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Reward program “pays it forward”
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Reward program “pays it forward”
The Kindred Spirits Reward Program is making a difference for the work of SOUL (School Of Urban Leadership), a ministry training school for inner-city students in Winnipeg. At a luncheon August 28, Kindred Productions awarded SOUL the complete set of “Luminaire” Bible study books and presented the school with $200-worth of credits to purchase more Christian resources. SOUL offers four or five modules of theological training per year to urban students for whom Bible college or seminary training is not an option.
Through the reward program, Kindred Productions (KP), the publishing and distribution arm of the Canadian Conference of MB Churches, gives 10 percent of the purchase value of books ordered from their website to one of 23 churches or ministries currently registered. Any church or ministry can register for a one-time fee of $29.95.
“It’s kind of like the concept of paying it forward, giving back,” said KP’s Yvonne Heinrichs.
In another example of Kindred Spirits rewards benefiting ministries, Forest Grove Community Church of Saskatoon plans to use the credits they’ve accrued to buy books for “The Bridge on 20th,” an affiliated ministry that works with street people. Churches that order Sunday school curriculum through KP can quickly amass credits for their ministry of choice to purchase Christian resources through Kindred Productions’ website. —KB
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Five questions
Church: The Gathering
Pastoral team: Chris Stevens, lead pastor, Ottawa; and Jason Williamson, lead pastor, Kanata
Where does your congregation meet?
Two sites, both Catholic schools, in Ottawa and Kanata, Ont.
What is your church’s mission statement?
Developing outwardly focused people filled with the presence of Jesus who are impacting the city of Ottawa. Our dream is to have one church in many locations.
How would you describe your congregation?
A young, newly developing congregation of mostly new believers in an affluent and highly educated community.
What makes your church unique?
We have 6 guiding principles.
1. Genuine relationships with Christ: “question.think.grow.”
2. Authentic relationship with our community: our dream is to be a GOOD (Get Out Of Doors) church.
3. Spiritual relationships in our families: the spiritually mature pass the baton of faith down to the next generation.
4. Home church: real church is not about facing the same direction while watching a paid professional – it’s about facing one another, and being real about our faith walk.
5. Simplifying life: we focus on one major topic a month, with all programs on the same subject each week.
6. Barnabas Awards: 9 encouragement awards to people inside and outside the church who exhibit the fruits of the Spirit in a way that enhances other people’s lives.
What is the significance of your name?
Contrary to the epigraph on our $5 bill, we want to show that real life happens wherever we gather in the Lord’s name: at the hockey rink, the classroom, or the church.
Five questions
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Reward program “pays it forward”
The Kindred Spirits Reward Program is making a difference for the work of SOUL (School Of Urban Leadership), a ministry training school for inner-city students in Winnipeg. At a luncheon August 28, Kindred Productions awarded SOUL the complete set of “Luminaire” Bible study books and presented the school with $200-worth of credits to purchase more Christian resources. SOUL offers four or five modules of theological training per year to urban students for whom Bible college or seminary training is not an option.
Through the reward program, Kindred Productions (KP), the publishing and distribution arm of the Canadian Conference of MB Churches, gives 10 percent of the purchase value of books ordered from their website to one of 23 churches or ministries currently registered. Any church or ministry can register for a one-time fee of $29.95.
“It’s kind of like the concept of paying it forward, giving back,” said KP’s Yvonne Heinrichs.
In another example of Kindred Spirits rewards benefiting ministries, Forest Grove Community Church of Saskatoon plans to use the credits they’ve accrued to buy books for “The Bridge on 20th,” an affiliated ministry that works with street people. Churches that order Sunday school curriculum through KP can quickly amass credits for their ministry of choice to purchase Christian resources through Kindred Productions’ website. —KB
_______________________________________________________________________________
Five questions
Church: The Gathering
Pastoral team: Chris Stevens, lead pastor, Ottawa; and Jason Williamson, lead pastor, Kanata
Where does your congregation meet?
Two sites, both Catholic schools, in Ottawa and Kanata, Ont.
What is your church’s mission statement?
Developing outwardly focused people filled with the presence of Jesus who are impacting the city of Ottawa. Our dream is to have one church in many locations.
How would you describe your congregation?
A young, newly developing congregation of mostly new believers in an affluent and highly educated community.
What makes your church unique?
We have 6 guiding principles.
1. Genuine relationships with Christ: “question.think.grow.”
2. Authentic relationship with our community: our dream is to be a GOOD (Get Out Of Doors) church.
3. Spiritual relationships in our families: the spiritually mature pass the baton of faith down to the next generation.
4. Home church: real church is not about facing the same direction while watching a paid professional – it’s about facing one another, and being real about our faith walk.
5. Simplifying life: we focus on one major topic a month, with all programs on the same subject each week.
6. Barnabas Awards: 9 encouragement awards to people inside and outside the church who exhibit the fruits of the Spirit in a way that enhances other people’s lives.
What is the significance of your name?
Contrary to the epigraph on our $5 bill, we want to show that real life happens wherever we gather in the Lord’s name: at the hockey rink, the classroom, or the church.
