Institute of Evangelism at Wycliffe College

The Institute had the privilege of hosting the 5th Our City urban ministry conference today. It was great to hear about some of the unique ways the Church is meeting practical needs in Toronto.

The 5th annual Our City gathering is an urban ministry conference that brings together practitioners in a collaborative learning environment. This year it is being co-hosted by Wycliffe College and the Institute of Evangelism. Join us Saturday, September 14th for speakers, workshops, worship, and conversation focused on ministry in the city of Toronto. Lunch is included in the registration. Wycliffe students receive 50% off (message for code).
www.ourcitytoronto.ca

Launch Pad 10: Reassure People That You Welcome Faith and Belief Conversations! Equally, many people who don’t share our faith assume that they can’t ask us about what we believe at the risk of offending us, that we’ll be awkward and defensive! The result – nobody talks about …

An excellent article by former director John Bowen.

Keeping Young People in the Faith: A Surprising Discovery John Bowen, Emeritus Professor of Evangelism, Wycliffe College, Toronto, discusses what keeps young people in the Christian faith, shares what his research revealed was the most important factor, and offers practical suggestions for how to adapt children's ministry accordingly.

Former and Current Directors John Bowen and Jeremy McClung recently joined the Faith Trends podcast to discuss their research on how Canadians become Christian.

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/finding-faith-in-canada-ep-20/id1591554974?i=1000642180674

Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjEwMzg0MDYwODEvc291bmRzLnJzcw/episode/dGFnOnNvdW5kY2xvdWQsMjAxMDp0cmFja3MvMTcyMTU2NzQ3Mg?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwiA3bSbnOqDAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQFg
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/46u0MkJMOIacYcEkzrn01V?si=frSUhUKoQwCrFf7yqIMftQ
Soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/faithtrends/finding-faith-in-canada

Finding Faith in Canada - Ep. 20 John Bowen and Jeremy McClung from the Institute of Evangelism at Wycliffe College https://institute.wycliffecollege.ca/ talk us through their research on trends in conversion to Christianity in Canad

Check out Wycliffe Principal +Stephen Andrews’ recent reflection on our motivation (or lack thereof) for sharing the good news.

Epiphany: a season of evangelism By Stephen Andrews

In the most recent edition of our "Good Idea" newsletter, Jeremy McClung shares the results of research conducted with John Bowen on how Canadians become Christian as adults.

How (and Why) Canadians Become Christian: Five Lessons from Recent Research by Jeremy McClung. January 9, 2024Two years ago, John Bowen and I partnered together to research how and why adults in Canada become Christians. We were inspired by similar studies in the UK (Finney, 1992) and the USA (Stone, 2018), and the helpful insights they offered for evangelists. However, we....

Are you interested in serving new Canadians in your community? Love New Canadians helps churches develop strategies to show Christ's love by meeting needs, building relationships, and providing non-pushy opportunities to learn more about the gospel. I (Jeremy) just attended a webinar and loved their gentle and intentional approach.

Home - Love New Canadians         How can your church serve New Canadians in your neighbourhood?   Free Curriculum Samples   New Canadians are seeking friendship and community.  Every church has friendly volunteers who can share God’s love with immigrant neighbours, but…

Wycliffe is at Church Planting Canada’s Congress in Calgary! Pictured: John Bowen (professor emeritus and former director of the Institute of Evangelism, Jeremy McClung, current director, and Scott Mealey from Wycliffe’s new Canadian Institute for Empirical Church Research.

What does the world miss when the church calendar is too full?

This fall, as the Institute of Evangelism begins a two-year period of review and strategic planning, we're revisiting key articles written by our former directors, including this one from John Bowen.

Vacuum Cleaner Church by John Bowen. March 4, 2014We sometimes forget that the church exists from Monday to Saturday, and not only on Sunday. So why do we spend so much time thinking about our gathering on Sunday—and so little about being the church during the week? Have you heard the term “vacuum cleaner church”? ...