Join the EFC’s ‘Before It’s Too Late Campaign’ to Roll Back MAiD for Mental Illness
Bill C-314 would reverse the law allowing medical assistance in dying for people with mental illness alone. The vote on this bill is expected to come up in the House of Commons mid-October. Please consider contacting your MP’s office – calling, leaving a message, sending an email or writing a letter. You can also circulate a petition in support of Bill C-314 and return it to your local MP. For more resources including sample wording for a brief letter or call, visit TheEFC.ca/C314.
Prayer to Stop MAiD for Mental Illness
The EFC is inviting your church to join in a collective prayer on Sunday, Oct. 22 for a stop to euthanasia for mental illness. If there is no last-minute reversal, MAiD for mental illness will become legal in Canada next spring. Will you mark October 22 in your calendar and join us in asking for God’s intervention in reversing this legislation? The EFC has resources available for churches who want to be involved at TheEFC.ca/MAiDPrayer.
Recovery Is Possible from Daily Thoughts of Suicide
Saskatoon writer Derek Kerr shares his personal journey and calls for change to Canada's expanding law on assisted dying in a new post at TheEFC.ca.
How to Disagree in a Healthy Way
Disagreements can often lead to tension and conflict. But they don’t have to. Alberta psychotherapist Courtney Wiebe explores how to disagree in a healthy way in the latest Faith Today magazine. Find her article and more from the issue at the Sep/Oct contents page.
Print subscriptions are free within Canada. Sign up for Faith Today: Canada’s Christian conversation at FaithToday.ca/SubscribeFree.
Annual Support for Faith Today – Campaign Now On
We hope you agree Faith Today magazine is an important ministry to Canada’s diverse church community. Instead of charging subscription fees, the magazine relies on donations to help pay costs. If you are able, a small gift once a year from you will help continue Canada’s Christian conversation. October is the month to give.
EFC Staff Attend WEA Gathering in Turkey
EFC President David Guretzki and Director of Partnerships and Ministry Innovation Joel Gordon are in Istanbul, Turkey October 8-12 for the World Evangelical Alliance’s Future of the Gospel Forum.
Ignite Prayer Event in Vancouver this November
Join us Nov. 17 at Broadway Church for Ignite Vancouver, a prayer gathering for unity and awakening, the latest in a series that has already come to Ottawa, Calgary, Kelowna, and Regina this past April and May.
The afternoon will include a free pastors and ministry leader seminar (registration required), followed by a complimentary dinner. A free public and worship and prayer summit will take place in the evening and is open to all, no registration required. Ignite is co-sponsored by the EFC, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association of Canada, National House of Prayer, Peace and Reconciliation Network, and Vineyard Canada.
Visit the TheEFC.ca/Ignite for schedule, speakers, and registration for seminar and dinner.
Last Chance! Is Your Charity Producing a Christmas Gift Catalog?
Is your charity producing a Christmas gift catalog? Faith Today hopes to once again prepare a listing of available online catalogs from Christian ministries in Canada to share with our generous readers. Here's an example from 2021: faithtoday.ca/giftcats2021. If you work at a charity or just want to call one to our attention, please contact Sammy at socialmedia@theefc.ca.
This Week’s Prayer Prompts
This week’s prayer request is about religious freedom. Pray offering thanks to God for the freedom of religion we currently enjoy. Pray also for boldness to follow God’s calling to be salt and light, for our nation to allow religious communities to exist and flourish, and for wisdom for the courts and elected officials.
This week's EFC affiliate highlight focuses on Voice of the Martyrs. VOM Canada exists to encourage and empower persecuted Christians to fulfill the Great Commission; to provide practical relief and spiritual support to the families of Christian martyrs; to equip persecuted Christians to love and win to Christ those opposed to the Gospel; and to help believers rebuild their lives and Christian witness in countries where they have formerly suffered oppression. Its mission is also to promote the fellowship of all believers by informing the world of the faith and courage of persecuted Christians, thereby inspiring believers to a deeper level of commitment to Christ and involvement in His Great Commission.
You can always find the week’s prayer prompts at TheEFC.ca/TakeAction.
→ Victorious Festival (CBS), Calgary, Oct. 7
→ CALLED Leadership Gathering (WT), Guelph, Oct. 12-14
→ Equipped Women’s Getaway with Andrea Thorn (MBC), Huntsville, Oct. 13-15
→ Change Conference Toronto (YFC/Youth Unlimited), Toronto, Oct. 13-14
→ Jon Festival, Ottawa, Oct. 15
→ Refocus Writers Retreat (Word Guild), Guelph, Oct. 16-19
→ Kentro Regional Workshops, (Kentro East), Toronto, Oct. 17; (Kentro West), Abbotsford, Oct. 25
→ Global Leadership Summit (various host sites, simulcast from Illinois), Oct. 19-20
→ Preachers’ Refresher (Timothy Trust), Canmore AB, Oct. 21-23
→ Canadian Youth Pastor Summit West, Vancouver, Oct. 23-25
→ Growth is a Choice: Building a Fundraising Roadmap to Scale Your Mission (CCCC), online, Oct. 25
→ EFC President’s Day, Calgary, Oct. 26
→ Apologetics Canada Leadership Summit, Sasquatch Mountain, B.C., Oct. 27-29
→ Change Conference (Youth Unlimited), Ottawa, Oct. 27-28
→ Gospel Music Industry Hub Artist Showcase (GMI Hub), Mississauga, online, Oct. 27
→ Life Shared Summit (Groundswell), Truro, Oct. 27
In Case You Missed It
→ Job Openings: pastor (Red Deer, Montreal, Brampton, Saint John, Ottawa); Montreal director of leadership programs; and more (FaithToday.ca/Classifieds)
→ Hastened Death for Mental Illness Needs to Be Stopped (EFC info and call to action)
→ Resource on Disability and Belonging in the Church En Français (EFC resources)
→ The EFC Welcomes Court Decision Reaffirming Prostitution Law
→ Apps that Actually Save Time (Faith Today article)