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Church Health

Majoring on the Majors: Ministry Foundations on which to Build The challenges a pastor faces in our Canadian post-modern, multi-cultural, mostly secular society a...	Ministry Fitness Check The Ministry Fitness Check TM is a confidential questionnaire given to church members during a chur...
Ministry Fitness Check Survey Download a sample of the current version of the questionnaire.	Church Health and Revitalization "A Healthy Church is a Reproducing Church." OC began in 1985 with the vision to empower Canadian ch...
Ministry Fitness Check Report The Ministry Fitness Check TM report package includes over 30 pages of detailed results. The graphs...

Conflict Resolution and Mediation

Church, Change and Conflict Coaching Conflict happens in every sector of life, work, and play. It can be viewed as a disturbance to life...	Coach-like Leadership & Conflict Coaching For the leader called upon to help others experiencing conflict, what leadership approach do you th...
Governance Traffic Jam Imagine with me! Take four taxi drivers from four diverse parts of the globe and drop them into the...

Revitalization

Why do Churches need Vision? As Director of Church Health and Revitalization, I am often asked the question, "Why does a church ...	Vision Renewal Overview "In everyone of the growing, healthy churches I have studied, there is a discernible link between t...
Coaching List of OC Vision Renewal Coaches.	Vision Renewal The Vision Renewal TM Resource Packet is available from Outreach Canada and guides the church throu...
Vision Renewal Structure Vision Renewal structure and flow of responsibility.

Transitional Leadership

Facilitation Made Easier One of the soft skills required when helping people engage in crucial conversations is the skill of...	The Stockdale Paradox Have you ever found yourself trying to balance optimism with some tough stuff that takes you to pla...
Why Not Hire the Transitional Pastor as Your Next Senior Pastor This past week I had a request from a church in transition to comment on this idea of possibly hiri...	From Here to There Sometimes getting from here to there seems impossible! You are trying to help a church that has jus...
Communication During a Transition I was talking to two different couples I know who are attending a church currently in transition (o...	Heroic Leadership This month I want to focus on leadership. In particular, I want to share some of what I've been lea...
Increasing the Stick-ability of Learning There have been various studies done on how retention increases as engagement increases during the ...	Telling is Out - Asking is In Asking rather than telling, questions rather than answers, has become the key to leadership excelle...
Is It True Hope or Just a Wish? If you look up "hope" in the dictionary you will discover there are two parts to the definition: a)...	How Coach-Like Are You? Post this at all the intersections, dear friends: Lead with your ears, follow up with your tongue, ...

Corporate Chaplains

BC Corporate Chaplains Video A 5 minute video outlining Corporate Chaplains in the words of the company employees and management...	Corporate Chaplains Brochure Download a free copy of the Corporate Chaplains brochure to read more about the services the chapla...
CBC News looks at Chaplains CBC News in Calgary Alberta explores how one local company cares for their employees with Corporate...	David Smith on 100 Huntley Street (Part 2 of 2) Moira Brown of 100 Huntley Street speaks to David Smith about the work he is doing in trying to bri...
Chaplains Service Brochure Three fold brochure outlining the services offered by Corporate Chaplains Outreach Canada.	Make a Donation If you are interested in lending a hand by giving a tax deductible donation to support the Corporat...
David Smith on 100 Huntley Street (Part 1 or 2) Moira Brown of 100 Huntley Street speaks to David Smith about the work he is doing in trying to bri...	Workplace Chaplains Doling out Emotional Dividends A Maranatha News Article about Corporate Chaplains.
Corp. Chaplains - Ontario Report Download a free printable report about the Ontario Corporate Chaplains.	Corporate Chaplain 7 Minute Overview

Missions Mobilization

Cape Town 2010 – The Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization
From October 17–24, 2010 over 4000 key leaders from 200 nations around the world gathered in Cape T...

Mission Mobilization
The Great Commission will be accomplished by the Church, so the Missions Mobilization department fo...

Going Global with OC

Ready to Go? If you’re passionate about seeing the church healthy, growing and reaching out in every nation, the...	OC Global Alliance Outreach Canada is part of a greater global alliance of like-minded teams in 24 different countries...
OC's Global Foorprint Did you know that Outreach Canada has team members focused in ministry far beyond the borders of Ca...	Going Global with OC It is easy to be overwhelmed and not do anything--but we want to help you do the something that God...

Perspectives

Perspectives - Discover - Embrace
Perspectives on the World Christian Movement. Discover God's Purpose... Embrace Your Part

Perspectives - Introduction
Outreach Canada works with partner agencies, educational institutions and area churches to coordina...

