EFC policy director hosting webinar tomorrow on safeguarding youth online
Where are middle and high school aged kids spending their time online? What are the risks and red flags? Where are predators and exploiters spending their time online? What do we need to know and what are the conversations we should be having with the kids in our lives?
EFC director of public policy Julia Beazley will host a live webinar tomorrow, March 5, featuring Kaitlyn Ranasinghe from BridgeNorth as she discusses social media, online risks, online exploitation, and safeguarding youth in online spaces. The webinar is part of the Digital Dignity series, presented by Defend Dignity, Ally Global and the EFC.
Being attacked by a brother: All Things Reconciled Podcast
Ivan Rusyn is president of Ukraine Evangelical Theological Seminary. He survived the initial siege of Kyiv in February 2022, helped many escape across the infamous Romaniv Bridge at Irpin, and continues to serve and strengthen Ukrainian leaders and churches for life and witness in the midst of the ongoing and wearying war. On the latest All Things Reconciled podcast, Ivan shares about his own experience, hope in the midst of ongoing challenge, and why Ukrainian Christians need the global church family now and in the future.
EFC research director discusses information overload
What are the things that demand our attention and distract us from being fully alive in Christ? EFC director of research Rick Hiemstra discussed this with Andy Gabruch, author of Infobesity: How to Be Followers of Jesus in an Information Overload World, on the Sidewalk Skyline podcast.
Sidewalk Skyline is produced by a ministry affiliated with The Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada.
The EFC seeks communications and marketing manager
The EFC is seeking a Communications and Marketing Manager to lead a dynamic communications team, to strengthen our brand, to coordinate the EFC’s various communications platforms, to advance our digital presence, to produce various digital and print resources that equip EFC affiliates, and to extend the reach of the EFC’s ministry. This position is hybrid with some weekdays in the EFC’s Ottawa office.
For the full job description and information about how to apply, visit TheEFC.ca/jobs.
Prayer in turbulent times
EFC President and Resident Theologian David Guretzki reflects on his experience of a stormy, violent plane landing, connecting it to the importance of prayer in turbulent times.
Read all of his Cross Connections columns along with many other encouraging, informative Christian articles with a free subscription to the EFC’s bi-monthly magazine Faith Today.
Charitable receipt for January and February 2025
On January 23 the federal government released draft legislation to extend the 2024 charitable donation deadline to February 28, 2025. This change gives Canadians the option to claim their January and February 2025 donations in their 2024 tax return. Parliament will be asked to approve this change retroactively when it returns.
The EFC normally issues a single official receipt to each donor for all the donations made in a year. Your receipt for gifts made in 2024 are in the mail. To keep costs down, the EFC will only be sending receipts for January and February donations upon request (by email at efc@theEFC.ca or by phone at 1-866-302-3362). All requests made by March 31 will be processed in April and delivered by April 15.
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Behind the Screen: Safeguarding Youth in Online Spaces (Defend Dignity), online, March 5
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Ontario Prayer Breakfast, Toronto, March 6
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Stats Versus Stories: What Motivated Donors? (Kentro), online, March 6
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God, Keep our Land: Does Christian Nationalism have a Canadian accent? (New Leaf Network), online, five Thursdays starting March 6
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Theology of Technology Conference (Apologetics Canada), Abbotsford, March 7-8
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Business As Mission Vancouver Regional Conference, Richmond, March 7
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Awesome KidMin Conference, Winnipeg, March 7-8
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Deadline to apply for Redemptive Social Enterprise Lab (Kaleo), Cambridge, March 20
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Ministry Leadership Day (Heritage Seminary/Mark Vroegop), Cambridge, March 20
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Impactus Men’s Conference, Edmonton, March 15; Winnipeg, March 21-22; online, April 4
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Ignite Halifax (Ignite Prayer), March 21
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Women Pastors’ Experiences of Gender Inequality (Flourishing Congregations Institute), online, March 21
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Book in a Day: Romans (Timothy Trust), Nepean, March 22
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The Missional Nature and Importance of the Teaching Ministry Among God’s People (New Hope Fellowship), Mississauga, March 28
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Mission Conference 2025: Living God’s Story, Serving God’s Mission, Mississauga, March 29
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Ministry Leaders Renewal Retreat (FOTFC), East Braintree, April 1-8; Nestleton, April 5-12, Priddis, April 8-15
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Ignite Toronto (Ignite Prayer), April 4
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XY Men’s Conference (Tidal Church), Moncton, April 4-5
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Redemptive Social Enterprise Lab (Kaleo), Cambridge, April 7-9
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Evangelical Missiological Society Canada 2025 Regional Conferences, Edmonton, Langley, Steinbach, Toronto and online, April 7-9
Additional EFC events