Full disclosure. I am a Black man. I was born in Jamaica and I am an immigrant to Canada. Having served as an ordained minister of The Methodist Church in the Caribbean and the Americas, I am now an o...
continue readingWhy did I write a worship service and sermon for Black History Month? It’s a difficult question to answer. I was filled with excitement and dread at the prospect. I was excited because the topic of ra...
continue readingIt was a rare privilege to travel to Zambia in February 2018 for a Mission & Service–sponsored partners’ meeting dubbed “the Indaba” (Zulu for consultation or gathering). For the first time, the I...
continue readingA review of Greenhouses of Hope: Congregations Growing Young Leaders Who Will Change the World, Dori Grinenko Baker, Editor (The Alban Institute: Herndon, VA, 2010, 212 pages). I recommend this boo...
continue readingEarth Hour—Saturday, March 24, 8:30 to 9:30 p.m.—marks its 12th edition this March. I remember that first gathering in a darkened Church of the Holy Trinity next to the Eaton Centre in downtown Tor...
continue readingLast summer, I spent three memorable hours in prison. I had not been arrested. That July morning, colleagues from one of our partners, the KARAPATAN alliance in the Philippines, picked me up at my ...
continue readingOn Tuesday, March 14, (Day 2) of the Dialogue on Reconciliation with the Uniting Church in Australia after a day of meetings with the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence and the Uniting Church of...
continue readingEver so often in the church I hear statements and experience attitudes that cause me concern. One such incident occurred recently in response to the outcome of Remit 6 (One Order of Ministry.) My conc...
continue readingKenji Marui travelled to Australia as part of the Moderator’s Dialogue on Reconciliation to consult and build relationship with the Uniting Church in Australia, the Uniting Aboriginal Islander Christi...
continue readingAuthor Adam Kilner was one of the United Church participants in the World Council of Churches' Conference on World Mission and Evangelism, which took place March 8-13, 2018 in Arusha, Tanzan...
continue reading