women on their journey to becoming a mom by sharing the hope and truth of God’s Word. One way we accomplish this mission is by hosting in-person groups, which meet twice a month as we together focus on scripture and our hope in Jesus. Moms in the Making groups are for married women who, in partnership with their husband, are looking to expand their family. Whether you are taking a natural approach or pursuing treatments, adoption, foster care or a different route, you are welcome. The Newmarket, Ontario group which meets at 7pm on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month. www.momsinthemaking.com/canada.
YOUTH
Today’s Teens Conference
Sat., February 22, 2025
The Today’s Teens Conference, an annual one-day conference for youth workers and student leaders, has been running for over 40 years! It was started by John Wilkinson with a commitment to providing those ministering to youth with the latest research and trends, practical skill development, and awareness of what it takes to reach and disciple the next generation relevantly.
www.todaysteens.ca
Outpour
Saturday, March 1, 2025
A conference for young adults dedicated to inspiring young adults to live passionately and purposefully for Christ in whatever context their lives flow into. This year’s Outpour conference will be held at 2700 Bristol Circle in Oakville. www.outpour.ca
Lord, Teach Us to Pray
Cheers, it’s 2025! You’ve entered onequarter of the way into the 21st century. How do you feel about the problems and possibilities ahead? I feel a bit nervous but excited. And, I don’t make New Year’s resolutions anymore. I evaluate the past year in December and make intentions for the coming year. Yes, I intend to eat better, exercise more, and be more patient! During my daily routine, I sat secluded in my home office around 5:30 a.m. with my Bible, journal, and Yeti mug steaming with Jehovah Java. Surfaced from a warmed soul, here’s what I intend for 2025: to form and fuel my life and leadership with the Lord’s Prayer. I launched the New Year with one request, “Lord, teach me to pray” (Luke 11:1).
Lord, Teach Us to Pray
As a Spirit-ual leader, Jesus led with prayer. “Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples’” (Luke 11:1). Remarkably, the sole item the disciples asked of Jesus was for him to teach them to pray. Do we learn to pray from our theological schools and churches? Fred Hartley asks, When Jesus built His church, He built a praying church. What kind of church are you building? When Jesus made disciples, He made praying disciples. What kind of disciples are you making? Jesus announced, “My house shall be called a house of prayer [not preaching]”—the residence of God’s presence. Too many churches are houses of singing and sermons but not prayer. We
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approach and access his presence by prayer.
Matthew 6:9-13 contains a longer version of The Lord’s Prayer. Here’s Luke’s shorter version of what Jesus taught,
2 And he said to them, “When you pray, say: “Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come.
3 Give us each day our daily bread, 4 and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation.”
(Luke 11:2–4, ESV)
We can and do recite the Lord’s Prayer verbatim, particularly Matthew’s version. However, its words serve more as a model with a clear structure and themes depicting the kind of prayer and focus for a life of prayer. What Jesus modelled, his followers asked, and Jesus taught unveiled a central discipleship practice for us—Kingdom prayer.
Kingdom Prayer
God-focused private and public Kingdom prayer fuels Spirit-ual life and leadership. Don’t begin your prayer with a finite focus on us armed with a shopping list of requests. Begin with an infinite focus on the Father and his name. We tend to first look inward with a human focus. We often mutter comforting, venting, or wishful prayers devoid of faith, fervour, and Scripture and expect
ence—his kingdom come through his rule and reign without rival as King—in my life and the world. God’s Kingdom arrives wherever the King is present with heaven’s life-giving characteristics released on earth. In heaven, there’s no sin or sickness, division or death. Heaven radiates shalom—peace, wholeness, well-being.
Paul wrote, “The kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit” (Rom. 14:14). Jesus taught, “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. . . how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who [continually] ask him!” (Luke 11:9, 13). I’ll pray for the Holy Spirit regularly.
nothing to change (Jon Tyson of Church of the City, NYC). Theologian Augustine taught the essence of sin is incurvatus in se—a Latin phrase for “curved inward on oneself.” It describes a gravitational turning inward on self rather than outward on God and others. Listen to the prayers we often pray, curved inward on ourselves. Kingdom prayer starts outward with God and then moves inward with us.
To “hallow” his name is to treat God as holy and revered. God’s name reflects his magnificent identity, reputation, character, and capacity. Let’s pray, “Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together!” (Psa. 34:3). In 2025, I intend to praise God my Father, housed in heaven, radiant with stellar perfection and power. I resolve to honour his lofty name first—his colossal person and reputation—as holy. And pursue holiness like a hound after a hare, so I’ll walk in a manner worthy of the Lord as his image-bearer (Heb. 12:14; Eph. 4:1; 2 Cor. 3:18). God’s holiness and name are elegant.
Kingdom Presence
I intend to pray for God’s manifest pres-
“Too many churches are houses of singing and sermons but not prayer.”
My posture will be open arms and upraised hands—in magnificent surrender. I’ll pray for a raging river of renewal to flood the church and revival in Canada. I’ll pray for God’s dominion to invade Congress and Trump, the House of Commons and Trudeau. I’ll pray for God to end the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas wars. And, through fervent and unceasing prayer, I’ll “seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually (Psa. 105:4).
In 2025, I intend to dive deeper into devotion to Kingdom prayer. I’ll cover another section of the Lord’s Prayer in the next article.
Ignite Prayer Canada
Explore Ignite Prayer Canada. Our vision is to see 1,000 churches across Canada cultivate vibrant cultures of Kingdom prayer. Our mission is to help churches become houses of prayer. Prayer isn’t a religious ritual, duty, or agenda item. It’s a powerpacked and transformative practice of communication and communion with God that activates his Kingdom mission on earth. We offer resources, training, newsletters, leaders forums, networking, and events to teach you to pray. Check our website and become a participant or co-sponsor: igniteprayer.ca Ignite Toronto is coming April 4 to Bayview Glen Church, to offer free seminars on cultivating cultures of prayer, a catered dinner, and public prayer and worship for unity and spiritual awakening. Register at: www.igniteprayer.ca/events
Roger Helland is the prayer ambassador of The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, lead team member of Ignite Prayer Canada, and author of Pursuing God’s Presence. (available at Amazon.ca)
TORONTO The 2025 PRAYER BREAKFAST
Gathering Christians to Pray for Toronto’s Leaders and our Community.
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 • 7:00 - 9:00 a.m.
New Venue: Parkview Manor 55 Barber Greene Road, Don Mills
Local clergy, ministry leaders and other members of Toronto’s Christian community will gather alongside leaders from Toronto’s business, government, arts & entertainment, education and media sectors.
More than 500 leaders are expected as we enjoy a hot breakfast, worship and pray for our city together, and listen to a message from our guest speaker.
Tickets are $50. each, and Tables of 10 are $450. Tables can be reserved for churches, para-church ministries, community organizations and area businesses.
SPEAKER
Richard Long
Richard Long serves as Lead for Pastoral Engagement at Ottawa-based One Way Ministries. He has over 30 years of experience in building city-wide movements in Canada. He has previously served as the Associate Director at the National House of Prayer, and is the author of “The City-Wide Church: Unity that God Blesses”.
WORSHIP
Martine Kelsey
Recording artist and worship leader Martine Kelsey has a heart for unity and has been serving the local church in Canada for over two decades.
Martine most recently had the honour of joining 15-time Grammy Award Artist CeCe Winans on her Canadian tour.
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