Canadians Converge
“It’s not so hard to ‘confer,'” said Glen Breitkreuz, senior pastor at Christian Fellowship Assembly of Grande Prairie, Alberta. “It’s fairly easy to ‘confer,’ but it’s a lot harder to ‘converge.'”
Breitkreuz explained that is essentially the difference between a conference and a convergence. It’s the difference between conferring to share ideas and converging to form unity of purpose and establish a single-minded plan of action.
On a unseasonably warm day (over 30°C/87°F), pastors from across Canada converged on this northern city, about 460 km northwest of Edmonton. At their opening “envisioning” time, they gathered with a sense of urgency about the political climate of their country. And they recognized fresh opportunities to stand boldly for God.
With Canadian society trending away from biblical truth, they pledged their collective voice to uphold the truth of God’s Word.
Just as much, they pledged their hearts to express the grace of God’s love. The gathering begins Tuesday evening with an opening banquet and continues through Friday, May 6.
