A publication of the Renewal Fellowship

A publication of the Renewal Fellowship

Month

September 1983

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Table of Contents

1. Inaugural Issue – Fall 1983

ARTICLES

REVIEWS

Channels

Introducing … Channels

By A. Donald MacLeod. What does the name Channels suggest to you? Television. Up-to-date methods of communication. The media. We want to be channels of renewal and encouragement. Facilitators of renewal within our denomination. We desire to strengthen the means God uses to bring that renewal to His church … Read more

Ecumenism

The 6th Assembly of the WCC: An Evangelical Appreciation

By J.H.(Hans) Kouwenberg. The 6th Assembly of the W.C.C., meeting in Vancouver, B.C. July 24-August 10 this year was such a rich, diverse affair that it is hard for those of us who attended to gather our impressions together. Hence the narrow focus of this article. One of the significant and interesting strands in the tapestry of the ecumenical movement is the growing awareness of and appreciation for the renewed evangelical movement in the church of Jesus Christ. … Read more

Church and State

The Church and Politics

By J. Barry Forsyth. Do you think the Church should take a stand on political issues? In recent years, the World Council of Churches has been embroiled in controversy over the fact that it supported (directly or by implication) Robert Mugabe’s guerrillas of Zimbabwe against the white “racist” government of Ian Smith. Were they right or were they wrong to do that? … Read more

Mission

Asian Report

By A. Donald MacLeod. A trip to Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, and Singapore, under the sponsorship of the Overseas Missionary Fellowship and the Mustard Seed Mission, in a month of speaking and fact-finding left me breathless. What made my assignment so emotional was that I was returning to countries in which I had spent my childhood. … Read more

Ministry

A Call for Discipline

By William Campbell. Our reformed forefathers underscored the three distinguishing marks for the presence of Christ’s Church as being the preaching of the word of God, the proper ministry of the sacraments, and church discipline. When these are present in all their biblical realities in the Presbyterian Church in Canada, it shall be renewed! … Read more

Ministry Reviews

Between Two Worlds: The Art of Preaching in the Twentieth Century, by John R.W. Stott

By Gladys Anderson. This book sets forth the importance of preaching and the task of bridging the ever widening gap between the Word and the world. John Stott outlines his task under three main sections: 1. The relevance of preaching in the twentieth century, 2. preaching as a bridge builder, and 3. the essential foundation for effective preaching. … Read more