Navigating the Religious Culture in Canada
I am a sociologist of religion. My research centers on religion in Canada (www.joelthiessen.ca). I regularly consult with church groups...
top of page
Search
Imaginative Risk Taking In Canadian Congregations
Our Flourishing Congregations Institute research team—based at Ambrose University in Calgary, Alberta—spent April to June 2016...
New Book Released! Flourishing Congregations in Canada
Greetings on behalf of the Flourishing Congregations Institute at Ambrose University in Calgary, Alberta! Some of you participated in our...
What is Truth? (Hint: It’s more than Statistics)
In 1963 the Anglican Church of Canada commissioned the prominent, pithy journalist Pierre Berton to tell them, from an outsider’s...
Lost in a Crowd?
Lakewood Church in Houston, TX. Photo by Amber Case. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic...
Weak Leaders make Weak Churches?
“I don’t know why anyone would come to our church.” The pastor’s voice faltered as he tried to control his emotions. “The music is...
Preliminary Findings: Phase 1 Research
On Saturday, November 26, 2016 the Flourishing Congregations Institute at Ambrose University formally launched. We were joined by...
Transforming your Church
Don't become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God (be...
Features of Flourishing Congregations
Clear Self Identity: Flourishing congregations have a clear sense of who they are – where they come from, where they are now, and where...
bottom of page