Hope Conference Barrie

11/17/2025

A Free Webinar for you, hosted by Tearfund Canada: "When Helping Hurts".
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What if our good intentions sometimes harm? Join Tearfund’s free webinar to learn how to help without hurting, locally & globally.

05/29/2025

Today we invited pastors and leaders to a seat at the table, and hosted our first Hope Summit. Long-term colleagues as well as some newcomers to the Hope Barrie Missional Movement connected with a shared desire to pursue God's Gospel call into the margins. Stay tuned.

05/28/2025

We're ready to host the Hope Summit '25! We're bringing church and ministry leaders together for CoMission, CoOperation, and CoLabouring for Christ-centred poverty intervention in our city and beyond.
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05/23/2025

Pastors and Ministry Leaders 𝗛𝗢𝗣𝗘 𝗦𝗨𝗠𝗠𝗜𝗧 coming up next week! If you are a Pastor or Ministry Leader, have you registered for this 𝙁𝙍𝙀𝙀 lunch meeting?
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Lunch provided by Hope Barrie and Higher Grounds Coffee House, where your #𝗖𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗙𝘂𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻.

We often think of "justice" as something punitive, but in practice, acting justly is about equity.  It begins with recognizing that everyone experiencing poverty was created with the same image of God as us, and are deserving of dignity and the opportunity to live the abundant life that Jesus offer...

01/02/2025

New Post (2 min read): What if your "act of kindness" had unintended, un-kind consequences? (a true story).
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12/02/2024

Networking, even in small ways, can produce significant results. What gifts, skills, knowledge, or resources do YOU or your church or group have to participate in the missional movement among the marginalized and vulnerable?

11/21/2024

𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗧! 𝙷𝚘𝚠 𝚍𝚘 𝚠𝚎 𝚊𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚎𝚏𝚏𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚢? AND, 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚌𝚑𝚞𝚛𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚜 𝓸𝓾𝓽𝓼𝓸𝓾𝓻𝓬𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚋𝚒𝚋𝚕𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚕 𝚌𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚝𝚘 𝚎𝚗𝚐𝚊𝚐𝚎 𝚙𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚝𝚢?

We often think of "justice" as something punitive, but in practice, acting justly is about equity.  It begins with recognizing that everyone experiencing poverty was created with the same image of God as us, and are deserving of dignity and the opportunity to live the abundant life that Jesus offer...

11/18/2024

Our first Post-Conference Workshop was filled to capacity on Saturday, as we discussed Foundations of Poverty Interventions that move people from Poverty to Possibility. The entire video is available NOW for FREE at www.hopeconference.ca as we explore a Biblical call to the Church and a Gospel-driven approach.

11/15/2024

We will squeeze in a few more chairs if you still haven't RSVP'd to this FREE Workshop, on Saturday morning. All the chairs set up right now are spoken for, but we would still love to have you!
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