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4 / thrive <strong>Spring</strong>/<strong>Summer</strong> <strong>2018</strong><br />

THE<br />

FELLOWSHIP’S<br />

THEME VERSE<br />

FOR <strong>2018</strong> IS:<br />

“BE JOYFUL IN<br />

HOPE, PATIENT<br />

IN AFFLICTION,<br />

FAITHFUL IN<br />

PRAYER.”<br />

ROMANS 12:12 (NIV)<br />

14 OPPORTUNITIES<br />

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2 THE FIRST WORD<br />

A CHURCH PLANTING<br />

RENAISSANCE / Steve Jones<br />

5 FOUNDATION<br />

FELLOWSHIP FOUNDATION / Gord Baptist<br />

6 OUT THERE<br />

CHURCH PLANTING CROSS-CULTURALLY<br />

DDM THE OBJECTIVE, CPM THE<br />

OUTCOME / Dave Marttunen<br />

10 TRUTH TALK<br />

MARRIAGE AND HUMAN SEXUALITY /<br />

Steve Jones<br />

14 GROUND WORK<br />

7X7=1: AN UPDATE / Terry Cuthbert<br />

KARATE FOR CHRIST CANADA /<br />

Neil McGillivray<br />

16 UP TO SPEED<br />

CHURCH PLANTING UPDATES<br />

AWAKENING THE LOCAL CHURCH<br />

COME BACK CHURCHES<br />

22 THE LAST WORD<br />

HOW TO PRAY FOR A CHURCH<br />

PLANTER / Valerie Heaton<br />

out there<br />

love extended<br />

11 LOVE EXTENDED<br />

HOPE IN THE MIDST OF CHAOS /<br />

Valerie Heaton<br />

12 ESTABLISHING NEW ROOTS<br />

FOR MORE GREAT STORIES, VISIT<br />

OUR WEBSITE: thrive-magazine.ca<br />

MISSION STATEMENT: Thrive is the official magazine of<br />

The Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada. It<br />

is published to enhance the life and ministry of church leaders<br />

and members in Fellowship congregations by providing articles,<br />

resources and news that reflect evangelical values, a common<br />

mission as well as a shared sense of identity and vision. Thrive is<br />

published three times a year and is available in English and French.<br />

© The Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada<br />

MINISTRY CENTRE: P.O. Box 457, Guelph ON N1H 6K9<br />

T: 519-821-4830 F: 519-821-9829 EMAIL: president@fellowship.ca<br />

thrive-magazine.ca<br />

SENIOR EDITOR: Steven Jones MANAGING EDITOR: Valerie Heaton LAYOUT & DESIGN: Ampersand<br />

Email: thrive@fellowship.ca POSTAGE: Return undeliverable Canadian address to Circulation Department, P.O. Box 457, Guelph ON N1H 6K9

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