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EFC Update Newsletter November 7

07 November 2023

Evangelicals More Aware of MAiD Expansion: New Poll 

Your discussions with friends, neighbours and MPs on MAiD expansion are making a difference. An Angus Reid poll commissioned by the EFC this fall found Evangelicals are more likely to be aware MAiD will be available on the basis of mental illness beginning in March 2024. Learn more in our new article

Video Insights on Creation Care 

Why do some Christians seem reluctant to engage with environmental issues? How can churches and individuals be more involved? Our first full-length Faith Today Podcast video features a discussion between host Bill Fledderus and Anthony Siegrist, the Ontario director of A Rocha, a Christian environmental network.  

Praying Together: A Christian Response to the War in Ukraine  

The Canadian Council of Churches, The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada and the Peace & Reconciliation Network are inviting you to an online hour of prayer on Thursday, Nov. 16 at 8 p.m. Eastern. Details at TheEFC.ca/Calendar.   

Three Days Left to Register for Vancouver Prayer Event  

If you’re in Vancouver, there’s still time to register for Ignite, an opportunity to gather with other Christians to pursue unity, revival and passion for prayer. An afternoon seminar explores ways to develop a culture of prayer within churches. Ignite closes with an evening of public worship. Registration is required by this Friday for pastors and ministry leaders who would like to attend the free seminar and dinner. Ignite Vancouver co-sponsors include the EFC, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association of Canada, National House of Prayer, Peace and Reconciliation Network, and Vineyard Canada.  

Uniting Neighbours with Community Barbecues 

Emmanuel Congregational Christian Church's creative way to love neighbours is worth copying. Watch how they use community pop barbecues to engage their neighbours in the latest episode of Church in Community.  

Witnesses of the Coming Kingdom of God 

“Where there are faithful communities anticipating the coming Kingdom...there is resilience, restoration, reconciling acts and miracles,” writes EFC Senior Ambassador Bruce Clemenger. Read more in the Nov/Dec Faith Today on how Christians can bear witness to the coming kingdom of God.  

Coming Events at TheEFC.ca/Calendar       

        
→ Creating New Horizons for Independent Education (Cardus), Ottawa/online, Nov. 9  
→ Praying Together: A Christian Response to the War in Ukraine (CCCC, EFC, PRN), online, Nov. 16    
→ Youth Worker Conference (YWC), Moncton, Nov. 17-18 
→ Share the Light: Equipping Canadian Leaders for Ministry with Newcomers (Lausanne, SIM, OMF, Love New Canadians and more), online, Nov. 18   
→ Gospel Music Industry Hub Café (GMI Hub), Mississauga/online, Nov. 20    
→ Stories of Transformation in Canada (Transform Our World Canada), online, Nov. 28