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Calling Lab Stories: Unlocking Who God Created You to Be
Learn how Calling Lab in St. Louis encouraged people to see discipleship as a lifestyle—impacting neighbors, coworkers, and friends.
Elaina Ervin
3 days ago2 min read


The Companion Planting of the Lord
🌱 God doesn’t plant you randomly — He places you with purpose.
Just like companion plants in a garden, we’re meant to grow together, strengthening and blessing one another. Your strengths serve someone else’s weakness, and theirs serve yours.
Let’s stop comparing and start complementing. You belong right where He’s planted you
Phebe Martin
Jul 203 min read


The Practice of Listening Prayer: Seeking God’s Hidden Treasures
The final step is PRACTICE.
As we make listening prayer a practice in our lives we need to engage our faith and journey.
Ann Pimblott
Nov 22, 20242 min read


Pressing Pause: How Silence Deepens Our Connection with God
After you have found the PLACE, now its time to PAUSE.
Sitting in silence, in the times we live in, can be one of the hardest things to do.
Ann Pimblott
Nov 15, 20242 min read


Listening Prayer: How to Designate a Place to Connect with God
Since becoming a Christian over forty years ago, I have sensed a call to prayer.
Ann Pimblott
Nov 8, 20242 min read


Donuts in the Driveway
Michael and Kim have led the way for us in living incarnationally in their community. They organised Donuts in the Driveway.

Canvas Network
Nov 1, 20241 min read


Rediscovering Church: How Canvas Network Transformed Our Ministry with More Discipleship, More Mission, More Jesus
We have experienced several new discoveries that have proved pivotal in our aim of building a church.
Daniel Reimer
Sep 23, 20242 min read


Pioneering Chaplaincy: Innovating Spiritual Care Across the UK
Richard and Lois, our esteemed friends and Canvas Network collaborators from Bristol, UK, have recently launched an inspiring new...
Richard Evans
Sep 5, 20241 min read


Experiencing God's Hospitality: A Summer with Friends in Rostock
Check out Michael's experience as he travelled with Kevin to Rostock, Germany.
Michael Schulz
Aug 27, 20242 min read


Prayer Walking in Ireland!
We have just completed a week long mission trip to Ireland where our emphasis was on prayerwalking the town of Clifden.

Canvas Network
Aug 19, 20241 min read


Phebe - A Real Christian Serving the Community!
There are many people doing wonderful volunteer work all over the world who we may never hear about but I would like to highlight one...

Canvas Network
Jan 10, 20241 min read


Exploring Community Impact: A Journey to Rostock with Jonathan and the Reimer Family
I was so blessed to spend time with fellow Canvas Network collaborators, the Reimer family in Rostock, Germany in November.
Jonathan Kilkenny
Nov 26, 20231 min read


Waiting Time is not Wasted Time
When I first started out on this microchurch journey it turned into something of a major frustration. Everyone had their own language,...

Canvas Network
Sep 29, 20233 min read


When Your Community Becomes Your Mission
This weekend, the Wright City microchurch had the distinct privilege of partnering with our city and our community to hand out free...

Canvas Network
Aug 9, 20231 min read


How do we create kingdom minded cities?
“Begin with the end in mind.” ~ Steven Covey “The best place to begin your efforts is at the end, with the vision God has given you....

Canvas Network
Jul 28, 20232 min read


Hospitality is Dangerous!
A few years ago, when we were church planting in St Louis, we began renting various churches on Saturday evenings, whilst at the same...

Canvas Network
May 18, 20232 min read


Pray for the Lou
As many of you may know over the past few years, we have been heavily invested in The Ville Neighborhood in North St Louis. We have...

Canvas Network
Feb 13, 20231 min read


Partnering with Stone Creek Church
Stone Creek Church of Urbana, Illinois in the United States is a sizable church with influence across the cities of Champaign-Urbana and...

Canvas Network
Sep 28, 20221 min read


How A Team Changed A Man's Life Forever
We have been meditating in a story found in Mark 2:1-12 where a crippled man is carried by four friends to get healed by Jesus who is...

Canvas Network
Sep 14, 20222 min read


Sumner High Staff Lounge Update #2
In 1985 I launched out into what we called, "full time ministry" and I became the youth pastor at a church in my hometown of Stoke on...

Canvas Network
Sep 7, 20221 min read
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