Envision Canada

A space to grow...

Envision Greenhouse provides young leaders within the Alliance Canada with meaningful leadership mentoring relationships.

In this 12 week program, young leaders are partnered with experienced mentors from our Alliance family. They also join together for 4 online gatherings that focus on relevant teaching and practical exercises and give space for these leaders to learn together.

Our next cohort launches September 28th, 2024 and registration is now open.

How can you help?

Consider if there are any young leaders (18-28) in your own circles that could benefit from someone mentoring them and encourage them to apply.

If you are an Alliance worker, why not consider registering to be a mentor.

For more details or to register: www.envisioncanada.org/greenhouse

Dan & Jenica from our Mexico City team sharing at this morning on investing in the next generations.

Sharing from the life of Barnabas - who invested in the life of Paul, we are challenged to consider who God might be inviting us to invest in.

One of the great ways to invest in young leaders is our 8-month internship in program - is there a young leader in your life that could benefit from this amazing opportunity?

Looking forward to being at General Assembly next week!

If you are not registered but live in the GTA - consider coming out to the evening sessions!

For anyone attending, stop by the Envision booth and say hi! We’d love to tell chat with you about some exciting things that are happening later this year and in 2025!

Only 1 week left until we kick off the Envision Summit 2024!

If you are registered - keep an eye out for important information coming soon!

There’s less than a week left to register for this year’s Summit!
If you’ve been on the fence trying to decide - now is your moment! We would love to have you join us!
For more details - www.envisioncanada.org/summit

It’s getting closer!!!

The Envision Summit is only a month away and it is going to be 4 great days as we explore what it means to Lead In, Lead Up, and Lead Out.
Over these four days we plan to engage you in both your skills and soul. We’ve lined up some great speakers to lead us through plenary sessions as well as breakouts. There will be great times of worship. And opportunities to put your skills and gifts to the test in our creative challenge.

It’s not too late to join us. If you are a young leader between the ages of 18-28, we would love to have you apply. And if you know a young leader - why not encourage them to come?
May 7-10 in Toronto
www.envisioncanada.org/summit

Hanging out this weekend with 200+ high school youth at the CCD Deeper Life retreat! It’s awesome to see so many young leaders worshiping Jesus, going deeper and being challenged to be on mission!
Would you join us in praying for the next generations of young leaders!

ARTIST UPDATE!

We are excited to announce that The Martin Brothers will be leading worship at the Summit.

Darin & Jeremy Martin have been playing original and popular cover music for many years. Known for their unique performances, they combine heartfelt stories and amazing harmonies to create unforgettable musical experiences.

You can check them out at www.martinbrotherscollective.com

Happy International Women’s Day to all the amazing women we know. We are so grateful for all the ways in which you lead, serve and faithfully follow Jesus.

While we recognize and celebrate you today, may we not forget to honour you, cherish your gifts/callings and seek to empower you every day!

Speaker Alert!

We are excited to announce our main speaker for the Envision Summit: Emily Crow

Emily has been a campus minister for 12 years in three different countries (US—>China—>Canada). For the past 8 years she has helped lead the ministry in Toronto and is currently serving at the national office overseeing church engagement and new student outreach for InterVarsity. She is married to Eric and has three boys: Zeke (5), Miles (3), and Owen (1). Hailing from Phoenix, Arizona, she loves sunshine, reading, exploring new places, and teaming up with Jesus and his people to make the world a more loving place.

Registration for the Envision Summit is open - www.envisioncanada.org/summit

Happy Lunar New Year to all our friends celebrating!

It’s not too late - there’s still time to register!
Students - are you curious to see what an internship in Mexico City would look like? Want to get a taste of what you’d experience? Why not join our Spring Break preview week.
Pastors and Leaders - are you curious about our internship program and other short-term opportunities for your church? Why not join our pastors/leaders vision trip in May.
Contact info is in the post - or feel free to send us a DM for more information.

It’s time for a bit of Christmas fun!
Let us know what you would choose - This or That?!

Do you live in Ontario? Are you a student (in at least grade 11), young adult or an Alliance Pastor/Leader?

We have a few upcoming opportunities for you to check out our Mexico City experiences this coming Spring.

For more information send us a message or comment below.

And just like that another JSEM cohort comes to a close. It was an incredible 12 weeks!
Please pray for our JSEMers as they journey from Phuket to home.

