City to City Canada is thrilled to be part of The Gospel Coalition’s upcoming conference in Vancouver and we wanted to tell you a little about the ministry and the pre-conference event itself.
Who is City to City Canada?
City to City Canada equips local leaders to cultivate gospel movements to reach Canadian cities.
We are working to build a national network of interconnected city movements, led by diverse leaders in local churches who share the common goal of serving, loving, and reaching their cities with the message of the gospel. We see this as our unique contribution to Kingdom work in Canadian cities.
With a passion for urban centers, City to City Canada equips pastors, leaders and church planters with the tools, training, and resources necessary to establish thriving, gospel-centered churches in diverse Canadian cities. Rooted in the mission and values of its parent organization, Redeemer City to City, we work collaboratively with local churches and networks to address the unique challenges and opportunities of urban ministry in the Canadian context. Led by experienced practitioners and supported by a robust network of global partners, we are committed to seeing cities transformed by the power of the gospel, as churches multiply and engage with the spiritual, social, and cultural needs of their cities.
We do this through city movements, church planting, and church revitalization.
What is Happening at the Pre-Conference Event?
CITY MOVEMENTS
At the pre-conference event we will discuss the need for collaborative approaches to city-based ministry by hosting Mark Reynolds, Senior Strategic Advisor for Redeemer City to City. He provides strategic counsel to leaders implementing City to City’s “hub city” strategy. Hub cities seek to increase ministry impact in their cities in partnership with our global partners through city-wide collaboration, starting and strengthening churches, initiatives that serve the flourishing of a city and resourcing other cities. He will share City to City’s vision for reaching cities.
CHURCH REVITALIZATION
We will hear from Andrew Katay, Executive Director of City to City Australia, and Jamie Bester, Director of Revitalise Australia. They will be discussing their ministry of church revitalization that has already worked with over 200 churches in 20+ denominations. They will present the theological underpinnings of gospel-renewal as well as the practical outworking of the ministry of church revitalization. Revitalize Australia provides training, resources, and coaching to pastors and church leaders. The ministry emphasizes gospel-centred approaches to church health, leadership development, and strategic planning to help churches navigate challenges and seize opportunities for growth and impact.
CHURCH PLANTING
We will also talk about church planting. Tim Keller said, “There are two primary rationales for church planting: we plant churches because the Bible calls us to participate in God’s mission in this way and because it is one of the most effective ways to evangelize people.” The population of Canada is growing, but more churches are closing than are being planted. We will look at the present and future need for more churches. We want to plant more and better churches, faithful to the clear teaching of Scripture, and centred on the gospel of Jesus.
Following these presentations there will be time for a Q & A panel discussion and lunch together, and we would love to have you join us.
You can register for the TGC Conference here and remember to select the City to City Canada pre-conference event!
