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Renewal Café
Renewal Café is a new Zoom community offered by The Renewal Fellowship within The Presbyterian Church in Canada. It’s catered 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. Our first seating is Dec. 8 ... Read more
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
Renewal News – Spring 2020
In this issue: Renewal Day and AGM goes online; Dispelling Disorder, Embracing Truth – Ian Shaw, RF Board Chair; One Man's Holy Dissent – Rev. George Anderson; Orthodoxy in the PCC: Where It's At – A summary of the online discussions; Overtures from five congregations; Board profile: Jillian McWhinnie ... Read more
Meet Our Board
Pictures and profiles appear for the following Renewal Fellowship Board members: Jillian McWhinney, Don Bartlett, Rev. Pye Chew, Rev. Stan Cox, Diane Eaton, Bill Harrison, Rev. Germaine Lovelace, Don MacMillan, Rev. John Park, Leslie Ruo, and Rev. Ian Shaw … Read More
Remit Voting Results
From September 2019 through March 2020, each of the 45 presbyteries in the Presbyterian Church in Canada will be voting on the two Remits concerning same-sex marriage and ordination. If a majority of the 45 presbyteries approve, and that majority consists of at least half of the combined total of the constituent members on the rolls of presbyteries, then the remits will go to next year’s General Assembly, which is free to vote “Yes” or “No”. The dates, results, and numbers were supplied to us by members of the courts ... Read more
Overture re: Two-Stream Structure Within The PCC
Whereas since 2014 many studies, overtures, and debates focusing on LGBTQI matters have revealed a deeply divided denomination; and whereas, despite many serious attempts to resolve these deep divisions, the numerous dissents and expressions of profound pain at the 145th General Assembly … Read more