Renewal Café is a Zoom community offered by The Renewal Fellowship within The Presbyterian Church in Canada. It caters to believers who identify as evangelical, traditional, orthodox or conservative. On the menu: conversation with a serving of prayer. The flavour will vary, according to the occasion and need. It will be open on the first Thursday of each month ... Read more
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Gracious Dismissal Final Report
This week, Assembly Council published the minutes of its October 27, 2020, meeting in which the report of its Gracious Dismissal Committee was on the agenda. A majority on the council voted not to receive it "until at least after the General Assembly has dealt with Remits B and C." Notwithstanding this decision ... Read more
Renewal News – Winter 2021
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- United We Stand by Andy Cornell
- A Cautionary Tale by Ian Shaw
- Renewal Day 2021 — Save the Date! by Andy Cornell
- PresbyCan at a Quarter Century by Andy Cornell
- Profile: First Presbyterian Church, Trail BC by Dr. Dan Boateng
- A Remembrance and a “Reminder” by Andy Cornell
- Board profile: Debbie Stimphil by Andy Cornell
Profile: First Presbyterian Church, Trail BC
In the beginning, God sent one Rev. Robertson in 1896 to start the Presbyterian ministry here in Trail BC. And the Lord God continued to send faithful servants to keep up the ministry through the years of the first century of the life of the congregation. In 1925, the continuing Presbyterians were the minority ... Read more
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Renewal News – Fall 2020
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articles:
In This Issue:
- Where Are All the Disciples? – Rev. Andy Cornell, Renewal Fellowship Executive Director
- A Question of Identity – Jillian McWhinnie, Renewal Fellowship Board Member
- "Rediscover" the New Wineskins – Diane Eaton, Renewal Fellowship Board Member
- Kneeling in Prayer, Standing for Recovery – Rev. James Statham, response to Diane Eaton
- Love is the AnswerRev. Ian Shaw, Renewal Fellowship Board Chairperson
- Renewal Fellowship: Behind the Scenes – Rev. Andy Cornell
- Profile: Cheyne Presbyterian Church – Bill Harrison and Kristy Hamilton, members of Cheyne Session
- Unmasking the Essential Issue – Rev. Andy Cornell
- A Financial Update – Rev. Stan Cox, Renewal Fellowship Treasurer
Renewal News – Summer 2020
In This Issue: "Everyone did as they saw fit" by Rev. Dr. Jonathan Hong; "When all is said and done" by Rev. Ian Shaw, RF Board chairperson; "We need to create new wineskins" by Rev. James Statham; "Panelists respond to Renewal Day message"; Profile: Paris Presbyterian Church" by Rev. Joel Sherbino; and "A new initiative, a renewed board and a great gift" by Rev. Andy Cornell, Executive Director ... Read more
Overture re: Governance Model Protecting Congregations
Whereas the discussion of human sexuality issues has been before the Presbyterian Church in Canada for at least the past thirty years; it is time to bring it to a conclusion that protects congregations with a traditional understanding of the Bible; and whereas the Session and congregation of Grace, Orleans ON, has yet to see a definitive response to an Overture submitted five years ago regarding Gracious Dismissal, having experienced significant pain both in the congregation and the loss of its pastor of many years, and significant conflict over this issue ... Read more
2020 Renewal Day and AGM
More than 100 people joined us for our first online Renewal Day and AGM on Saturday, April 25th, 2020, using Zoom Webinar. The theme was "20/20 Vision: Vigilant and Vital." Speaker Rev. Jonathan Hong, of Toronto Korean Presbyterian Church, spoke about the current theological division in the denomination ... Read more