Don MacLeod, the first Chair of the Renewal Fellowship Within The Presbyterian Church in Canada when it was founded in 1982, looks through the seventy-seven issues of Channels over those twenty years and hits some of the highlights and lowlights covered in the pages of Channels, our oganization's magazine. … Read More
Putting In Its Place: Canadian Presbyterian Independent Journalism
Independent Presbyterian journalism contributed greatly to the debate over Church Union in the 25 years prior to 1925. Following union, a succession of generally short-lived publications sought to keep the church on track. The Renewal Fellowship's Channels was welcomed as giving a whole new face to evangelicals. … Read More
Our Mission to China
In the mid 1880s, foreign missions became a dominant concern for many young people, who volunteered to go overseas, especially to China. Jonathan Goforth founded the Canadian Presbyterian mission in Honan, north of the Yellow River in China. … Read More
Far Formosa is Dear to My Heart
George Leslie MacKay was the first missionary of the Canada Presbyterian Church. He not only pioneered Christian mission in northern Taiwan in 1871, but also transformed the missionary vision of the Canadian Church. His work continues to have a profound influence. … Read More
Celebrating Our Cross-cultural Evangelistic Missionary Heritage: The Centenary of James Ira Dickson
By Rev. Dr. A. Donald MacLeod. The tireless efforts of James Dickson, a Canadian Presbyterian missionary, were seminal in the advancement of Christianity in Taiwan, especially among the hill tribes. His wife, Lillian Dickson, began the Mustard Seed Mission, emphasizing sturdy church buildings, adequate child care, orphan protection, and vocational training. … Read More
W. Stanford Reid — A Classic Case of Exclusion
Stanford Reid never fit into neat categories. His critics would assail him from left and right. But his continuing loyalty to the Presbyterian Church in Canada could never be questioned. It came from love for the denomination and the country of his birth. … Read More
“Good-bye” is Never Easy
By A. Donald MacLeod. I have been called to a church in the United States. On August 31 twenty-four years of service as a minister of the Presbyterian Church in Canada will have been concluded. A retrospective review is perhaps not out of order, a chance to pause long enough for reflection and recall. … Read more