“Discipleship is daily living,” said The Primate, “and is a journey into the wilderness of uncertainties in our time.” Archbishop Linda Nicholls, keynote speaker at Vital Church Maritimes 2021 conference shared about her canoeing adventures and lifelong discipleship discoveries.
Over three days 100 participants listened intently, shared deeply and prayerfully discerned missional ministry with the theme “Wilderness Calling.” Once again lay and clergy leaders gathered October 14 to 16 in Truro, N.S. For the first time ever, 20 people joined in on Zoom for the hybrid learning event. Most conference attendees were from Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, with a few others from Labrador, New Brunswick, and also some from local United and Lutheran churches.
Video and audio recordings of the presentations and most of the worship times are available free from the Diocesan webpage, along with the PowerPoints, liturgies, discussion exercises, etc. The theme and series of talks would be an ideal Lenten or springtime study. Visit: www.nspeidiocese.ca
Here’s a list of the addresses:
- Keynote Talks by Archbishop Linda Nicholls
- Packing Our Bags
- Scouting the Landscape
- On the Journey – Learning & Challenges
- Endings & Beginning
- Asking Good Questions – Talk & Exercise – Bishop Sandra Fyfe
- Listening to Our Indigenous Friends – Gerald Gloade, Mi’kmaw Spirituality
- Wilderness Calling in Scripture – Dr. Daniel Driver
Mark your calendar! Vital Church Maritimes conference is being hosted for the ninth year in Truro, Oct. 27 to Oct. 29, 2022.