There are so many reasons to come and experience a Justice Semester… one of them is the people you meet. Whether it is in the classroom, exploring the community or on an exciting excursion. You’ll get the chance to interact with Thai locals, our amazing staff, fellow students, and even guest speakers/teachers.

For more information of Justice Semester check out our website or click on the link in our bio.

Hanging out in Phuket with our JSEMers. Gonna be a great week. Keeping praying for the students as they near the end of their time together.

As we continue to introduce you to our sites and team - we can’t forget our amazing site coordinators in Thailand!
Introducing Tim and Nancy Moore!

If you are interested in exploring opportunities in Thailand - they would love to host you!

We love our sites!

Each one of our sites is unique and provides some great opportunities for missional engagement.

Today we invite you to check out our Thailand site!

For more information, click on the link in our bio or visit our website: www.envisioncanada.org

Did you know that Envision Canada has a site in Mexico City?

Our amazing site offers a number of unique experiences that develop the skill and soul of next-gen leaders.

If God is putting Mexico City on your heart, we’d love to connect.

We are so excited for our current JSEM cohort in Thailand! It’s hard to believe they are already almost 2 weeks in.

Would you join us in prayer for these students and our team as they spend 12 weeks together adventuring deeper with Jesus while exploring Thai culture.

Justice Semester is an incredible discipleship opportunity for young leaders between the ages of 18-25 for more information on future cohorts check out our website.

Let’s grow together!

Our fall cohort begins September 16, 2023

The Envision Greenhouse is a hybrid environment of individual and cohort-based mentoring for leaders between the ages of 18-28.

Over 12 weeks you will receive one-on-one mentoring for individualized support in life, ministry and vocation while also joining peers for 3-4 digital gatherings focused on relevant teaching and practical exercises related to our cohort competency.

This fall we are focused on the theme of Spiritual Awakening.

Register today and let’s grow together!

Kicking off 2023 Joint Missions Convention in Vancouver worshiping in 3 languages. Such a blessing to worship with 800 others as we prepare to be encouraged and inspired to learn more about being on mission with God. If you are at JMC - stop by the Envision and say hi!

Having coffee with a friend this morning and we started talking about the reality that the Christian life is one of continued growth… that as we are(and are continually being) sanctified we are continually growing in our Christlikeness. The challenge of course is that this doesn’t just happen magically on its own - we are actually responsible for taking steps in our lives that create environments and opportunities for Holy Spirit to transform us.

Every disciple of Jesus, whether they are a pastor, ministry leader, someone brand new to faith or anywhere in between can learn from Jesus’ example of intimacy with God.

A quick read through Mark’s gospel reveals Jesus engaging in a variety of Spiritual disciplines such as silence, solitude & prayer. Activities that we call Spiritual practices or disciplines.

Spiritual disciplines are those practices that cultivate our hearts, minds and souls for intimacy with God and create opportunities for Holy Spirit to speak to us.

While there is no standardized list of spiritual disciplines- some are more prominent than others and include activities such as: meditation, prayer, fasting, silence, solitude, worship, study of God’s word, journaling, confession and more!

The summer is a great time to continue practicing those spiritual disciplines you already do but it’s also a good time to start engaging with some new ones.

What are some of your favourite spiritual disciplines?
What are the disciplines you find hardest?
If you could pick a new discipline to start what would it be?

Today we wish our friends in Quebec Bonne Saint-Jean-Baptiste day!

As they celebrate their history and cultural identity would you join us in praying for the next generation of emerging Quebecois leaders.

Would you pray that they, just like John the Baptist would boldly proclaim the good news of Jesus!

Have you ever felt alone? Or have you felt the challenge of finding friends who share your faith?

When I graduated Bible College - I didn’t just move cities, I moved provinces. I remember the deep loneliness I felt as I tried to find friends - especially those connected to a faith community. I remember longing for a community similar to the ones I read about in the book of Acts. Finding friends was hard!

Recently I came across a video addressing North America’s “Friendship Recession” (you can view it here: https://youtu.be/VpOan0hqdNA).

Added to the current reality is the challenge that many young adults seem to be leaving the church… which leaves me wondering: how do you find/build friendships especially those in the context of faith communities?

Just a quick throwback to Assembly 2022 when Fran helped lead some of the discussions with the Women in Leadership Collective for The Alliance Canada in Edmonton!

We miss you Fran and thanks for all that you did!