This workshop will be a panel discussion facilitated by members of the CBAC anti-black racism task force. During the time together, we will explore how various leaders from across Atlantic Canada are celebrating and encouraging intercultural connections in their churches. This will be an opportunity to learn about breaking down barriers so that CBAC churches can become places of belonging.

Our vision for Riverside Church (currently Cornerstone Baptist Church-Montague Site, PEI) comes from the imagery of Psalm 1 as we want to be like a flourishing tree planted by streams of water. Thanks to a Vital Worship Grant from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, we are spending this transition year rooting ourselves in Scripture and prayer, focussing specifically on the Psalms. Our year-long project, “Rooted and Growing Together: The Psalms for 2026,” includes Bible studies with multiple leaders, a children’s art project, a corporate art project, a Psalms Festival for local pastoral leaders, worship leader training, and more. As you hear our story, our hope is that you will be encouraged and inspired for your own church context.

Do you recognize the need in your community to share the love of God by helping people improve their English? There is a wonderful way you and your church can help! Come to the workshop to learn how Conversation Cafe, created by Connecting Streams, a Power to Change affiliate, has a program ready to implement in your church or community. Conversation Cafe provides Conversation Guides as well as training for your church members to open a welcoming, encouraging environment where non-native English speakers in your community can practice speaking English in engaging and authentic conversations without fear of being judged for making mistakes...all while pointing them to hope in Jesus Christ.

Join the CBM Team for a discussion on integral mission and hear about the resources available for your church. Collective Cup coffee will be served!

What does it mean for a church to be truly good news within its own neighbourhood? At a time when many people feel distant from organized religion, local churches are uniquely positioned to live closely alongside their neighbours in meaningful and tangible ways. This workshop will explore how churches can embody ‘Good News’ by becoming trusted and cherished presences within their communities through listening well, serving faithfully, building relationships, and contributing to the flourishing of the neighbourhoods they call home.

Not sure where to start? Been at it for years? Whether you’re a volunteer or staff, church communication can feel overwhelming – but it doesn’t have to be complicated. Through guided conversation and a simple visual tool, this workshop will help you uncover strengths in your church’s communication and walk away with ideas you can actually use.

This workshop will help participants discover how reading Scripture through Indigenous lenses can uncover fresh insight into the biblical story. Through the framework of Turtle Island Hermeneutics, we will explore how land, creation, cultural traditions, and community deepen our understanding of Scripture and invite the church into more faithful, healing, and relational ways of reading. This session offers both a theological introduction and a practical invitation to receive the distinctive wisdom Indigenous followers of Jesus bring to the life of the church.

Understanding the challenges and opportunities of reaching unreached peoples in Atlantic Canada. Exploring cross-cultural barriers, worldview differences, and practical approaches for ministry among immigrant and diaspora communities. Developing new strategies for church planting among Francophone and other ethnic communities.

This workshop encourages pastors and leaders of small and rural churches to see their limited resources as opportunities for God’s greatness. Through biblical insight and practical examples, participants will learn how “small is big when God is in it,” embracing creativity, faith, and community. It emphasizes that nothing is impossible for God—even in the most humble settings—when ministry is rooted in faithfulness and dependence on Him.

Churches need to look more seriously at what our ministry looks like to seniors. Many of our This workshop will look at some practical ways to engage seniors in a faith conversation. We will also look at how we can be more intentional and effective in our ministry with them. There will also some tips when it comes to engaging with those experiencing cognitive decline.

Sharing the Gospel in our everyday routines of life, through meaningful conversations and relationships.

This workshop will explain what the ABF is what they do, why they do it and how you can be involved. There will also be time for Q&A for any questions you might have about the ABF.

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The Young Leaders Gathering is a space for young leaders to connect.