by Renee Embree | Jun 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
How to shrink your church or ministry:1. Never change. 2. Keep to yourselves. Do not build any bridges to the community. 3. Make people fat on sermons/study and forget the vitamin A (application). 4. Never experiment, just stick to what you know. 5. Exist for... by Renee Embree | May 20, 2016 | Uncategorized
I’ve been travelling outside of Atlantic Canada this week. It has got me thinking about the joys and challenges of ministry in Atlantic Canada. We have a unique milieu for ministry here. Tell me – What do you see? 3 Joys of Ministry in Atlantic Canada: 1.... by Renee Embree | May 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
As we continue our hot topic series on the blog, I am pleased to have Lois Mitchell as our guest blogger today. Lois is the Director of Public Witness and Social Concerns at the Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches and the Director of International Studies at St.... by Renee Embree | May 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
This past week I had the wonderful opportunity of being at the Canadian Baptist Youth and Family Forum in Niagara Falls, Ontario. It was a gathering of about fifty youth and family leaders from across Canada. Together this crew articulated the opportunities and... by Renee Embree | Apr 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
As we continue the hot topic series on the blog, I’m pleased to introduce you to our guest blogger for the day, Steve McMullin. Steve and I have been a part of the same church in Saint John, NB for eight years. I appreciate Steve’s careful research and...