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Notice of Special Meeting of Members of the Canadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada
Posted June 12th, 2020 - Read Article - No Comments - Leave a Response
June 12th, 2020 Today, June 12th, we are giving official notice of a Special Meeting of Members planned for Wednesday, December 9th, 2020 at 6:30 pm. This meeting will be to consider proposed Bylaw amendments. This notice is given under the one hundred eighty (180)… Read More »
How Are You Feeling? (A Personal Reflection)
Posted June 5th, 2020 - Read Article - No Comments - Leave a Response
Paul Carline, Director of Intercultural Ministries, wrote this piece to share his experience and response to the racial injustice and protests in the past weeks. “Certain conditions continue to exist in our society, which must be condemned as vigorously as we condemn riots. But in the… Read More »
Living With Pain and Shame (A Personal Reflection)
Posted June 1st, 2020 - Read Article - No Comments - Leave a Response
CBAC Executive Minister Dr. Peter Reid wrote this in response to the events of the past few weeks, including the murder of black people, ongoing racial discrimination, and systemic racism in the United States of America. Canada is not exempt from this, and we need… Read More »
NS Shooting: April 30 Message from Dr. Peter Reid, Executive Minister
Posted April 30th, 2020 - Read Article - No Comments - Leave a Response
We’ve seen God show up. And we know that there is hope, and we have this anchor for our souls. Our Executive Minister, Dr. Peter Reid, shared this video message with our CBAC family today. The following is a transcript of the video above from… Read More »
NS Shooting: A Statement from Dr. Peter Reid, Executive Minister
Posted April 20th, 2020 - Read Article - No Comments - Leave a Response
“Today I come to you with great sadness and a deep sense of loss, as we try to make sense of the terrible events that unfolded across northern Nova Scotia over the weekend. To the families who lost loved ones, let me say we grieve… Read More »
Working Remotely During COVID-19? Be Aware of Zoom Burnout
Posted April 17th, 2020 - Read Article - No Comments - Leave a Response
In these unusual days of Covid-19, I am grateful that there is a technology that allows us to connect, check in and still be productive. However, as a long-time user of this technology, let me raise a few concerns that may be helpful for you… Read More »
March 17th Update on COVID-19
Posted March 17th, 2020 - Read Article - No Comments - Leave a Response
When the earth and all its people quake, it is I who hold its pillars firm. – Psalm 75:3 Dear Friends, It seems redundant to say this, but the progression of the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to change the situation for Atlantic Canadians each day. Meanwhile,… Read More »
COVID-19: A Message from Our Executive Minister, Dr. Peter Reid
Posted March 12th, 2020 - Read Article - No Comments - Leave a Response
Dear Friends, Coronavirus (COVID-19) has been dominating the news and spreading globally and locally. Just yesterday (March 11th), the WHO declared it a pandemic. We’re sure that before long, the virus will affect people in CBAC churches and neighbourhoods. To downplay the concern would be… Read More »
Wet’suwet’en: A Response to the Conflict
Posted February 28th, 2020 - Read Article - No Comments - Leave a Response
For those of us on the East Coast, Wet’suwet’en (pronounced wet-SOO-ih-ten) might seem far away. Few of us are familiar with the Land in question, and even fewer know anyone belonging to the Wet’suwet’en nation. The repercussions of the conflict, however, are being felt everywhere…. Read More »
CBAC’s Resolution in Response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Posted January 31st, 2020 - Read Article - No Comments - Leave a Response
Here, in its complete form, is the CBAC resolution passed at Oasis 2019, including our apology to our Indigenous neighbours. PREAMBLE In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. . . Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that… Read More »