What if growth isn’t about getting bigger?
Rev. Cameron Fraser says congregations can look beyond membership numbers to the possibilities in their own communities
Yom Kippur, interrupted
A shooting outside a Belleville synagogue tested the promise of a day meant for reflection
What small churches know
As congregations shrink, some are discovering that close community can thrive with fewer people
The Confession booth on wheels
As a Mennonite professor tours rural Manitoba in a converted camper trailer, a small congregation becomes an unlikely home for people
The small church that went big online
Oasis United in Penticton, B.C., turned pandemic necessity into a thriving online ministry
What if small is enough?
Our Editor’s Letter explores a different way of thinking about congregational life
Canadians love freedom — sometimes at the expense of faith
Reginald Bibby looks back on 50 years of social trends in his new book
The influencer priest
Rev. Gerlyn Henry has built a digital following of more than half a million people — larger than most denominations could dream
What we lose when a language dies
As Scottish Gaelic declines in Cape Breton, a writer explores what its words can teach us about land, nature and our place
A feral faith
Maria Giesbrecht’s debut poetry collection explores the aftermath of leaving a conservative Mennonite upbringing
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September/October 2026 In this issue: What small churches offer the world; 5 leading thinkers on new models of ministry; Practical tools for adapting to change |