Church Missions Coaching

Is Canada Becoming a Post-Christian Country? Although the phrase “post-Christian”, has been around since the early 1970s, it is a subject that s...	Church Missions Coaching Frequently Asked Questions What can our church expect from Outreach Canada to help us in mobilizing our church for a lasting g...
Residential School Healing Pole Carving at Missions Fest Vancouver Missions Fest Vancouver 2012 took the bold step of hosting the Residential School Healing Pole Carv...	Getting Started With Missions Coaching Is your church seeing a decrease in traditional missions programs? lacking focus and direction in c...
Mission Coach's Corner - Newsletter - August 2010	What is Missions Coaching? Like any good coach, a church missions coach helps your team... . Understand its purpose. . Assess ...

New Churches

Reflections from Lausanne III Murray shares some insights from his time at the Lausanne III congress in Cape Town South Africa.	Outreach = New Churches From OC’s beginning in 1984 the mission has been committed to see new churches planted across Canad...
House Churches - Reading The House Church movement in Canada is in constant change and we are currently in the process of up...	Transforming Our Nation Download a free copy of Transforming our Nation.
Planting Churches Manual The Planting Churches manual is a resource that church planting catalyzers or church planters can a...

Outreach Learning Network

Spiritual Fitness Journal The Spiritual Fitness Journal consists of a series of Scripture Readings which covers the entire Bi...	Overview The Outreach Learning Network (TOLN) is the training division of Outreach Canada. Our mission is to...
Outreach Learning Center The home of the Outreach Learning Network is the Outreach Learning Center, located in the Outreach ...

Research

Marriage and Divorce in Canada Marriage is an extremely important event in the lives of many people worldwide.	ChurchMap Canada A searchable database containing more than 24,000 churches across Canada and across all denominatio...
Projections of the Diversity of the Canadian Population Statistics Canada uses a specific model to make projections from the year 2006 to 2031, regarding e...	Thematic Mapping A thematic map combines geography and data, from various sources, to create a visually stimulating ...
Recent Evolution of Immigrant: Language Transmission in Canada When looking at social trends within Canada, analysts at Statistics Canada have noticed a developme...	Community Profile OC's Community Profile is an in-depth, customized view of a community's demographic information.
Changing Faces, Changing Neighbourhoods The Immigrant Services Society of British Columbia (ISSofBC) is an organization designed to help im...	Outreach Canada Resources Outreach Canada's research department has been gathering and disseminating information on Canada's ...
Community Research Guide Resources This page is a companion resource to the Community Research Guide for Church Leaders by James W. Wa...	About the Research Department One of the four key elements in the strategy of Outreach Canada is research. Based on research, Out...

Statistics

Is Canada Becoming a Post-Christian Country? Although the phrase “post-Christian”, has been around since the early 1970s, it is a subject that s...	Influence of Religion on Giving It is apparent that in Canada, there is a positive correlation between the level of religious invol...
Government Websites Many government agencies gather various pieces of information about Canada and its people.	Church Size, Attendance and Membership Since 1989 Outreach Canada has invested thousands of hours of intensive labour in compiling a datab...
Canadian Religious Data Using data gathered from various sources, OC's Research Department generates reports on the various...	Statistics Canada Statistics Canada gathers millions of pieces of data that help Canadians better understand their co...
Religious Affiliation Statistics Canada has traditionally asked a question on religious affiliation every other census.	Research and Statistical Information Other research and statistical information from various sources that might be helpful.

Top 10 List...

BC Corporate Chaplains Video
A 5 minute video outlining Corporate Chaplains in the words of the company employees and management... Read More..

Roster of Transitional Leaders (Interim Pastors) and Coaches
A list of church leaders who are part of the Transitional Leadership Network and want denominationa... Read More..

ChurchMap Canada
A searchable database containing more than 24,000 churches across Canada and across all denominatio... Read More..

Thematic Mapping
A thematic map combines geography and data, from various sources, to create a visually stimulating ... Read More..

Community Profile
OC's Community Profile is an in-depth, customized view of a community's demographic information. Read More..

Corporate Chaplains Making a Difference in the Marketplace
“Externally Focused” is the term that Bruce Mitchell’s home church uses to describe their commitmen... Read More..

Workplace Challenges
Life is full of challenges--some big, some small. At some point, all of us will face a crisis when ... Read More..

Going Global with OC
It is easy to be overwhelmed and not do anything--but we want to help you do the something that God... Read More..

Perspectives - Introduction
Outreach Canada works with partner agencies, educational institutions and area churches to coordina... Read More..

What is Missions Coaching?
Like any good coach, a church missions coach helps your team... . Understand its purpose. . Assess ... Read More..

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