The current financial status to the end of April 1994 is presented by Treasurer Jim Doherty. … Read more
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The Current American Presbyterian Firestorm: Any Implications for Canadians?
A. Donald MacLeod recounts the effects of the feminist Re-Imagining conference on the Presbyterian Church (USA), and speculates on the lessons it has for evangelical Canadian Presbyterians. … Read more
1994 Annual Meeting
Photos by Jack Harewood. On March 4 & 5, about 200 met at Central Presbyterian Church, Cambridge, Ontario, for the 1994 Annual Meeting. Eugene Peterson, from Regent College, was the speaker. … Read more
A “First Timer’s View” of the 1993 Assembly
By J. Kevin Livingston. May God grant us a renewal of faith, a fresh experience of the Bible as the Word of God, a sensitive memory to recover our Reformed heritage, and a passion to proclaim the Gospel. … Read more
1992 Annual Meeting
On March 6 and 7, many Presbyterians concerned about renewal, met at Willowdale Church in Toronto for the Annual Meeting. Photos by Jack Harewood … Read more
Miracle at Calvin
By Howard & Wilma Cumming. “Well, God,” we prayed, “you called us here. If it was only to close down Calvin, your will be done. But if you really want Calvin to grow, you are going to have to do something about it. We seem to be at a dead end.” … Read more
Impressions of the 117th General Assembly
Bob and Olive McBay reflect on the decisions and atmosphere of the General Assembly as first-time attenders. … Read more
A Twenty-fifth Anniversary: the Silver Jubilee of October 17, 1966
A. Donald MacLeod recounts his personal involvement in convening a meeting of evangelical Presbyterians that laid the groundwork for the eventual formation of The Renewal Fellowship Within The Presbyterian Church in Canada. … Read more
Theology of the Reformers, by Timothy George
Reviewed by Christopher A. Hall. If one needed to select a single book to begin a study of the Reformation, or if one wanted a thorough but readable review of key figures and themes, Theology of the Reformers is the place to look. … Read more
1991 Annual Meetings
On March 1 and 2, we gathered at St. Andrew’s Church in Whitby, Ontario to worship, to plan and to hear Dr. Joel Nederhood (pictured on the cover) speak on the subject, “The Uniqueness of Jesus.” A searchable, downloadable PDF with photos of the Annual Meetings appears here. Photos by Jack Harewood.
1990 Annual Meetings: A Photo Essay
On March 2nd and 3rd many of us met in Knox Church on Spadina, in Toronto. Roy Bell, from Carey Hall/Regent College in Vancouver, also pictured on the cover, spoke on “Renewal in the Christian Family.” Here are a few glimpses; photos by Jack Harewood. … Read more
Full Time Director
By David MacKenna. The Renewal Fellowship will have, for the first time, a full time Director, The Rev. Robert Little, to speak for and guide the affairs of the Fellowship, building on the dedicated and able leadership of Drs. A. Donald MacLeod and John Vissers as interim directors for the past eight years. … Read more
The 1989 Annual Meeting photo essay
By Jack A. Harewood. The 1989 Annual Meeting took place March 3 & 4 at St. Andrew’s, Islington in Toronto. Over 200 people attended, and Dr. Roberta Hestenes, President of Eastern College, Philadelphia, was the theme speaker. She spoke about renewal and spirituality from the book of Exodus. … Read more
1988 Annual Meeting
By Paul Philpott. Given the pervasiveness of the leadership crisis that exists in our society today, it was encouraging to have two hundred people attend the 1988 Annual Meeting of the Renewal Fellowship which focused on the renewal of Christian leadership. … Read more
Church Renewal and Social Reform
By Stanford Reid. The search for the spiritual renewal of the church is something which is constantly taking place, and that is good. For the Church of Jesus Christ is in a very real sense a human body which needs continual renewal and has needed it ever since the days of the Lord Jesus upon earth. … Read more
Renewal Day Report
By John Vissers. Over two hundred and forty Presbyterians gathered at Kortright Church, in Guelph, Ontario for a Renewal Day on October 31, 1987. Representing nineteen presbyteries and fifty-four congregations, those gathered listened to addresses on “The Church as A Caring Community” by the Rev. Calvin Brown of First Church, Nelson, British Columbia, and Dr. Stan Skarsten, of the Institute For Family Living in Toronto, Ontario, featured on the cover. … 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