EFC Easter message 2025
We draw strength from the power and the promise of the resurrection, says EFC President and CEO David Guretzki in this year's Easter message.
Election resources on charitable status, sexual exploitation
The EFC has added two more election resources: issue overviews with questions on sexual exploitation and charitable status. Ask your candidates these questions or print the one-page overview and give it to candidates for their consideration. See TheEFC.ca/Election for more resources.
New Canada Watch: Euthanasia should never be normal
“ ‘Don’t stop talking about Canada,’ the EFC’s public policy director recently urged an international colleague. Canada’s rapid expansion of euthanasia is seen as a cautionary tale in other countries of how badly things can go.” Read this full article in the latest issue of the EFC newsletter Canada Watch.
Also read about how EFC research prompted a denomination to restructure, how the EFC is connecting in the Maritimes, how the EFC Church & Faith Trends journal has been revived, and more.
EFC signs letter to politicians on overseas development assistance
The EFC has joined other Canadian Christian leaders in signing a letter calling politicians to prioritize a strong international assistance program. The signatories included several EFC affiliate denominations. Read the full letter.
Faith Today essay: Watch the Lamb
The Easter story is bigger than we imagine, writes Alberta author and theologian Mark Buchanan.
Subscribe for free to read more thought-provoking essays along with engaging columns and informative news in the EFC’s bimonthly magazine Faith Today.
Podcast: The reconciling power of women
Friends Anke and Bethany unpack the power of women as builders of reconciliation in both their contexts of South Africa and Romania. In the latest All Things Reconciled podcast, learn about the stories of hope that inspire and transform Anke and Bethany as they invest in the unique influence women have as agents of peace and reconciliation.
Seeking EFC communications manager
The EFC is seeking a Communications and Marketing Manager for a full-time hybrid position in Ottawa (two days in office, three work from home per week). See TheEFC.ca/Jobs for more details.
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Online April 24: Engaged Citizenship: The Role of Faith Communities During an Election. Webinar by the Canadian Interfaith Conversation. Includes Julia Beazley, EFC director of public policy.
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Online April 28: Ambassadors for Reconciliation in a Divided World. Webinar by the WEA Women’s Commission. Includes Phil Wagler, the EFC's global liaison who also directs the World Evangelical Alliance's Peace and Reconciliation Network.
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Moncton May 3: Faith Matters Workshop. EFC president David Guretzki on medical assistance in dying, its expansion and how we as Christians can respond. EFC researcher Lindsay Callaway on research about how parents and grandparents can disciple their children in the home.
Additional Christian community calendar events
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Stories of Transformation in Canada (Transform Our World Canada), online, April 22
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Journey to Us Marriage Retreat (FOTFC), Nestleton, Ont., April 25-27
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Kentro Annual Forum, Abbotsford, April 28-30
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Church with No Home Tour (Open Doors Canada) – Prince Albert, April 26; Saskatoon, April 27, April 29, Yarmouth, May 2; Cambridge, N.S., May 3; Summerside, P.E.I., May 5
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Preaching 1 Corinthians (Timothy Trust), Whistler, April 28-30
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Cultivate Women’s Conference (Agora Network Ministries), Hamilton, May 2-3
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Souly Business Canada Men's Conference (Camp Iawah), Godfrey, May 2-4
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Young Christian Leaders Summit, Ottawa, May 4-6
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Ministry Leaders Renewal Retreat (FOTFC), Kerith Pines, May 6; Nestleton, May 10
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Business as Mission Global Summit (BAM Global), online, May 8
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Christian Formation Amid Emerging Technologies Symposium (McMaster Divinity College), Hamilton, May 8
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Spreading the Word Writing Conference (The Word Guild), Surrey, May 10