Hey WA team members.  I want to remind you that for July and August we will have Sunday morning rehearsals at 8:00am.  (Enjoy your free Wednesday evenings in the sunshine!)  If you haven't given me your summer holiday schedule yet, please let me know when you will be away.  On another note, you may be interested in checking out the NOVA conference that's coming to Kelowna in October.  Follow the link on our home page for more details.   

Thanks.

We deliberately call many of our small groups CARE groups, and even made an acrostic out of the word care to describe what we would like to see occur in these groups;

I am intrigued with this passage in the book of Acts, and the dynamics involved in the early church...

Acts 6:1: In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Grecian Jews among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.

It's amazing to me to see the large numbers of new people who are attending services at MCA each week. I'm trying to get to know you - to at least put a face to a name!

I know that many of you are loving the services and ministries we offer on Sundays, but I also know that some of you are asking: "how do I get to know people here - can I become friends with any of these people?" Realistically, about half of congregational members will potentially be involved in a smaller care group (a great relational opportunity), while the rest, for whatever reason are not able to.

In May of last year I was privileged to be able to go overseas for the first time in my life and spend two weeks in Israel on a teaching/hiking tour of the country.  What a profound experience!  To actually walk the land of the bible, hike where Abraham lived, see where David defeated Goliath, walk where Jesus taught, step into the empty tomb.  I have to think that any earnest Christian longs to go to the Holy land Read More »

As a Boomer pastor, I have spent a good part of my ministry life trying to maintain harmony and unity between the Builder generation (my parents) and my generation.  But as I age, I see younger generations assuming more and more leadership in the Church, so I have been doing quite a bit of study in the last few years over generational issues.

I just returned from Breakforth – a worship and teaching conference held annually in Edmonton.  The one thing that I take away from that time is that “Emergent” thinking is now becoming mainstream.  While this type of thinking may be primarily from the “Echo” generation (mid 30’s and younger), I also see that it is a shift from ‘modern’ to ‘postmodern’ thought.

This shift takes me back to the fading ‘worship wars’ that decimated churches all over the place in the last 25 years.  These wars were largely generational (Boomers fighting their parents) and for the most part were poorly manage ... Read More »

We are pleased that Jesse Criss is joining MCA as the permanent Youth and Young Adults pastor, effective December 3rd. He and his spouse Twyla are relocating here from Vernon. Jesse brings a wonderful mix of youth and pastoral education and experience to the pastoral team. Please help them to feel welcome. Can you also be in prayer about the sale of their house in Vernon, employment for Twyla in Kelowna, and their relocation here?

We all continue to appreciate the awesome job Aaryn and Chelsea have done of caring for and encouraging our youth during this interim time over the fall. Too, we are so thankful they will continue to be involved as youth leaders with senior high. Between now and Christmas Aaryn and Chelsea will be working with Jesse to transition the leadership of this critical ministry of our church. We know that you will remember to thank and encourage both Aaryn and Chelsea for their efforts in serving God by serving our church.