Jun 24, 2026 | BNS Growth and Stewardship Ideas
Today’s offering from colleague Tori Mullin: “Forget where’s Waldo… Where’s your church!? If you have ever wondered if it is worth ensuring your community of faith’s information is on Google Maps, this story might inspire you. In 2025, Bill Gillard updated the listing...
Jun 17, 2026 | BNS Growth and Stewardship Ideas
It’s really competitive for our time, talent, treasure, and our narrative matters more than we can imagine! How are you communicating with your whole congregation and the wider community the life and work of your community of faith? Telling your story, your “why”...
Jun 10, 2026 | BNS Growth and Stewardship Ideas
As our United Church turns 101 June 10, it’s a great opportunity to think about connecting with others on important milestone and memory days. Did you have a great turn out for the 100th anniversary last year, perhaps worked with other communities of faith, sent...
Jun 3, 2026 | BNS Growth and Stewardship Ideas
Have you invited others to share their faith? Had someone ask you about your faith? On the occasion of the one hundredth anniversary a year ago, this idea was taken to heart and now there is a free resource that shares faith stories, and invites conversations about...
May 27, 2026 | BNS Growth and Stewardship Ideas
Tell people: “I’m glad you are here”. Your presence matters more than you know. Open the door to connection and belonging. Ask a name. Share your own. Offer a smile. These small gestures are the seeds of deeper relationships. Growth begins with connection. Every...
May 20, 2026 | BNS Growth and Stewardship Ideas
As summer arrives and our region fills with new faces, returning visitors and neighbours on the move, work with local places of worship to make worship opportunities easier to find and joyfully accessible. This season, create a shared, all-faith listing of worship...
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