Vancouver

Jun 19, 20233 min read

Smudging for Peace and Reconciliation in the Jesus Way

Steven Seegerts, leader of Urban Aboriginal Ministry with the Anglican Church, shares his practice of smudging for peace and reconciliation.

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Mar 15, 20234 min read

6 Ideas for Peacemaking Alongside Muslims during Ramadan

How can Christians respond to Jesus’ invitation of peacemaking and welcoming the stranger with Muslim neighbours?

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Jun 7, 20225 min read

Advocating for Inclusion in the Cafeteria and Beyond

Community organizing with newcomer Muslim women for inclusive meals at school cafeterias in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

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Apr 12, 20222 min read

Creating Seeds of Joy with the Salvation Army in Vancouver

How does creativity and art build joy and transformation among community on the margins?

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Oct 20, 20212 min read

Ears to Hear: 12 Weeks of Listening With Communities

The Community Transformation Certificate cohort of 20 learns practices for sustainable change alongside the marginalized in their cities....

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May 29, 20213 min read

Sweets and Shalom with Syrian Women

One of our Happy Woman Kitchen teammates and Wendy, one of our Vancouver staff, assembling Dessert Flights! Whether it’s cooking up a...

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Feb 26, 20202 min read

What Can We Say?

A poem comprised of words from Servant Partners interns in Vancouver, and compiled by longtime Vancouver resident and writer James...

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Sep 19, 20183 min read

Welcome to the Regent Hotel

Tessa, SP intern in Vancouver, reflects on the miraculous ways that God has freed and transformed Jack’s life, resulting in a...

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Sep 19, 20182 min read

Dissonance & Displacement

Wendy, SP staff in Vancouver, and her teammates walk alongside refugee neighbours who face the unique challenges of displacement and...

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Sep 19, 20182 min read

Zero Waste Lent

Ricki, Esther, Katelyn, and Wendy, SP Staff in Vancouver, share about their communal practice during Lent to produce zero waste for a...

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Sep 19, 20182 min read

Bigger, Better, Buskier!

Jamie, SP staff in Vancouver, envisions local entrepreneurs and neighbourhood artisans forming stronger networks and new opportunities...

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Sep 19, 20184 min read

Scarcity in the Land of Abundance

Katelyn, SP staff in Vancouver, shares her reflections on 1 Kings 19. There once was a powerful, loving, generous King, yet his children...

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Sep 19, 20183 min read

Parables from the Neighborhood

SP staff member Katelyn and the SP interns in Vancouver, British Columbia, have crafted a few parables out of lessons they have learned...

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Sep 19, 20181 min read

Strathcona Artisan Market

This summer, SP Vancouver and their neighbors hosted the inaugural Strathcona Artisan Market (SAM)—an outdoor market featuring musical...

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Sep 19, 20183 min read

Action Rooted in Scripture

“But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.” Amos 5:24 To the sound of applause and bilingual...

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Sep 19, 20183 min read

Family and Belonging

Katelyn, SP staff in Canada, offers snapshots of how God is building family and belonging within her faith community in Downtown Eastside...

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Sep 19, 20182 min read

Sanctuary Resilience Action

Join SP intern Megan and her neighbor Lance on a walking tour of Downtown Eastside Vancouver as they reflect on the role that murals play...

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